Bulgaria vs Ireland Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Bulgaria

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Bulgaria prepare for this fixture following on from a 1-1 Nations League drawn match vs Belarus.

In that game, Bulgaria managed 52% possession and 9 shots at goal with 3 on target. The scorer for Bulgaria was Vasil Panayotov (12'). At the other end, Belarus had 5 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Yury Kovalev (70') scored for Belarus.

Fewer than three goals per match were recorded in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Bulgaria have been participants. Regarding the goal weighting in that period, their opponents scored an aggregate of 6 and Bulgaria managed the sum of 3.

Ireland

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After a loss in their previous game against England in Nations League competition, Ireland and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, Ireland had 26% possession and 1 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. For their opponents, England had 22 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Harry Kane (53'), Anthony Gordon (55'), Conor Gallagher (58'), Jarrod Bowen (76') and Taylor Harwood-Bellis (79') scored for England.

The strike force from Ireland have suffered from a shortage of goals in their past 6 encounters, contributing the poor return of only 3. In those matches, The Boys in Green have also seen the collective goal aggregate of their opponents equal 12. We will just have to find out whether or not that trend will end up being continued on in this game.

👥 Head to head

The last league game between these sides was Nations League match day 6 on 18/11/2020 which finished with the scoreline of Ireland 0-0 Bulgaria.

That time, Ireland managed 58% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 0 of them on target.

On the other side, Bulgaria had 11 shots on goal with 1 on target.

The match was refereed by Lawrence Visser.

📰 Team News: Bulgaria

The Bulgaria boss Ilian Iliev does not have any fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this match with a fully healthy group ready to go.

ℹ️ Team News: Ireland

Thanks to a completely injury-free squad available for selection, the Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrímsson does not have any fitness concerns to report coming into this game.

💡 Prediction

We believe that Bulgaria might need a bit of good fortune to get anything against this Ireland lineup who we think will get the vital goal that wins it.

We’re therefore seeing a very even contest with a 0-1 win for Ireland when all is said and done.

A close call.

Renata Leite, 15:00 16/03/2025