Malshans definitely pursued Bulgaria on Thursday against Belarus and again could not win. Registers another draw, this time 0:0. The fact is that it is still undefeated with Iliyan Iliev at the helm, with whom it has made six draws out of seven matches. Scoring a goal remains a difficult task for the team and it definitely needs more efficiency in attack. Now it will be without Filip Krastev, who received two yellow cards against Belarus.
Northern Ireland looks like a team of the same level and shows improvement lately. In its last six matches, it only lost as a guest to Spain. Before that, it made a draw as a guest against Romania in a friendly and won 1:0 against Scotland in another friendly match. Now it started the Nations League with a 2:0 home win against Luxembourg. Three years ago, it lost 1:2 in its visit to Bulgaria in the World Cup qualifiers, which it will now try to avoid.
Prediction: 1X double chance, under 2.5 goalsScoring goals remains a problem for Bulgaria, while Northern Ireland also showed improvement and can put up a fight. However, I do not believe the guests will win here and I think Bulgaria will continue to be undefeated with Iliyan Iliev at the helm, with no conditions for many goals in the match again.
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As known, the Lions started with a draw against Belarus in their first match during their visit to Hungary, where Iliyan Iliev's team played. Surely the Bulgarians can regret not leaving with three points. Perhaps the only positive thing is that my prediction turned out to be correct and we didn't see more than two goals. But that's not so important now. All eyes are on the match against the British team.
The Hristo Botev Stadium will probably be full to the brim, there will probably be a good atmosphere, and the Bulgarian national team is expected to continue its positive development under Iliyan Iliev. These are also my expectations for this match. Ultimately, Bulgaria faces a selection where players mostly come from the English Championship, a serious league, but I believe that the home advantage for Bulgaria will weigh in and the Lions can continue their trend of not losing under Iliev.
My expectations for the match are as follows. I think both teams can score goals in Plovdiv. We have seen similar developments many times, especially in matches between Bulgaria and Northern Ireland. Another option for me, besides both teams scoring, is also to bet on over two goals in the match. I believe we can see a high-scoring game in Plovdiv and I hope once again that the Bulgarians can achieve victory in this year's edition of the Nations League.
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