Belarus vs Bulgaria: result 2-1 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 6Kick-off on June 9, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Natsional'nyy Futbol'nyy Stadion, Minsk
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What was the result of Belarus vs Bulgaria?
Belarus won 2-1 on June 9, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 33′M. SivakovBelarus (pen.)
- 80′P. SavitskiyBelarus
- 90′G. KostadinovBulgaria
Official lineup for Belarus vs Bulgaria
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Belarus
3-1-4-2- 19D. Laptev
- 8P. Savitskiy
- 18I. Maevskiy
- 2S. Dragun
- 23S. Balanovich
- 4D. Aliseyko
- 3S. Matveychik
- 17M. Sivakov
- 6S. Politevich
- 21E. Filipenko
- 12S. Chernik
Bulgaria
4-2-3-1- 20Aleksandăr Tonev
- 9S. Delev
- 7G. Kostadinov
- 21Svetoslav Dyakov
- 10I. Popov
- 4B. Chorbadzhiyski
- 15Vasil Bozhikov
- 2S. Popov
- 3Petar Dimitrov Zanev
- 11Stanislav Manolev
- 13N. Mihaylov
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 7 matches in all competitions, Belarus have 0 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Bulgaria have 3, 0 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2017 | Switzerland(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Mar 28, 2017 | FYR Macedonia(away) | 0-3 | Friendlies |
| Mar 25, 2017 | Sweden(away) | 0-4 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Nov 13, 2016 | Bulgaria(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Oct 10, 2016 | Luxembourg(home) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2017 | Netherlands(home) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Nov 13, 2016 | Belarus(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Oct 10, 2016 | Sweden(away) | 0-3 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Oct 7, 2016 | France(away) | 1-4 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 6, 2016 | Luxembourg(home) | 4-3 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Belarus wins, 0 draws, 1 Bulgaria win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2016 | Bulgaria 1-0 Belarus | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
How many goals should we expect?
Belarus score 0.3 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 7; Bulgaria score 1.6 and concede 2.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1 | 2/7 | 3/7 |
| Bulgaria | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2 | 2/5 | 3/5 |
Over the last 7 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Belarus sit 4th in World Cup - Qualification Europe (2 points from 6 matches) and Bulgaria sit 4th (3 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BelarusGroup C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 2 |
| 4 | BulgariaGroup E | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
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