Bulgaria vs Luxembourg prediction and betting tips on October 12, 2024
Game Prediction
A match between the national teams of Bulgaria and Luxembourg will take place in the 3rd round of the UEFA Nations League on October 12, 2024. The hosts hope to extend their winning streak, while the guests want to stop losing to everyone in a row.
Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: key statistics and trends
- Bulgaria has not lost in 8 matches in a row.
- Luxembourg has not scored and has lost to 4 previous opponents.
- The most common score between the teams is a 3-0 result in favour of Bulgaria (3 times).
- Luxembourg has not scored in 4 previous matches.
- Luxembourg has conceded in each of 6 previous confrontations.
- Bulgaria wins the first half in 10% of matches, Luxembourg – in 20% of games.
Our prediction for the match Bulgaria vs Luxembourg
“The Lions” have not lived up to their nickname for a long time. The previous qualification was also bad. They took 4 points, but still finished last (even Lithuania got 2 more). “The Red Lions” were not bad, but lost not only to Portugal, but also to Slovakia. And they lost with a 0-2 result to the Georgians in the spring, in the first play-off match.
That failure, it seems, undermined Luc Holtz’s wards. They did not shine in friendly matches either, and they completely failed the start of the Nations League, losing consecutively in Northern Ireland in September and, on a neutral pitch, to the Belarusians. Iliev was appointed as the coach of the Bulgarians at the end of last year. Being under his leadership, the team had an unbeaten streak. In particular, after a goalless draw with the Belarusians, the team managed to beat Northern Ireland thanks to a single goal by Despodov in September.
The Bulgarians have lost quite a few players from their traditional line-up – Nedyalkov, Hristov, Gruev, Kovachev, Nedelev, Delev. Still, it is noteworthy that there is not a single potential debutant in the squad – the coaching staff has already tried out all the candidates. The guests had many questions about Gerson Rodrigues, but he is in the squad. And Borges Sanches, Vincent and Olivier Thiel are not with the team (it is remarkable that only the latter footballer is injured).
Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: possible starting line-ups
Bulgaria (possible line-up): Mitov – Nürnberger, Petkov, Atanasov, Popov – Chochev, Kostadinov, Kirilov, Minchev, Despodov – Kolev.
Luxembourg (possible line-up): Moris – Jans, Carlson, Chanot, Dzogovic – Bohnert, Martins Pereira, Barreiro, Olesen, Sinani – Muratović.
Previous head-to-head matches: Bulgaria vs Luxembourg
The Bulgarians have not lost a single game of their 15 matches. Still, they, after 13 wins, have already drawn twice.
Free prediction for the match Bulgaria vs Luxembourg
The hosts look stronger and more stable. We bet on Iliev’s team to win (odd: 1.85).