Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs CSKA Sofia — Bulgarian First League result and pre-match forecast, Sunday, 20 September 2026

Bulgarian First League·Sunday, 20 September 2026·14:45

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

1 – 1

CSKA Sofia

Lokomotiv PlovdivExpected goalsCSKA Sofia
0.67 xG1.52 xG

Metis pre-match forecast

Market-anchored distribution

Frozen as published · 6.4 h before kick-off. Never re-computed after the match.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

14%

Draw

25%

result

CSKA Sofia

61%

top pick

Final score

1–1

Top pick missed

Metis gave the draw 25.0% before kick-off, and its most likely result was a CSKA Sofia win. Expected goals 0.67–1.52 against 1–1 actual.

Forecast against the result

Over 2.5 goals38%2 scored
Both teams score40%yes
Lokomotiv Plovdiv clean sheet19%no
CSKA Sofia clean sheet51%no
Lokomotiv Plovdiv score 2+14%no
CSKA Sofia score 2+46%no

How this forecast scored

Ranked probability score0.1975
1X2 Brier score0.9571
Probability on the result25.0%

Both scores are losses: lower is better, 0 is a forecast that put all of its probability on what happened. A single fixture says nothing on its own — the league's running record is on its league page, and the model is measured against the Pinnacle opening price in the methodology.

Most likely scores before kick-off: 0–1 (19.3%), 0–2 (13.3%), 1–1 (11.3%). It finished 1–1 — one of them.

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv

20 SeptHvs CSKA Sofia1–1D

CSKA Sofia

20 SeptAvs Lokomotiv Plovdiv1–1D

Head to head

No previous meetings in the Metis results archive for this competition.