SANDANSKI, Bulgaria (Interstat) — Lok. Sofia (Bul) scored twice and held off Vihren for a 2-1 victory at Stadion Spartak on Saturday, giving the visitors a win in the competition. Lok. Sofia (Bul) moved to 1 win and 0 losses in the competition and to 2 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw across all competitions. Vihren dropped to 1 win and 1 loss in the competition and to 2 wins and 2 losses across all competitions. The match was played at Stadion Spartak, with Vihren as the home side and Lok. Sofia (Bul) as the visiting team. Lok. Sofia (Bul) scored two goals in total, while Vihren scored one.

Lok. Sofia (Bul) scored through Erol Dost in the 56th minute. Rayan Bidounga added the visitors’ second goal in the 78th minute. Dost and Bidounga were each on the field for the full 90 minutes and each finished with one goal. Vihren scored once in the match, but the home side could not add another goal. Lok. Sofia (Bul) held its advantage through the closing stages and secured the competition win. The two Lok. Sofia (Bul) goals came in the second half, while Vihren’s single goal left the home side short of a draw.

Lok. Sofia (Bul) moved to 1 win and 0 losses in the competition and to 2 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw across all competitions. Vihren dropped to 1 win and 1 loss in the competition and to 2 wins and 2 losses across all competitions. Lok. Sofia (Bul) remained unbeaten in the competition, and its all-competitions record includes two wins, no losses and one draw. Vihren’s competition record moved to an even mark, while its all-competitions record also stood at 2 wins and 2 losses. The result was recorded as a competition fixture for both clubs.

Lok. Sofia (Bul) entered the match after a draw against Lok. Plovdiv (Bul) and a win over Radnicki Nis (Srb). Vihren entered after a loss to Yantra Gabrovo, a win over Botev Novi Pazar and a victory against Nesebar. Those results formed the recent backdrop for both sides. Lok. Sofia (Bul) carried an unbeaten all-competitions record into the match, while Vihren had won two of its previous three listed matches. The competition match at Stadion Spartak added another result to each club’s season record.

Erol Dost was the first-listed key performer for Lok. Sofia (Bul), with a statline of 90 minutes and one goal. Rayan Bidounga was the second-listed key performer, also with 90 minutes and one goal. Their goals accounted for Lok. Sofia (Bul)’s two scores. Vihren scored once, and the home side finished with one goal. Lok. Sofia (Bul) finished with two goals and took the competition win at Stadion Spartak.

The match remained a competition fixture between Vihren and Lok. Sofia (Bul), with the visitors scoring two goals and the home side scoring one. Dost’s 56th-minute goal and Bidounga’s 78th-minute goal were the listed Lok. Sofia (Bul) goals. Vihren’s single goal was part of the final score, and Lok. Sofia (Bul) closed out the match with the win. Vihren settled for its first competition loss. The game took place at Stadion Spartak, with Vihren listed as the home team and Lok. Sofia (Bul) listed as the visiting team. Both teams’ season records were updated after the match.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Vihren 1, Lok. Sofia (Bul) 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Vihren with an 84.9 percent probability to win. Lok. Sofia (Bul) had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.