Lokomotiv Sofia vs Slavia Sofia

6 April 2025 · Bulgarian First League · 2024/25 · Referee Dimitar Dimitrov

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

  • Octávio 4’
  • Ante Aralica 23’
  • Athanasios Pitsolis 90+8’
  • Marko Miletic 76’
  • Martin Georgiev 86’

Match summary

Lokomotiv Sofia saw off Slavia Sofia 3-2, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Lokomotiv Sofia led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Octávio put Lokomotiv Sofia ahead with a header in the 4th minute and Ante Aralica made it 2-0 in the 23rd minute. In the second half, Marko Miletic pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 76th minute, Martin Georgiev equalised in the 86th minute, and Athanasios Pitsolis won it with a header in stoppage time.

Slavia Sofia can feel hard done by, creating 1.59 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Lokomotiv Sofia's 1.04 from 11.

Key events

Lokomotiv Sofia Slavia Sofia
Kick-off
OctávioHeader1-0 (Lokomotiv Sofia)
4’
16’
Jordan Semedo Varela
16’
Ivan MinchevShot on target
Ante AralicaLeft foot shot2-0 (Lokomotiv Sofia)
23’
Diogo TeixeiraFoul
27’
35’
Martin GeorgievFoul
Half-time2-0
46’
Trần Thành TrungFoul
Valentin NikolovAnte Aralica
49’
50’
Ivan MinchevShot on target
Second half underway
52’
Ivan MinchevShot on target
Anisse BrrouShot on target
57’
60’
Mouhamed DossoVladimir Nikolov
60’
Emil StoevTrần Thành Trung
60’
Marko MileticDenislav Aleksandrov
Julian NenovAnisse Brrou
70’
Miki OrachevBruno Franco
70’
76’
Marko MileticLeft foot shot2-1 (Slavia Sofia)
Celso Raposo
78’
Aleksandar Lyubenov
78’
78’
Emil Martinov
82’
Quentin SeedorfIvan Minchev
82’
Aykut RamadanRoberto Raychev
Dzhuneyt AliCelso Raposo
83’
Athanasios PitsolisDiogo Teixeira
83’
86’
Martin GeorgievRight foot shot2-2 (Slavia Sofia)
Spas DelevShot on target
90+7’
Athanasios PitsolisHeader3-2 (Lokomotiv Sofia)
90+8’
Full-time3-2

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 1.04 1.59 4’ Octávio (Lokomotiv Sofia), 1-0 4’ 23’ Ante Aralica (Lokomotiv Sofia), 2-0 23’ 76’ Marko Miletic (Slavia Sofia), 2-1 76’ 86’ Martin Georgiev (Slavia Sofia), 2-2 86’ 90+8’ Athanasios Pitsolis (Lokomotiv Sofia), 3-2 90+8’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.04 1.59 4’ Octávio (Lokomotiv Sofia), 1-0 Octávio 4’ 23’ Ante Aralica (Lokomotiv Sofia), 2-0 Aralica 23’ 76’ Marko Miletic (Slavia Sofia), 2-1 Miletic 76’ 86’ Martin Georgiev (Slavia Sofia), 2-2 Georgiev 86’ 90+8’ Athanasios Pitsolis (Lokomotiv Sofia), 3-2 Pitsolis 90+8’
Lokomotiv Sofia 1.04 xGSlavia Sofia 1.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Slavia Sofia attacking Lokomotiv Sofia attacking 
76’ Marko Miletic (Slavia Sofia), set piece, 0.32 xG, goal 46’ Denislav Aleksandrov (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 57’ Anisse Brrou (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 4’ Octávio (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.23 xG, goal 76’ Roberto Raychev (Slavia Sofia), direct free kick, 0.22 xG, blocked 90+6’ Marko Miletic (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 90+7’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 90+2’ Quentin Seedorf (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 90+5’ Marko Miletic (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 23’ Ante Aralica (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 86’ Martin Georgiev (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 52’ Ivan Minchev (Slavia Sofia), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 67’ Emil Stoev (Slavia Sofia), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 88’ Julian Nenov (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+8’ Athanasios Pitsolis (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 56’ Valentin Nikolov (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Valentin Nikolov (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Quentin Seedorf (Slavia Sofia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Octávio (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Diogo Teixeira (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Ivan Minchev (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 10’ Bruno Franco (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 16’ Ivan Minchev (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 76’ Marko Miletic (Slavia Sofia), set piece, 0.32 xG, goal 46’ Denislav Aleksandrov (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 57’ Anisse Brrou (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 4’ Octávio (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.23 xG, goal 76’ Roberto Raychev (Slavia Sofia), direct free kick, 0.22 xG, blocked 90+6’ Marko Miletic (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 90+7’ Spas Delev (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 90+2’ Quentin Seedorf (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 90+5’ Marko Miletic (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 23’ Ante Aralica (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 86’ Martin Georgiev (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 88’ Julian Nenov (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 52’ Ivan Minchev (Slavia Sofia), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 67’ Emil Stoev (Slavia Sofia), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+8’ Athanasios Pitsolis (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 56’ Valentin Nikolov (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Valentin Nikolov (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Quentin Seedorf (Slavia Sofia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Octávio (Lokomotiv Sofia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Diogo Teixeira (Lokomotiv Sofia), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Ivan Minchev (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 10’ Bruno Franco (Lokomotiv Sofia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 16’ Ivan Minchev (Slavia Sofia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Lokomotiv Sofia 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Lyubenov
Franco 70’
Katsarov
Bidounga
Raposo 83’
Stanoev
Teixeira 83’
Delev
Octávio
Brrou 70’
Aralica 49’
Slavia Sofia 4-3-3 Starting XI
Andonov
Varela
Jelenković
Georgiev
Tombak
Trung 60’
Martinov
Minchev 82’
Raychev 82’
Nikolov 60’
Aleksandrov 60’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Aleksandar Lyubenov
90′ 3 2 10 – – – –
Defenders6 players
Celso Raposo Taken off
89′ 1 2 – 4 1 27 1 – –
Bozhidar Katsarov
90′ – 2 2 8 5 25 2 – – –
Ryan Bidounga
90′ 2 5 – 6 3 18 1 – – –
Bruno Franco Taken off
76′ – 3 – 2 – 26 – – – –
Miki Orachev Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – 1 – 6 – – – –
Dzhuneyt Ali Came on as a substitute
16′ – 1 1 – – 6 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Krasimir Stanoev
90′ – – 37 – – – 2 9 1 – –
Diogo Teixeira Taken off
89′ – – 24 – – 1 – 3 2 1
Anisse Brrou Taken off
76′ – – 13 – – – – 5 2 – –
Octávio
90′ 1 1 32 3 – – 1 9 1 2 –
Spas Delev
90′ – 1 20 2 – – – 7 – 1 –
Julian Nenov Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 5 – – – – 1 – – –
Athanasios Pitsolis Came on as a substitute
16′ 1 – 4 – – – – 2 – – –
Forwards2 players
Ante Aralica Taken off
54′ 1 – 1 1 0.13 – – 2 – 12 –
Valentin Nikolov Came on as a substitute
51′ – – 2 – 0.06 – 1 2 – 13 –
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 WLLWL
Slavia Sofia WDWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Slavia Sofia 3-2 Lokomotiv Sofia, 24 Oct 24 Next meeting: Slavia Sofia 0-0 Lokomotiv Sofia, 10 May 25  All Lokomotiv Sofia vs Slavia Sofia 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.