Lokomotiv Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv

18 April 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2024/25 · Referee Volen Chinkov

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Mamadou Diarra 49’
  • Ehije Ukaki 57’

Match summary

Lokomotiv Sofia and Botev Plovdiv drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Mamadou Diarra put Lokomotiv Sofia ahead from a corner in the 49th minute and Ehije Ukaki equalised in the 57th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Lokomotiv Sofia created 0.87 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Botev Plovdiv 1.07 from 11.

Key events

Lokomotiv Sofia Botev Plovdiv
Kick-off
21’
Nikolay MinkovFoul
40’
Alen KorošecFoul
Half-time0-0
47’
Samuel AkereShot on target
Second half underway
Mamadou DiarraLeft foot shot1-0 (Lokomotiv Sofia)
49’
57’
Ehije UkakiRight foot shot1-1 (Botev Plovdiv)
60’
Aleksa MarašAlen Korošec
60’
Atanas ChernevNikolay Minkov
Diogo Teixeira
64’
67’
John BatigiNikola Iliev
Ryan BidoungaShot on target
67’
Athanasios PitsolisDzhuneyt Ali
74’
Celso RaposoDiogo Teixeira
74’
81’
Atanas Chernev
83’
Vinni TribouletSamuel Akere
Kristian ChachevOctávio
89’
Ryan BidoungaFoul
90’
Svetoslav DikovShot on target
90+2’
Julian NenovSpas Delev
90+4’
Emilian GogevSvetoslav Dikov
90+4’
Full-time1-1

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 0.87 1.07 49’ Mamadou Diarra (Lokomotiv Sofia), 1-0 49’ 57’ Ehije Ukaki (Botev Plovdiv), 1-1 57’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.87 1.07 49’ Mamadou Diarra (Lokomotiv Sofia), 1-0 Diarra 49’ 57’ Ehije Ukaki (Botev Plovdiv), 1-1 Ukaki 57’
Lokomotiv Sofia 0.87 xGBotev Plovdiv 1.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Botev Plovdiv attacking Lokomotiv Sofia attacking 
21’ Ryan Bidounga (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 47’ Samuel Akere (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 35’ Alen Korošec (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 57’ Ehije Ukaki (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 62’ Aleksa Maraš (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 86’ Yanis Karabelyov (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 90+2’ Svetoslav Dikov (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 33’ Samuel Akere (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 49’ Mamadou Diarra (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 67’ Ryan Bidounga (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 72’ Samuel Akere (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Krasimir Stanoev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 83’ Aleksa Maraš (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Unknown (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Konstantinos Balogiannis (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Krasimir Stanoev (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Dzhuneyt Ali (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Alen Korošec (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Octávio (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Patrik-Gabriel Galchev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 6’ Octávio (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 13’ Ryan Bidounga (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 21’ Ryan Bidounga (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 47’ Samuel Akere (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 57’ Ehije Ukaki (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 35’ Alen Korošec (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 62’ Aleksa Maraš (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 86’ Yanis Karabelyov (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 90+2’ Svetoslav Dikov (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 49’ Mamadou Diarra (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 33’ Samuel Akere (Botev Plovdiv), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 67’ Ryan Bidounga (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 72’ Samuel Akere (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Krasimir Stanoev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 83’ Aleksa Maraš (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Unknown (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Konstantinos Balogiannis (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Krasimir Stanoev (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Dzhuneyt Ali (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Alen Korošec (Botev Plovdiv), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Octávio (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Patrik-Gabriel Galchev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 13’ Ryan Bidounga (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 6’ Octávio (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.00 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Lokomotiv Sofia 5-3-2 Starting XI
Lyubenov
Ali 74’
Bidounga
Katsarov
Diarra
Galchev
Stanoev
Teixeira 74’
Octávio 89’
Delev 90’
Dikov 90’
Botev Plovdiv 5-3-2 Starting XI
Bernat
Yordanov
Karabelyov
Tamm
Amofa
Minkov 60’
Balogiannis
Korošec 60’
Ukaki
Iliev 67’
Akere 83’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Aleksandar Lyubenov
90′ 1 1 17 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Dzhuneyt Ali Taken off
76′ – 1 – – – 27 – – – –
Ryan Bidounga
90′ 1 2 1 10 3 37 1 – –
Bozhidar Katsarov
90′ 1 2 1 9 7 24 2 – – –
Mamadou Diarra
90′ – – 1 5 2 26 – 1 – –
Patrik-Gabriel Galchev
90′ – – – 10 1 28 4 – 1 –
Athanasios Pitsolis Came on as a substitute
20′ – 1 – – – 3 1 – – –
Midfielders6 players
Krasimir Stanoev
90′ – – 38 1 – – 2 3 – – –
Octávio Taken off
90′ – – 33 – – – – 5 – 1 –
Diogo Teixeira Taken off
76′ – – 32 2 – – 1 5 – –
Spas Delev Taken off
90′ – – 19 1 – – – 4 1 – –
Celso Raposo Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 7 – – – – 1 – – –
Kristian Chachev Came on as a substitute
6′ – – 1 – – – – – – – –
Forwards1 player
Svetoslav Dikov Taken off
90′ – – 1 1 0.12 – – 6 1 12 –
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 LWLWL
Botev Plovdiv LDDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Botev Plovdiv 2-0 Lokomotiv Sofia, 08 Nov 24 Next meeting: Botev Plovdiv 0-1 Lokomotiv Sofia, 10 Aug 25  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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.