Lokomotiv Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv

21 April 2024 · Bulgarian First League · 2023/24

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–2

  • Umeh Emmanuel 19’, 42’
  • Dylan Mertens 65’, 67’

Match summary

Botev Plovdiv won comfortably, 4-0 away at Lokomotiv Sofia. Botev Plovdiv led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Umeh Emmanuel put Botev Plovdiv ahead in the 19th minute and Emmanuel made it 0-2 in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Dylan Mertens made it 0-3 in the 65th minute and Mertens made it 0-4 in the 67th minute.

The chances backed that up: Botev Plovdiv created 3.05 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Lokomotiv Sofia's 0.97 from 13.

Key events

Lokomotiv Sofia Botev Plovdiv
Kick-off
8’
Mohamed Amine BrahimiShot on target
19’
Umeh EmmanuelLeft foot shot0-1 (Botev Plovdiv)
20’
Konstantinos BalogiannisFoul
Carlos FrançaFoul
33’
Kevin Mayi
40’
Kevin MayiShot on target
41’
42’
Umeh EmmanuelRight foot shot0-2 (Botev Plovdiv)
45+2’
Lachezar BaltanovAntonio Perera Calderón
Half-time0-2
46’
Antoine ConteFoul
Stéphane LambèseCelso Raposo
46’
Second half underway
52’
Hidajet HankićArgument
63’
Samuel Akere
63’
Martin SekulićSamuel Akere
65’
Dylan MertensRight foot shot0-3 (Botev Plovdiv)
67’
Dylan MertensRight foot shot0-4 (Botev Plovdiv)
75’
Dimitar PapazovKonstantinos Balogiannis
75’
Christian NwachukwuUmeh Emmanuel
Krasimir MiloshevFoul
76’
77’
Martin SekulićShot on target
Simeon MechevShot on target
78’
Steve TraoréSimeon Mechev
80’
Kaloyan KrastevDimitar Mitkov
80’
Ivaylo NaydenovBruno Franco
80’
81’
Yanis KarabelyovDylan Mertens
86’
Martin SekulićArgument
Teodor IvanovKrasimir Miloshev
90’
90+3’
Dimitar PapazovShot on target
Full-time0-4

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.97 3.05 19’ Umeh Emmanuel (Botev Plovdiv), 0-1 19’ 42’ Umeh Emmanuel (Botev Plovdiv), 0-2 42’ 65’ Dylan Mertens (Botev Plovdiv), 0-3 65’ 67’ Dylan Mertens (Botev Plovdiv), 0-4 67’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.97 3.05 19’ Umeh Emmanuel (Botev Plovdiv), 0-1 Emmanuel 19’ 42’ Umeh Emmanuel (Botev Plovdiv), 0-2 Emmanuel 42’ 65’ Dylan Mertens (Botev Plovdiv), 0-3 Mertens 65’ 67’ Dylan Mertens (Botev Plovdiv), 0-4 Mertens 67’
Lokomotiv Sofia 0.97 xGBotev Plovdiv 3.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Botev Plovdiv attacking Lokomotiv Sofia attacking 
19’ Umeh Emmanuel (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 69’ Martin Sekulić (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 6’ Mohamed Amine Brahimi (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 41’ Kevin Mayi (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.30 xG, saved 75’ Mohamed Amine Brahimi (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 4’ Samuel Akere (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 67’ Dylan Mertens (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 49’ Antoni Ivanov (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.24 xG, blocked 31’ Mohamed Amine Brahimi (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 28’ Samuel Akere (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 65’ Dylan Mertens (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 42’ Umeh Emmanuel (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 16’ Joonas Tamm (Botev Plovdiv), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 54’ Carlos França (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 18’ Carlos França (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+3’ Dimitar Papazov (Botev Plovdiv), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, saved 77’ Martin Sekulić (Botev Plovdiv), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, saved 39’ Antoine Conte (Botev Plovdiv), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 54’ Kevin Mayi (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Simeon Mechev (Lokomotiv Sofia), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 8’ Mohamed Amine Brahimi (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Dimitar Mitkov (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Bruno Franco (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 78’ Simeon Mechev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 8’ Dimitar Mitkov (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Umeh Emmanuel (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Bruno Franco (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 72’ Stéphane Lambèse (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 10’ Simeon Mechev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 19’ Umeh Emmanuel (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 69’ Martin Sekulić (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 75’ Mohamed Amine Brahimi (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 6’ Mohamed Amine Brahimi (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 41’ Kevin Mayi (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.30 xG, saved 4’ Samuel Akere (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 67’ Dylan Mertens (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 49’ Antoni Ivanov (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.24 xG, blocked 31’ Mohamed Amine Brahimi (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 28’ Samuel Akere (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 65’ Dylan Mertens (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 42’ Umeh Emmanuel (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 16’ Joonas Tamm (Botev Plovdiv), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 54’ Carlos França (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+3’ Dimitar Papazov (Botev Plovdiv), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, saved 18’ Carlos França (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 77’ Martin Sekulić (Botev Plovdiv), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, saved 39’ Antoine Conte (Botev Plovdiv), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 54’ Kevin Mayi (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Simeon Mechev (Lokomotiv Sofia), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Dimitar Mitkov (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Mohamed Amine Brahimi (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Bruno Franco (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 78’ Simeon Mechev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 8’ Dimitar Mitkov (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Umeh Emmanuel (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Bruno Franco (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 72’ Stéphane Lambèse (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 10’ Simeon Mechev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Lokomotiv Sofia 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Lyubenov
Franco 80’
Dimov
Stanoev
Raposo 46’
Miloshev 90’
Mayi
Ivanov
Mechev 80’
França
Mitkov 80’
Botev Plovdiv 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Hankić
Balogiannis 75’
Tamm
Conte
Minkov
Eto'o
Calderón 45’
Mertens 2 81’
Emmanuel 2 75’
Brahimi
Akere 63’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Aleksandar Lyubenov
90′ 3 4 18 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Celso Raposo Taken off
46′ 2 1 – 2 – 24 – – – –
Dime Dimov
90′ 1 – – 7 4 39 1 – – –
Bruno Franco Taken off
81′ – 1 – 5 – 37 – – – –
Stéphane Lambèse Came on as a substitute
49′ – 2 – 2 – 23 1 – – –
Ivaylo Naydenov Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – 1 – 3 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Krasimir Stanoev
90′ – – 47 – – – 2 – – – –
Krasimir Miloshev Taken off
90′ – – 32 – – 1 2 7 3 1
Antoni Ivanov
90′ – – 34 – – – 3 8 2 3 –
Simeon Mechev Taken off
81′ – – 52 2 – 1 1 7 1 2 –
Kevin Mayi
90′ – – 28 1 – 1 1 6 – 4
Steve Traoré Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 1 – – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Carlos França
90′ – – 2 – 0.23 – – 7 4 18
Dimitar Mitkov Taken off
81′ – – 2 – 0.03 – 1 8 1 19 –
Kaloyan Krastev Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – – – – 1 –
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 Sofia LLLWL
Botev Plovdiv LDWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Botev Plovdiv 6-0 Lokomotiv Sofia, 26 Oct 23 Next meeting: Botev Plovdiv 2-0 Lokomotiv Sofia, 08 Nov 24  All Lokomotiv Sofia vs Botev 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.