Lokomotiv Sofia vs Botev Vratsa

24 October 2026 · Bulgarian First League · 2026/27 · Referee Radoslav Gidzhenov

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

Ante Aralica 55’

José Gallegos 42’

Match summary

Lokomotiv Sofia and Botev Vratsa shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Botev Vratsa led 1-0 at half-time.

José Gallegos put Botev Vratsa ahead in the 42nd minute and Ante Aralica equalised with a header in the 55th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Lokomotiv Sofia created 1.14 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots, Botev Vratsa 0.99 from 11.

Match stats

98 Attacks 89

57 Dangerous attacks 43

3 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

Possession, shots and other detailed statistics are not available for this match.

Key events

Lokomotiv Sofia Botev Vratsa

Kick-off

24’

Radoslav TsonevShot on target

Krasimir Stanoev

29’

42’

José GallegosRight foot shot

0-1

Half-time0-1

Adil TaouiErol Dost

46’

D. KostadinovNikolas Penev

46’

Second half underway

Mohamed MedfaiShot on target

47’

51’

Sainey SanyangShot on target

55’

Unknown

Ante AralicaHeader

1-1

55’

60’

Iliya Yurukov

Kaloyan Kostov

66’

73’

Vladislav Naydenov

Ivan YordanovMohamed Medfai

74’

75’

Kassim HadjiVladislav Naydenov

75’

Martin SmolenskiJosé Gallegos

Adil TaouiShot on target

82’

84’

Filip GigovMartin Petkov

84’

Martin AchkovSainey Sanyang

Bozhidar KatsarovKaloyan Kostov

86’

Katulondi KatiAnte Aralica

86’

Ryan Bidounga

88’

Filip GigovShot on target

90+2’

Abdullah KichukovIliya Yurukov

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.

Lokomotiv Sofia 1.14 xGBotev Vratsa 0.99 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Botev Vratsa attacking Lokomotiv Sofia attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Martin Velichkov	90′	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Eirô	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kaloyan Kostov Taken off	86′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ryan Bidounga	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Angel Lyaskov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bozhidar Katsarov Came on as a substitute	4′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Mohamed Medfai Taken off	74′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Krasimir Stanoev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Erol Dost Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nikolas Penev	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Spas Delev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Adil Taoui Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ivan Yordanov Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Ante Aralica Taken off	86′	1	–	–	–	0.21	–	–	–	–	–	–
Katulondi Kati Came on as a substitute	4′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Marin Orlinov	90′	0	1	–	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Milen Stoev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Martin Dimitrov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ivan Goranov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Aleksandar Buchkov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sainey Sanyang Taken off	84′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Martin Achkov Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Radoslav Tsonev	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Iliya Yurukov Taken off	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vladislav Naydenov Taken off	75′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
José Gallegos Taken off	75′	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Martin Smolenski Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kassim Hadji Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Martin Petkov Taken off	84′	–	–	–	–	0.48	–	–	–	–	–	–
Filip Gigov Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 L D L W D

Botev Vratsa L W D D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Lokomotiv Sofia 2-2 Botev Vratsa, 05 May 26 Next meeting: Botev Vratsa vs Lokomotiv Sofia, 10 Apr 27 (upcoming) All Lokomotiv Sofia vs Botev Vratsa meetings

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