Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland: result 2-1 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification EuropeGroup Stage - 8Kick-off on October 12, 2021 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia
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What was the result of Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland?
Bulgaria won 2-1 on October 12, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 35′C. WashingtonNorthern Ireland
- 53′T. NedelevBulgaria
- 63′T. NedelevBulgaria
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bulgaria have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Northern Ireland have 3, 4 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2021 | Lithuania(away) | 1-3 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Georgia(home) | 4-1 | Friendlies |
| Sep 5, 2021 | Lithuania(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Italy(away) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 8, 2021 | France(away) | 0-3 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2021 | Switzerland(away) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Switzerland(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 5, 2021 | Estonia(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Lithuania(away) | 4-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 3, 2021 | Ukraine(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Bulgaria win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Northern Ireland win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2021 | Northern Ireland 0-0 Bulgaria | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
Last archived meeting: Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria on Mar 31, 2021
How many goals should we expect?
Bulgaria score 0.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Northern Ireland score 0.9 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 0.9 | 1.3 | 4 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Northern Ireland | 0.9 | 1.1 | 4 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Bulgaria sit 4th in World Cup - Qualification Europe (3 points from 6 matches) and Northern Ireland sit 3rd (9 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy