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Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup
by Daniel Ngulu | in World Cup Predictions
Two of the three teams in Group C yet to record a point face off on Match Day 3 of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers – Northern Ireland hosts Bulgaria with both hoping to stop their respective losing runs. Northern Ireland are coming from a 2-1 loss to USA in a friendly match, which came right after their 2-0 loss to Italy in the opening Group C game. For the hosts, it hasn’t been a productive run in recent times, with the team being winless in the last seven matches. They did beat Bosnia on post match penalties in October but they have no outright win in the last 12 matches and defensively they’ve struggled too, conceding twice in four of the last five. Northern Ireland have no clean sheet in their last 11 matches while they have just one in 15. Not much comfort has come from home either, with the hosts going to this game without a win in seven home games, and just one clean sheet, but they’ve scored in four of their last six home games. Northern Ireland have no win in their last five World Cup qualification matches; they’ve lost four and have no goal in four of the five matches. They have conceded seven goals in the five qualification matches and scored just one.
Bulgaria, on the other hand, take to this game a four-match winless run but unlike Northern Ireland, they have a win in the last five. They will be hoping their good run over Northern Ireland comes to play 14 years after they last met. Bulgaria have three straight wins over Northern Ireland and coming from a 2-0 loss to Italy, they should be able to look at this as a winnable game. They earlier lost 3-1 to Switzerland and go to this game winless in four, with three losses, and having finished bottom of their group in the Nations League, they’ll hope that isn’t replicated in their run here. To cushion themselves, Bulgaria has to win such games as this but with just one win and eight losses in the last 11, even their hosts will look at this as a game they should win. Bulgaria have two wins only in the last 24 matches while they have no win in the last 10 away games, losing six. They haven’t score in any of their last four away matches and are winless in their last five World Cup qualification matches. In 18 away matches in the qualifiers, Bulgaria have managed just one win – against Malta.
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Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria Form
Northern Ireland and Bulgaria's standings in the World Cup
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3
|
9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 |
|
4
|
8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 |
Northern Ireland and Bulgaria Last Matches
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
28 Mar 2021 - International Friendlies
25 Mar 2021 - World Cup
18 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League
15 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League
12 Nov 2020 - Euro
14 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
28 Mar 2021 - International Friendlies
18 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League
12 Nov 2020 - Euro
11 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League
7 Sep 2020 - UEFA Nations League
16 Nov 2019 - Euro
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
25 Mar 2021 - World Cup
15 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League
14 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League
8 Oct 2020 - Euro
4 Sep 2020 - UEFA Nations League
19 Nov 2019 - Euro
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
28 Mar 2021 - World Cup
25 Mar 2021 - World Cup
18 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League
15 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League
14 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League
11 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
28 Mar 2021 - World Cup
25 Mar 2021 - World Cup
15 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League
14 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League
8 Oct 2020 - Euro
3 Sep 2020 - UEFA Nations League
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
18 Nov 2020 - UEFA Nations League
11 Oct 2020 - UEFA Nations League
6 Sep 2020 - UEFA Nations League
11 Oct 2019 - Euro
7 Sep 2019 - Euro
7 Jun 2019 - Euro
Players list
B. Peacock-Farrell
DefenderJ. Lewis
C. Cathcart
P. McNair
J. Evans
M. Smith
MidfielderM. Kennedy
S. Davis
S. Dallas
ForwardK. Lafferty
N. McGinn
D. Naumov
DefenderP. Hristov
V. Antov
A. Hristov
MidfielderI. Chochev
P. Vitanov
D. Iliev
ForwardA. Iliev
P. Zanev
K. Despodov
B. Karagaren
Substitutes
L. Hughes
C. Hazard
DefenderM. Smith
C McLaughlin
MidfielderN. McGinn
J. Thompson
S. Ferguson
A. McCann
C. Evans
M. Kennedy
D. Charles
K. Lafferty
I. Karadzhov
P. Iliev
DefenderV Bozhikov
P. Zanev
D. Dimov
MidfielderK. Malinov
S. Delev
P. Vitanov
I. Iliev
ForwardB. Karagaren
D. Iliev
A. Iliev
Most goals and assists
Northern Ireland
Bulgaria
C. Washington
(2 Goals)
K. Despodov
(2 Goals)
,
T. Nedelev
(2 Goals)
Northern Ireland - Bulgaria Key Points
- Bulgaria are winless in their last 10 away matches.
- Northern Ireland have no win in their last seven home matches.
- Northern Ireland have no outright win in their last 12 matches.
- Bulgaria have one win in 18 away matches in World Cup qualifiers.
- Bulgaria have no goal in their last four away matches.
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Our Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria Prediction
Both these nations have started their World Cup qualification campaigns poorly. Bulgaria are winless in the last 10 matches as they head to this game while Northern Ireland have no outright win in the last 12 matches. These two nations are clearly not at their best and a draw is the most likely outcome here.
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