- Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936 are the favorites at 1.81 for Sunday's Parva Liga 2026/2027 home fixture against Septemvri Sofia.
- Septemvri Sofia are 4.64, with the draw 3.28.
Lokomotiv and Septemvri set for a tight contest in Plovdiv: PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936 vs Septemvri Sofia preview
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936 will be looking for their first win of the season when they take on an unbeaten Septemvri Sofia in the Parva Liga 2026-2027 on Sunday. The hosts have had a mixed start to the campaign, losing four and winning one of their five games in all competitions, while their visitors are unbeaten in their last five, with two wins and three draws.
Dušan Kosič has been in charge of Lokomotiv since 19th December 2024 and has continued with a compact 4-2-3-1 system that keeps the team disciplined and dangerous on the counter. Septemvri boss Simão Freitas has been in the role since 15th June and appears to favour a more proactive 4-2-3-1 system where the team will try to build their play up from the back, with wider rotations and youthful energy.
The styles of play for these two teams should meet head-on here and that's exactly what we expect to happen in what could be a tactical chess match on Sunday. PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936 vs Septemvri Sofia prediction suggests Lokomotiv are favourites to win at 1.81, but we feel that is too short for a team with just one win in five and Septemvri should be considered in the double chance bet at 4.64. Our PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936 vs Septemvri Sofia prediction is that this could be a very close affair.
Sides to share the spoils in Plovdiv
The visitors are on a two-game draw streak and have won one and drawn one of their two away games in all competitions. They travel to Plovdiv off the back of a 1-0 away win at Beroe in the Parva Liga - Relegation Group 2026, a 1-1 home draw with Dobrudzha in the same phase, and a 1-1 draw with Arda in the ongoing Parva Liga 2026/2027. Lokomotiv suffered a 1-0 away loss to Ludogorets yesterday in the same competition and the away record is decent enough to justify PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936 vs Septemvri Sofia betting tips including Septemvri being included in the 'both teams to score' bet here, as well as the straight double chance. However, we're going to lean towards the home side in this one as Lokomotiv are a more established unit, while Freitas is still bedding in his new project. The hosts have won once in their only home game this season. A 1-0 win for Lokomotiv in the reverse of this fixture in the 2025/2026 season and a 1-0 defeat in the away game that year mean that the average score for this fixture in the home of Plovdiv is 0.5 goals for the host and 0.5 against. Joel Zwarts has been Lokomotiv's cutting edge so far this season, as he's scored two of the teams' three goals across their last five matches. Septemvri should have enough about them to get a goal too, so Both Teams to Score is our main bet at 1.95.
