Bulgaria vs Ireland prediction and betting tips on March 20, 2025
Game Prediction
In the play-offs for the right to play in Division B of the Nations League on March 20, 2025, a match between the national teams of Bulgaria and Ireland will take place. The visitors will aim to succeed away from home.
Our prediction for the Bulgaria vs Ireland match
Both teams can only reminisce about their glorious past for a long time now. The Bulgarians finished last in the most recent Euro qualifiers with only four points – even Lithuania collected more at that time. The Irish, however, garnered all their six points against the underdog, Gibraltar, losing the rest of their matches.
In the Nations League, Iliyev's men looked relatively decent. They exchanged wins with Northern Ireland and drew all four encounters with Belarus and Luxembourg, finishing in second place. In Dublin, Heimir Hadalgrímsson appeared. With the Icelander, they managed to beat Finland twice. But they only lost to the Greeks and the English.
Despodov and company score just 0.6 goals per match, but also concede relatively few, though slightly more – 0.8. The visitors faced a very challenging campaign, resulting in an average of half a goal scored per match, while conceding 1.7.
Bulgaria vs Ireland: Key Statistics and Trends
- Bulgaria lost one out of ten matches in 2024
- 30% of the national team's matches end with goals scored by both teams, with an average total goal tally per match of 1.4
- Ireland lost six out of the last nine matches
- 20% of the team's matches end with goals scored by both sides, with an average total goal tally per match of 2.2
Bulgaria vs Ireland: Possible Starting Lineups
Bulgaria (possible lineup): Mitov - Nürnberg, Petkov, Petrov, Popov - Kraev, Panayotov, Despodov, Krastev, Milanov - Kirilov
Ireland (possible lineup): Kelleher - O'Shea, Brady, Collins, Doherty - Johnston, Knight, Cullen, Idah - Ferguson, Parrott
Previous Matches: Bulgaria vs Ireland
Five of the last six head-to-head encounters ended in draws, with Ireland winning 3-1 at home in 2019.
Free Prediction for Bulgaria vs Ireland Match
This might not be a thrilling match and could potentially end without goals. Expect a "total under 2.0 goals" (odds – 1.84).
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