Bulgaria vs Sweden: result 3-2 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 7Kick-off on August 31, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia
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What was the result of Bulgaria vs Sweden?
Bulgaria won 3-2 on August 31, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 12′Stanislav ManolevBulgaria
- 29′M. LustigSweden
- 33′G. KostadinovBulgaria
- 44′M. BergSweden
- 79′I. ChochevBulgaria
Official lineup for Bulgaria vs Sweden
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Bulgaria
4-3-3- 6Simeon Nenchev Slavchev
- 18I. Chochev
- 7G. Kostadinov
- 17G. Milanov
- 10I. Popov
- 4B. Chorbadzhiyski
- 15Vasil Bozhikov
- 2S. Popov
- 3Petar Dimitrov Zanev
- 11Stanislav Manolev
- 13P. Iliev
Sweden
4-4-2- 20O. Toivonen
- 9M. Berg
- 10E. Forsberg
- 21J. Durmaz
- 8A. Ekdal
- 13J. Johansson
- 6L. Augustinsson
- 3V. Lindelöf
- 2M. Lustig
- 4A. Granqvist
- 1R. Olsen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 6 matches in all competitions, Bulgaria have 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats; Sweden have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2017 | Belarus(away) | 1-2 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2017 | Norway(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Jun 9, 2017 | France(home) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Mar 28, 2017 | Portugal(away) | 3-2 | Friendlies |
| Mar 25, 2017 | Belarus(home) | 4-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jan 12, 2017 | Slovakia(home) | 6-0 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Bulgaria wins, 0 draws, 1 Sweden win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2016 | Sweden 3-0 Bulgaria | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
How many goals should we expect?
Bulgaria score 1.5 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 6; Sweden score 1.9 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 3/6 | 4/6 |
| Sweden | 1.9 | 1.0 | 5 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 6 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 Sweden sit 4th (2 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BulgariaGroup E | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| 4 | SwedenGroup B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
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