Levski Sofia vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv

9 March 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2025/26 · Referee Dimitar Dimitrov

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • E. Bala 89’ (pen)

Match summary

Levski Sofia beat Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1-0, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

E. Bala put Levski Sofia ahead from the penalty spot in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Levski Sofia created 2.09 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Lokomotiv Plovdiv's 0.25 from 6.

Match stats

73% Possession 27%
12 Shots 6
5 Shots on target 0
9 Corners 2
701 Passes 262
89.2% Pass accuracy 71.0%
3 Tackles 3
4 Fouls 14
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Levski Sofia Lokomotiv Plovdiv
A. Oko-FlexShot on target
2’
E. BalaShot on target
8’
14’
A. Chindriş
19’
J. LamyC. Itu
Maicon
39’
R. KirilovA. Mitkov
57’
C. OheneG. Trdin
57’
A. BourasShot on target
59’
70’
F. PolitinoS. Idriz
RildoM. Soula
80’
81’
M. AtanasovT. Pavlov
81’
M. TrdanP. Umarbaev
81’
G. B. ChorbadzhiyskiJ. Zwarts
G. KostadinovA. Bouras
86’
RildoShot on target
87’
88’
B. Milosavljević
E. BalaPenalty1-0 (Levski Sofia)
89’
S. Vutsov
90’

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.09 0.25 89’ E. Bala (Levski Sofia), 1-0 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.09 0.25 89’ E. Bala (Levski Sofia), 1-0 Bala 89’
Levski Sofia 2.09 xGLokomotiv Plovdiv 0.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lokomotiv Plovdiv attacking Levski Sofia attacking 
89’ E. Bala (Levski Sofia), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 8’ A. Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia), from a corner, 0.38 xG, blocked 85’ A. Bouras (Levski Sofia), set piece, 0.34 xG, blocked 52’ J. Lamy (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 87’ Rildo (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 2’ A. Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 59’ A. Bouras (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 77’ M. Soula (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 27’ A. Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Aldair (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ E. Bala (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ E. Bala (Levski Sofia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ T. Pavlov (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ A. Cova (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ J. Lamy (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ E. Bala (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 56’ M. Ruskov (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 5’ C. Itu (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 89’ E. Bala (Levski Sofia), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 8’ A. Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia), from a corner, 0.38 xG, blocked 85’ A. Bouras (Levski Sofia), set piece, 0.34 xG, blocked 52’ J. Lamy (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 2’ A. Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 87’ Rildo (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 59’ A. Bouras (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 77’ M. Soula (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 27’ A. Oko-Flex (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Aldair (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ E. Bala (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ E. Bala (Levski Sofia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ T. Pavlov (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ A. Cova (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ J. Lamy (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ M. Ruskov (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 19’ E. Bala (Levski Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 5’ C. Itu (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Levski Sofia 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Vutsov
Aldair
Dimitrov
Vulikić
Maicon
Bouras 86’
Trdin 57’
Soula 80’
Mitkov 57’
Bala
Oko-Flex
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Milosavljević
Cova
Chindriş
Ryan
Pavlov 81’
Umarbaev 81’
Ruskov
Idriz 70’
Ivanov
Itu 19’
Zwarts 81’

Player stats

Players15 players
S. Vutsov
90′ – – – – – –
Aldair
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
K. Dimitrov
90′ – – – – – – –
S. Vulikić
90′ – – – – – – –
Maicon
90′ – – – – – –
A. Bouras
86′ – – 2 0.44 – – –
G. Trdin
57′ – – – – – – –
M. Soula
80′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
A. Mitkov
57′ – – – – – – –
E. Bala
90′ 1 – 4 0.82 – – –
A. Oko-Flex
90′ – – 3 0.58 – – –
C. Ohene Came on as a substitute
33′ – – – – – – –
R. Kirilov Came on as a substitute
33′ – – – – – – –
Rildo Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 1 0.14 – – –
G. Kostadinov Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
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

Levski Sofia WWWWL
Lokomotiv Plovdiv WDDDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1-0 Levski Sofia, 26 Sep 25 Next meeting: Levski Sofia 2-0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv, 07 Aug 26  All Levski Sofia vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.