Friday’s International Friendlies fixture list brings us Bulgaria vs Cyprus.
Our tips, poll and stats for Bulgaria v Cyprus can all be found here (including the best match odds).
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Bulgaria
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Bulgaria will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 2-1 Nations League defeat in their last game at the hands of Ireland.
In that match, Bulgaria managed 49% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Bulgaria was Valentin Antov (30'). Rep. of Ireland got 14 shots at goal with 5 on target. Evan Ferguson (63') and Adam Idah (84') scored for Ireland.
Bulgaria haven’t made the most of their chances in recent times. Their goals record equals just 4 against opponents during their previous 6 matches. In those games, Bulgaria have also seen the number of goals that have gone against them come to 10.
Cyprus
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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Bosnia in WC Qualifiers - Europe action, Cyprus and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that match, Cyprus managed 44% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Cyprus was Ioannis Pittas (45'). On the other side, Bosnia got 14 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Ermedin Demirović (22') and Haris Hajradinović (56') scored for Bosnia.
The numbers tell their own story, and Cyprus have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 13 goals in all. Defensively, Cyprus can certainly do much better. We will see whether or not that trend can be continued on into this next match.
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Head to head
Looking at their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 10/10/2009 tells us that Bulgaria have won 4 of them and Cyprus 1, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.
An aggregate of 14 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 8 of them for The Lions and 6 created by Cyprus. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.33.
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Prediction
Looking at these two teams, we feel that Bulgaria will most probably be able to create a good number of chances & successful shots on target.
At the other end, Cyprus could well find it tough finding the net themselves but do we see them hitting back at some stage here, too.
Accordingly, we see a controlled 3-1 victory for Bulgaria at the end of the 90 minutes.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match on the 90 min. result market, a victory for Bulgaria is available for 1.6, betting on the draw is 3.5 & putting your money on the winning team to be Cyprus is 5.25. They are the best of the market prices available at the current time.
Lucas Pereira,
03:00 04/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Bulgaria
Formed: 1923
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium (43,230)
Captain: Kiril Despodov
Chairman: Georgi Ivanov
Manager: Ilian Iliev
Competitions: International Friendlies (Friendlies), WC Qualifiers - Europe (Group E)
🔑 Key Man: Kiril Despodov
Regularly played in the Left Wing position, Kiril Despodov was born in Kresna, Bulgaria. Having played his first senior match for Litex Lovech in the 2011 - 2012 season, the goalscoring Forward has bagged 5 league goals in this Super League 2024 - 2025 season to date in 25 appearances.