In the first match, Kiril Despodov score at the beginning of the match, after which the Greeks score for a draw and left the denouement at Ludogorets Arena in Razgrad. The Bulgarian Efbet League has already started, but Ludogorets has postponed matches, precisely because of its participation in the qualifications for the Champions League. The match with CSKA Sofia will be played later, as the Army also has a match, but for the Conference League against Osijek Croatia.

Olympiacos was expected to have no problems taking the 3 points at home, but the people of Razgrad showed that they are not a champion for so many years in Bulgaria, and they are definitely successful in Europe. Kiril Despodov turned out to be a very good transfer, and already in several decisive matches, he signed and contributed greatly to the success of the team.

In my opinion, there will not be a large number of goals in this match, and I expect one or two goals in the match. According to the new rules, goals on foreign soil are not counted, so the total number of goals from both matches will be watched, regardless of which field they are scored on.

Prediction – both teams to score –  1.81 from 22bet

Lokomotiv Plovdiv has definitely grown in recent years, as in the 2019-2020 season they finished in 5th place, and last season they won 2nd place and thus won the vice-champion title of Bulgarian Efbet League. They show strong matches, especially at home and a cohesive team are part of the characteristics of the team, as well as the senior coach, Tunchev, who without particularly expensive additions manages to achieve really great success by our standards. The fact that the black and whites are second is not a surprise, as they are one of the most successful Bulgarian teams in the European tournaments in recent years. Now they have a difficult match with the champion of Bulgaria Ludogorets, who managed for the Super Cup with CSKA Sofia and in a clear way with a score of 4: 0 and again has increased self-confidence. Can Lokoto oppose Razgrad and will it manage to take valuable 3 points at the start of the season in Efbet League? This is quite possible given the household factor and the shape of black and white. In the first matches for the League of Conferences only Lokomotiv Plovdiv got 3 points, and in the match with Slovakia was accurate Peter Vitanov, who in the last minutes brought joy to the supporters of Lauta.

Ludogorets undoubtedly has the qualities of a champion and after the match with CSKA Sofia it became clear that he has not lost his flair for goals, so there is a contested match in which each of the two teams can surprise the opponent and take the victory. Ludogorets, however, did not have very good performances in the League of Conferences and at home recorded a zero result, so it will try to beat in Slovenia, the team of Mura, but now will look at the match with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

Prediction – home win or draw – 1.88 from 22bet

CSKA 1948 is in 5th place, leading over Beroe, but at the same time it would be difficult to qualify for the places entitling to participate in Euro tournaments. However, we can say that the season was successful and the players of coach Todor Kiselichkov got valuable points from teams like Loko Plovdiv and CSKA. Against their famous opponent, they won 1-0, and against the Smurfs drew. In their last 5 matches, CSKA 1948 has not lost, and the team has a solid defense. Here, however, we can look at the statistics and see that despite the fact that they often do not concede a goal, they know how to score. In a match against Botev they made 5:0, and against Slavia and Etar 5:1, results which show that the team manages to score quite a few goals.

Ludogorets are still in high spirits and will probably come out with confidence in this match of champions. the team leads firmly in the standings, as the difference with the 2nd is 10 points. Lokomotiv Plovdiv and CSKA tried to catch up with Razgrad during the season, but this did not happen and in this match, the guests will play quite freely, without pursuing great ambitions, but rather to beat the team. In our matches so far with CSKA 1948, we see results such as 4:0 and 3:0 in favor of Razgrad, which leads to the conclusion that they play successfully against them and have not even conceded a goal in both games this season. We had mentioned above about the good defense of the hosts, but against Ludogorets this obviously does not happen and the attackers easily reach goal positions and score quite a few goals. Ludogorets have not very stable defense, which is evident from the results in recent matches but compensates with great strikers who know how to score, so I expect more than 2 goals in this match.

Prediction – over 2.5 – 1.82 from 22bet

Ludogoretz is the leader in the Bulgarian A group with 51 points, followed by CSKA Sofia with 43 and Lokomotiv Plovdiv with 40 points. In recent years Ludogoretz doesn’t allow anybody else to take the title from them, so this season seems again they will be the champions, if not make many mistakes till the end of the championship. Ludogoretz feels difficulties to win against Lokomotiv in the last games, as when we see the statistic, it shows 2 wins for Loko Plovdiv and 1 win for Ludogoretz from a total of 3 games between them. In 2 of the matches, results are both teams to score and over 2.5 goals. In this game, seems again we can see goals, and it’s possible for both teams to score.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv ranks 3rd in Bulgarian Profesional League or called A Group. The team makes a good game and shows stable performance at all. On the last Bulgarian Cup, Lokomotiv Plovdiv wins the title in 2019 and 2020, so they again look at taking the cup this season.

Head to Head

2021 / A PFG Lokomotiv Plovdiv – Ludogorets Razgrad 3:2

2020 / SUPER CUP Ludogorets Razgrad – Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0:1

2020 / A PFG Ludogorets Razgrad- Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3:1

Prediction – both teams to socre with odd 1.93 from Betwinner