Botev Vratsa vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv

7 November 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2026/27 · Referee Gero Piskov

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

Martin Smolenski 48’

Christ Longville 37’
Dimitar Mrankov 46’

Match summary

Lokomotiv Plovdiv won 2-1 away at Botev Vratsa. Lokomotiv Plovdiv led 1-0 at half-time.

Christ Longville put Lokomotiv Plovdiv ahead in the 37th minute, Dimitar Mrankov made it 0-2 in the 46th minute, and Martin Smolenski pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 48th minute.

Botev Vratsa can feel hard done by, creating 1.90 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Lokomotiv Plovdiv's 0.81 from 6.

Botev Vratsa hosted Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the Bulgarian First League on Matchday 13, recording 134 attacks compared to the visitors 111 attacks. Despite generating 75 dangerous attacks over the course of the fixture against the opposing total of 44 dangerous attacks, the hosts were unable to overturn the deficit established in the first half. Discipline proved a factor as the match progressed, with Botev Vratsa collecting 1 yellow card while Lokomotiv Plovdiv accumulated 3 yellow cards, alongside numerous substitutions made by both managers as the second half unfolded towards the final whistle.

The scoring opened in the 37th minute when Christ Longville struck for Lokomotiv Plovdiv to establish a 0-1 half-time score. Immediately after the restart, Dimitar Mrankov doubled the lead in the 46th minute to make it 0-2, before Martin Smolenski pulled a goal back for Botev Vratsa in the 48th minute to set the score at 1-2. Yellow cards were shown to Todor Pavlov in the 52nd minute and Julien Lamy in the 54th minute. Following multiple substitutions, Ivan Goranov received a yellow card in the 90th minute before an unknown player was cautioned in the 90+5th minute.

Match stats

134 Attacks 111

75 Dangerous attacks 44

1 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

Possession, shots and other detailed statistics are not available for this match.

Key events

Botev Vratsa Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Kick-off

34’

Christ LongvilleShot on target

37’

Christ LongvilleLeft foot shot

0-1

Half-time0-1

46’

Dimitar MrankovRight foot shot

0-2

Second half underway

Martin SmolenskiRight foot shot

1-2

48’

52’

Todor Pavlov

54’

Julien Lamy

55’

Junior BurbanDimitar Mrankov

55’

Anton FaseJulien Lamy

55’

Matheus BritoMilan Petrovic

Daniel GenovMartin Petkov

73’

Vladislav NaydenovMartin Smolenski

73’

75’

Sevi IdrizChrist Longville

Radoslav TsonevShot on target

78’

84’

Miha TrdanYulian Iliev

Antoan StoyanovAleksandar Buchkov

88’

Kassim HadjiJosé Gallegos

88’

Ivan Goranov

90’

90+5’

Unknown

Full-time1-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Botev Vratsa 1.90 xGLokomotiv Plovdiv 0.81 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv attacking Botev Vratsa attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Marin Orlinov	90′	0	2	–	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Aleksandar Buchkov Taken off	88′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Milen Stoev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ivan Goranov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sainey Sanyang	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


José Gallegos Taken off	88′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Radoslav Tsonev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Iliya Yurukov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Martin Smolenski Taken off	73′	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vladislav Naydenov Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Daniel Genov Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Antoan Stoyanov Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kassim Hadji Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Filip Gigov	90′	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Martin Petkov Taken off	73′	–	–	–	–	0.33	–	–	–	–	–	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Bojan Milosavljević	90′	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Adrián Cova	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lucas Ryan	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Milan Petrovic Taken off	55′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Todor Pavlov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Ivaylo Ivanov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Yulian Iliev Taken off	84′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Parvizdzhon Umarbaev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Julien Lamy Taken off	55′	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Matheus Brito Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Anton Fase Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sevi Idriz Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Miha Trdan Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Christ Longville Taken off	75′	1	–	–	–	0.42	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dimitar Mrankov Taken off	55′	1	–	–	–	0.15	–	–	–	–	–	–
Junior Burban Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Botev Vratsa D D L D L

Lokomotiv Plovdiv L D D D L

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Botev Vratsa 1-2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv, 22 Mar 26 Next meeting: Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Botev Vratsa, 17 Apr 27 (upcoming) All Botev Vratsa vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv meetings

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