Full time • Bulgaria · First League

Botev Vratsa vs Lokomotiv Sofia: Match Preview

Botev Vratsa

3-2

HT 1-2

Lokomotiv Sofia

Date

14 April 2026

Kickoff

18:00

Venue

Hristo Botev Stadium

Round

Regular Season - 30

Status

Full time

Scheduled match window: approximately 18:00–20:00 EAT. Actual duration can vary because of added time, extra time, delays or interruptions.

Fixtures Hub's Pick

Botev Vratsa or draw and -3.5 goals

Medium Confidence This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 2 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Match overview

Medium confidence

Botev Vratsa face Lokomotiv Sofia in First League in Bulgaria. The match is scheduled for Tuesday, 14 April 2026 at 18:00 at Hristo Botev Stadium.

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 2 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Head-to-head summary

Botev Vratsa wins

Draws

Lokomotiv Sofia wins

Average goals

Both scored

Over 2.5 goals

50%

First-half goals

Meetings analysed

Botev Vratsa

Rating 3.9/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

33%

Clean sheets

Points rate

3.9/10

Lokomotiv Sofia

Rating 3.9/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

67%

Clean sheets

Points rate

3.9/10

Team lineups

Starting players, substitutes and coaching staff where available.

Botev Vratsa

3-4-3

94 Marin Orlinov G

88 Lazar Boyanov D

36 Milen Stoev D

22 Martin Stoychev D

44 Ivan Goranov D

21 Radoslav Tsonev M

8 Antoan Stoyanov M

97 Vladislav Naydenov M

9 Daniel Genov M

79 Martin Petkov F

24 Martin Smolenski M

Coach

Todor Simov

Substitutes

Tamimou Ouorou

José Gallegos

Mitchy Ntelo

Lyubomir Vasilev

Sainey Sanyang

Đorđe Jovičić

Kassim Hadji

Danylo Polonskyi

Yoan Bornosuzov

Lokomotiv Sofia

4-1-4-1

99 Martin Velichkov G

42 Nikola Neychev D

44 Bozhidar Katsarov D

4 Sadio Dembélé D

22 Reyan Daskalov D

28 Donaldo Açka M

7 Spas Delev M

64 Dominik Yankov M

5 Erol Dost M

13 Diego Raposo M

77 Caue Caruzo Alves F

Coach

Stanislav Genchev

Substitutes

Luann

Adil Taoui

Georgi Minchev

Aleksandar Lyubenov

Dzhuneyt Ali

Ivan Lagundžić

Emil Gerov

Krasimir Miloshev

Jordon Ibe

Botev Vratsa

Formation 3-4-3

Starting XI

94Marin OrlinovG
22Martin StoychevD
36Milen StoevD
88Lazar BoyanovD
97Vladislav NaydenovM
8Antoan StoyanovM
21Radoslav TsonevM
44Ivan GoranovD
24Martin SmolenskiM
79Martin PetkovF
9Daniel GenovM

Substitutes

6Tamimou OuorouD
17José GallegosM
20Mitchy NteloF
1Lyubomir VasilevG
3Sainey SanyangD
55Đorđe JovičićD
81Kassim HadjiM
91Danylo PolonskyiM
19Yoan BornosuzovF

Coach

Todor Simov

Lokomotiv Sofia

Formation 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

99Martin VelichkovG
22Reyan DaskalovD
4Sadio DembéléD
44Bozhidar KatsarovD
42Nikola NeychevD
28Donaldo AçkaM
13Diego RaposoM
5Erol DostM
64Dominik YankovM
7Spas DelevM
77Caue Caruzo AlvesF

Substitutes

8LuannM
11Adil TaouiM
10Georgi MinchevF
24Aleksandar LyubenovG
2Dzhuneyt AliD
27Ivan LagundžićD
17Emil GerovD
26Krasimir MiloshevM
33Jordon IbeM

Coach

Stanislav Genchev

Botev VratsaLokomotiv Sofia

⚽ Goal
Caue Caruzo
13'
⚽ Goal
Caue Caruzo
⚽ Goal
S. Delev
15'
⚽ Goal
S. Delev
🟨 Yellow card
D. Acka
45+1'
🟨 Yellow card
D. Acka
⚽ Goal
D. Genov
45+3'
⚽ Goal
D. Genov
HT 1-2
↔ Sub
M. Stoychev · T. Ouorou
46'
↔ Sub
M. Stoychev · T. Ouorou
↔ Sub
V. Naydenov · J. Gallegos
46'
↔ Sub
V. Naydenov · J. Gallegos
↔ Sub
D. Acka · Luann
46'
↔ Sub
D. Acka · Luann
↔ Sub
Diego Raposo · A. Taoui
63'
↔ Sub
Diego Raposo · A. Taoui
↔ Sub
M. Petkov · M. Ntelo
64'
↔ Sub
M. Petkov · M. Ntelo
↔ Sub
D. Yankov · G. Minchev
72'
↔ Sub
D. Yankov · G. Minchev
↔ Sub
I. Goranov · S. Sanyang
75'
↔ Sub
I. Goranov · S. Sanyang
↔ Sub
A. Stoyanov · Y. Bornosuzov
81'
↔ Sub
A. Stoyanov · Y. Bornosuzov
🟨 Yellow card
B. Katsarov
84'
🟨 Yellow card
B. Katsarov
⚽ Goal
M. Ntelo
89'
⚽ Goal
M. Ntelo
⚽ Goal
Y. Bornosuzov
90+1'
⚽ Goal
Y. Bornosuzov
🟨 Yellow card
Y. Bornosuzov
90+2'
🟨 Yellow card
Y. Bornosuzov
FT 3-2

Botev Vratsa recent results

LCSKA 1948 v Botev Vratsa1-0 DSeptemvri Sofia v Botev Vratsa0-0 LBotev Vratsa v Lokomotiv Plovdiv1-2 WBotev Plovdiv v Botev Vratsa1-3 WBotev Vratsa v Arda Kardzhali1-0 LCSKA Sofia v Botev Vratsa1-0

Lokomotiv Sofia recent results

WLokomotiv Sofia v Beroe2-1 LLokomotiv Plovdiv v Lokomotiv Sofia1-0 LBotev Plovdiv v Lokomotiv Sofia3-1 LCSKA 1948 v Lokomotiv Sofia3-2 WLokomotiv Sofia v Septemvri Sofia3-0 DLokomotiv Sofia v Slavia Sofia1-1

Our Pick

Botev Vratsa or draw and -3.5 goals

Medium

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 2 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Data snapshot

Recent form and H2H context

Botev Vratsa

3.9/10

Lokomotiv Sofia

3.9/10

H2H matches

H2H avg goals

Recent form and H2H figures are calculated from recorded fixtures in the primary match feed and do not guarantee a future result.

Match analysis summary

Not enough recent information is available for a detailed trend summary.

Match information

Competition: First League
Country: Bulgaria
Date: 14 April 2026
Kickoff: 18:00
Season: 2025
Round: Regular Season - 30
Referee: S. Trenchev
Venue: Hristo Botev Stadium

Match preview guide

Botev Vratsa vs Lokomotiv Sofia: form, H2H and match context

This First League match page combines the scheduled kickoff, recent results, head-to-head meetings, available lineups, match events and team statistics in one place. The sections above compare Botev Vratsa and Lokomotiv Sofia, with supported live updates and the final result added as the fixture progresses.

How to read recent form

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What H2H tells you

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Data coverage and prediction note

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