📏 Form Guide

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv prepare for this fixture following on from a 1-1 First League drawn game against Cherno More Varna.

The only scorer from Lokomotiv Plovdiv was Joël Zwarts (90'). Georgi Lazarov (61') scored for Cherno More Varna.

Under three goals per match were seen in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Lokomotiv Plovdiv have taken part. Regarding the goal attribution from this period, opposition teams scored an aggregate of 6 and Lokomotiv Plovdiv totted up 5.

Coming into this contest, Lokomotiv Plovdiv have not won at home in their last 3 matches in the league.

Spartak Varna

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In the game prior to this, Spartak Varna drew 2-2 in the First League tie with Lokomotiv Sofia.

For Spartak Varna, the goals were scored by Dimo Krastev (12') and Lopes (77'). Spas Delev (58') and Erol Dost (90') scored for Lokomotiv Sofia.

The attacking players from Spartak Varna have suffered from a shortage of goals over their last 6 encounters, recording the unsatisfactory return of only 3. In those fixtures, The Falcons have also seen the collective goal aggregate against them equal 11. That trend isn’t assured to be sustained into this game, however.

Coming into this meeting, Spartak Varna are without a win away from home in their last 6 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A review of their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 03/04/2009 tells us that Lokomotiv Plovdiv have won 4 of these & Spartak Varna 2, with the tally of drawn matches being 0.

A combined total of 16 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 10 for Smarfovete and 6 created by The Falcons. That is an average goals per game value of 2.67.

📰 Team News: Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Christ Longville (Broken leg), Enzo Espinoza (Meniscus tear), Kaloyan Kostov (Torn ligaments), Dimitar Iliev (Knee surgery) and Aleksandar Aleksandrov (Ankle injury) are not available for Lokomotiv Plovdiv manager Dušan Kosič. Sevi Idriz is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

In all likelihood, Smarfovete should use a 4-2-3-1 formation for this one with Bojan Milosavljevic, Adrian Cova, Martin Ruskov, Lucas Ryan, Todor Pavlov, Ivaylo Ivanov, Miha Trdan, Catalin Itu, Parvizdzhon Umarbaev, Julien Lamy and Axel Velev.

🗞️ Team News: Spartak Varna

We’re of the thinking that The Falcons will likely begin the game with a 3-4-2-1 lineup, starting the game with Maksym Kovalyov, Angel Granchov, M. Juric-Petrasilo, Dimo Krastev, Martin Georgiev, Jota Lopes, Damyan Yordanov, Boris Ivanov, Tailson, Xande and Tsvetelin Chunchukov.

💡 Prediction

We feel that in this game, Lokomotiv Plovdiv have it within them to be able to create a high number of chances and successful shots on target.

Conversely, Spartak Varna will be up against it to score a goal of their own although we do think that they will probably end up converting at least once.

Accordingly, we see a comfortable 3-1 winning margin for Lokomotiv Plovdiv when the full-time whistle blows.

Lucas Pereira, 12:13 21/02/2026