Botev stopped a series of three consecutive losses and managed to defeat the tough Arda away with a score of 3:2 in the last round. However, there is a lack of consistency in the team's performances. There have been two more victories so far, which were also by a single goal difference – at home against Spartak and Cherno More. In the derby against Loko, however, they have been unsuccessful in their last four encounters, losing three of them.
Lokomotiv also stopped a series of losses in the last roundAfter the sale of key players this season, things are not going well for Lokomotiv Plovdiv. At least after five consecutive losses, they managed to overcome Cherno More at home with a score of 1:0 in the last round, but six losses out of eight matches do not bode well. Only two of those losses were by more than a goal difference – lost by 0:2 in away matches against Levski and CSKA. Six out of Lokomotiv's eight matches had under 2.5 goals.
Prediction: +1.5 AH for LokomotivLokomotiv seems to be in worse shape than Botev this season, but in these derbies, form often doesn't matter. Moreover, the winner rarely does so convincingly, which is why I will choose only Lokomotiv not to lose by more than one goal difference.
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