Lokomotiv Sofia vs Botev Vratsa

7 May 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2024/25 · Referee Volen Chinkov

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Diogo Teixeira 33’
  • Spas Delev 35’
  • Julian Nenov 90+4’

Match summary

Lokomotiv Sofia won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Botev Vratsa. Lokomotiv Sofia led 2-0 at half-time.

Diogo Teixeira put Lokomotiv Sofia ahead in the 33rd minute, Spas Delev made it 2-0 in the 35th minute, and Julian Nenov made it 3-0 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Lokomotiv Sofia created 1.48 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Botev Vratsa's 0.18 from 5.

Key events

Lokomotiv Sofia Botev Vratsa
Kick-off
Diogo TeixeiraLeft foot shot1-0 (Lokomotiv Sofia)
33’
Spas DelevLeft foot shot2-0 (Lokomotiv Sofia)
35’
45+3’
Mark Emilio PapazovSpas Georgiev
45+3’
Ewerton PotiguarQuentin Bena
Half-time2-0
Second half underway
50’
Martin SmolenskiShot on target
Athanasios PitsolisOctávio
52’
Miki OrachevFoul
62’
Diogo TeixeiraShot on target
64’
Patrik-Gabriel GalchevShot on target
70’
72’
Daniel GenovShot on target
74’
Preslav BachevDaniel Genov
Mamadou DiarraMiki Orachev
80’
Dzhuneyt AliDiogo Teixeira
80’
82’
Antoan StoyanovMartin Smolenski
Julian NenovSvetoslav Dikov
86’
Gianni dos SantosPatrik-Gabriel Galchev
86’
90+1’
Hamza Ait AllalFoul
Julian NenovLeft foot shot3-0 (Lokomotiv Sofia)
90+4’
Full-time3-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.48 0.18 33’ Diogo Teixeira (Lokomotiv Sofia), 1-0 33’ 35’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), 2-0 35’ 90+4’ Julian Nenov (Lokomotiv Sofia), 3-0 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.48 0.18 33’ Diogo Teixeira (Lokomotiv Sofia), 1-0 Teixeira 33’ 35’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), 2-0 Delev 35’ 90+4’ Julian Nenov (Lokomotiv Sofia), 3-0 Nenov 90+4’
Lokomotiv Sofia 1.48 xGBotev Vratsa 0.18 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Botev Vratsa attacking Lokomotiv Sofia attacking 
33’ Diogo Teixeira (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.42 xG, goal 33’ Svetoslav Dikov (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.28 xG, blocked 90+4’ Julian Nenov (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 51’ Patrik-Gabriel Galchev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 35’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 72’ Daniel Genov (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 50’ Martin Smolenski (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Diogo Teixeira (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 70’ Patrik-Gabriel Galchev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Martin Smolenski (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Patrik-Gabriel Galchev (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Athanasios Pitsolis (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 63’ Hamza Ait Allal (Botev Vratsa), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 68’ Brayan Perea (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 5’ Ryan Bidounga (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.00 xG, blocked 26’ Celso Raposo (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 33’ Diogo Teixeira (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.42 xG, goal 33’ Svetoslav Dikov (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.28 xG, blocked 90+4’ Julian Nenov (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 51’ Patrik-Gabriel Galchev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 35’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 72’ Daniel Genov (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 50’ Martin Smolenski (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Diogo Teixeira (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 70’ Patrik-Gabriel Galchev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Martin Smolenski (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Patrik-Gabriel Galchev (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Athanasios Pitsolis (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 63’ Hamza Ait Allal (Botev Vratsa), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 68’ Brayan Perea (Botev Vratsa), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 5’ Ryan Bidounga (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.00 xG, blocked 26’ Celso Raposo (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target
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Lineups

Lokomotiv Sofia 4-4-2 Starting XI
Lyubenov
Orachev 80’
Katsarov
Bidounga
Raposo
Delev
Stanoev
Teixeira 80’
Galchev 86’
Octávio 52’
Dikov 86’
Botev Vratsa 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Evtimov
Dichev
Kabashi
Diabaté
Allal
Bena 45’
Suárez
Smolenski 82’
Genov 74’
Georgiev 45’
Perea

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Aleksandar Lyubenov
90′ 2 0 16 – – – – –
Defenders7 players
Celso Raposo
90′ – – – 4 1 47 – – – –
Bozhidar Katsarov
90′ – 1 1 6 4 48 – – – –
Ryan Bidounga
90′ – 2 – 3 1 46 4 – – –
Miki Orachev Taken off
81′ – 1 – 6 2 29 1 – –
Patrik-Gabriel Galchev Taken off
88′ – 2 – 4 1 28 – – – –
Mamadou Diarra Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – 6 – – – –
Gianni dos Santos Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – 5 – – 1 –
Midfielders6 players
Krasimir Stanoev
90′ – – 57 – – – 1 3 – – –
Diogo Teixeira Taken off
81′ 1 – 34 – – – – 4 1 1 –
Spas Delev
90′ 1 – 27 2 – – 3 5 1 1 –
Octávio Taken off
54′ – 1 26 – – – – 3 1 – –
Athanasios Pitsolis Came on as a substitute
43′ – – 11 – – – – 4 1 1 –
Dzhuneyt Ali Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 8 – – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Svetoslav Dikov Taken off
88′ – – 1 – 0.28 – 1 5 2 8 –
Julian Nenov Came on as a substitute
10′ 1 – 1 1 0.26 – – – – 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 WLDWD
Botev Vratsa DLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Botev Vratsa 0-3 Lokomotiv Sofia, 14 Feb 25 Next meeting: Lokomotiv Sofia 0-1 Botev Vratsa, 08 Nov 25  All Lokomotiv Sofia vs Botev Vratsa 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.