Slovenia vs Bulgaria: result 1-2 and analysis
UEFA Nations LeagueLeague C - 1Kick-off on September 6, 2018 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Stadion Z'dežele, Celje
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What was the result of Slovenia vs Bulgaria?
Bulgaria won 1-2 on September 6, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 3′B. KraevBulgaria
- 40′M. ZajcSlovenia
- 59′B. KraevBulgaria
Official lineup for Slovenia vs Bulgaria
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Slovenia
4-2-3-1- 19A. Šporar
- 21B. Verbič
- 14M. Zajc
- 10K. Kampl
- 6Rene Krhin
- 8J. Kurtič
- 13Bojan Jokić
- 17M. Mevlja
- 5A. Struna
- 2N. Skubic
- 1V. Belec
Bulgaria
3-5-2- 12B. Kraev
- 10I. Popov
- 19K. Despodov
- 8T. Nedelev
- 7G. Kostadinov
- 6Simeon Nenchev Slavchev
- 11Ivan Bandalovski
- 15Vasil Bozhikov
- 5Nikolay Georgiev Bodurov
- 4B. Chorbadzhiyski
- 23P. Iliev
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Slovenia have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Bulgaria have 6, 1 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2018 | Montenegro(away) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Belarus(home) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Austria(away) | 0-3 | Friendlies |
| Oct 8, 2017 | Scotland(home) | 2-2 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Oct 5, 2017 | England(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2018 | Kazakhstan(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Bosnia & Herzegovina(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 13, 2017 | Saudi Arabia(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Oct 10, 2017 | Luxembourg(away) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Oct 7, 2017 | France(home) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
How many goals should we expect?
Slovenia score 1.1 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Bulgaria score 1.3 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 1.1 | 0.8 | 8 | 2/15 | 4/15 |
| Bulgaria | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3 | 7/13 | 7/13 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Slovenia sit 2nd in UEFA Nations League (7 points from 4 matches) and Bulgaria sit 3rd (4 points from 4 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | SloveniaGroup A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | BulgariaGroup D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
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