Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Arda

8 May 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2025/26 · Referee Vasil Minev

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Sevi Idriz 55’
  • Joël Zwarts 81’

Match summary

Lokomotiv Plovdiv saw off Arda 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Sevi Idriz put Lokomotiv Plovdiv ahead in the 55th minute and Joël Zwarts made it 2-0 in the 81st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Lokomotiv Plovdiv created 0.75 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Arda 0.96 from 10. Arda had a player sent off.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%
8 Shots 10
5 Shots on target 2
3 Corners 7
73 Attacks 97
49 Dangerous attacks 73
386 Passes 413
80.8% Pass accuracy 78.0%
2 Tackles 1
12 Fouls 8
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Lokomotiv Plovdiv Arda
Kick-off
17’
Serkan YuseinShot on target
Cătălin ItuShot on target
20’
29’
Andre ShinyashikiShot on target
34’
Serkan Yusein
Joël ZwartsShot on target
39’
Cătălin Itu
42’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Andrei Chindriş
51’
53’
Vyacheslav Velev
Sevi IdrizRight foot shot1-0 (Lokomotiv Plovdiv)
55’
58’
Patrick LuanWilson Samaké
58’
Svetoslav KovachevAndre Shinyashiki
62’
Patrick Luan
66’
Atanas KabovSerkan Yusein
Parvizdzhon UmarbaevGeorgi Chorbadzhiyski
68’
75’
Antonio VutovBirsent Karagaren
Julien LamyIvaylo Ivanov
79’
Dimitar IlievCătălin Itu
79’
Joël ZwartsLeft foot shot2-0 (Lokomotiv Plovdiv)
81’
Miha TrdanAndrei Chindriş
84’
Kaloyan KostovEfe Ali
84’
88’
Calal Huseinov
Adrián CovaShot on target
90+3’

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.75 0.96 55’ Sevi Idriz (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), 1-0 55’ 81’ Joël Zwarts (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), 2-0 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.75 0.96 55’ Sevi Idriz (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), 1-0 Idriz 55’ 81’ Joël Zwarts (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), 2-0 Zwarts 81’
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0.75 xGArda 0.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arda attacking Lokomotiv Plovdiv attacking 
44’ Wilson Samaké (Arda), open play, 0.54 xG, hit the woodwork 84’ Sevi Idriz (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 77’ Lachezar Kotev (Arda), set piece, 0.17 xG, blocked 52’ Wilson Samaké (Arda), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 81’ Joël Zwarts (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 68’ Cătălin Itu (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 65’ Calal Huseinov (Arda), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ Adrián Cova (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 17’ Serkan Yusein (Arda), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 55’ Sevi Idriz (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), set piece, 0.04 xG, goal 20’ Cătălin Itu (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Joël Zwarts (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 33’ Lachezar Kotev (Arda), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ Cătălin Itu (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 29’ Andre Shinyashiki (Arda), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 46’ Lachezar Kotev (Arda), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Svetoslav Kovachev (Arda), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 52’ Lachezar Kotev (Arda), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 44’ Wilson Samaké (Arda), open play, 0.54 xG, hit the woodwork 84’ Sevi Idriz (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 77’ Lachezar Kotev (Arda), set piece, 0.17 xG, blocked 52’ Wilson Samaké (Arda), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 81’ Joël Zwarts (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 68’ Cătălin Itu (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 65’ Calal Huseinov (Arda), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ Adrián Cova (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 17’ Serkan Yusein (Arda), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 55’ Sevi Idriz (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), set piece, 0.04 xG, goal 20’ Cătălin Itu (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Joël Zwarts (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 33’ Lachezar Kotev (Arda), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ Cătălin Itu (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 46’ Lachezar Kotev (Arda), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 29’ Andre Shinyashiki (Arda), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 74’ Svetoslav Kovachev (Arda), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 52’ Lachezar Kotev (Arda), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Milosavljević
Chindriş 84’
Ryan
Pavlov
Cova
Ivanov 79’
Ali 84’
Idriz
Itu 79’
Chorbadzhiyski 68’
Zwarts
Arda 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Gospodinov
Velkovski
Eboa
Viyachki
Velev
Huseinov
Kotev
Shinyashiki 58’
Yusein 66’
Karagaren 75’
Samaké 58’

Player stats

Players16 players
Bojan Milosavljević
90′ – – – – – – –
Adrián Cova
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Andrei Chindriş Taken off
84′ – – – – – –
Lucas Ryan
90′ – – – – – – –
Todor Pavlov
90′ – – – – – – –
Ivaylo Ivanov Taken off
79′ – – – – – – –
Efe Ali Taken off
84′ – – – – – – –
Sevi Idriz
90′ 1 – 2 0.46 – – –
Georgi Chorbadzhiyski Taken off
68′ – – – – – – –
Cătălin Itu Taken off
79′ – – 3 0.12 – –
Joël Zwarts
90′ 1 – 2 0.12 – – –
Parvizdzhon Umarbaev Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Julien Lamy Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
Dimitar Iliev Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
Kaloyan Kostov Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Miha Trdan Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
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

Lokomotiv Plovdiv WDDLW
Arda WLWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0-2 Arda, 06 Dec 25 Next meeting: Arda 4-0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv, 16 May 26  All Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Arda 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.