Take a look at Belarus vs Bulgaria UEFA Nations League 2024 Match Preview.
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Belarus and Bulgaria will begin their campaign from Fri, 6 Sept 12:15 am (IST) at ZTE Arena which is a neutral ground for both the teams.
They are in League C Group 3 along with Northern Ireland and Luxembourg.
Match Preview
Belarus had never competed in any FIFA world Cup or European championships.
Belarus will not want to repeat what happened in their last international friendlies, got defeated by back to back 4-0 score sheet against Russia and Israel.
In their previous UEFA Nations League edition, they finished at the bottom of their group, consisting of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Slovakia.
Like Belarus , Bulgaria had not also played any FIFA world Cup or European championships.
Their recent form is not that good, had won only 1 match in their last 6 games.
But their performance in the last edition of UEFA Nations League is better than Belarus , finished second in their group.
Team News
- Max Ebong who is the leading goal scorer in the squad of Belarus with 5 goals could play on the right side of midfield, with Dmitri Antilevski and Ivan Bakhar in the final third.
- Bulgarian captain Kiril Despodov, who had scored 14 goals for his country, is set to play his 50th international game as a captain and start on the right flank, with Martin Minchev and Georgi Minchev.
- Leeds United’s Ilia Gruev could play with Georgi Kostadinov in centre-midfield, while Ertan Tombak, made his international debut in June can join Valentin Antov, Aleks Petkov and Angel Lyaskov in a four-man defence.
Belarus vs Bulgaria Head to Head (Overall)
Total | Belarus Won | Bulgaria Won | |
Total Matches | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Total Score | 14 | 6 | 8 |
Home Ground | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Away | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Int Frl | 2 | 1 | 1 |
UEFA EURO | 2 | 0 | 2 |
World Cup qualification (UEFA) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
INT CF | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Belarus vs Bulgaria Head to Head (Past H2H Results)
Date | Home | Score | Away | |
Int Frl | 26/02/2020 | Bulgaria | 0 – 1 | |
World Cup qualification (UEFA) | 10/06/2017 | 2 – 1 | Bulgaria | |
World Cup qualification (UEFA) | 13/11/2016 | Bulgaria | 1 – 0 | |
Int Frl | 05/03/2014 | Bulgaria | 2 – 1 | |
Int Frl | 10/08/2011 | 1 – 0 | Bulgaria | |
UEFA EURO | 06/06/2007 | Bulgaria | 2 – 1 | |
UEFA EURO | 02/06/2007 | Belarus | 0 – 2 | Bulgaria |
Last 5 Belarus Matches Stats
Date | Home | Score | Away | |
Int Frl | 2024/06/11 | Belarus | 0 – 4 | |
Int Frl | 2024/06/07 | Belarus | 0 – 4 | Russia |
Int Frl | 2024/03/26 | Malta | 0 – 0 | Belarus |
Int Frl | 2024/03/21 | Belarus | 0 – 2 | |
UEFA EURO | 2023/11/22 | Kosovo | 0 – 1 | Belarus |
Last 5 Bulgaria Matches Stats
Date | Home | Score | Away | |
Int Frl | 08/06/2024 | Slovenia | 1 – 1 | Bulgaria |
Int Frl | 05/06/2024 | Romania | 0 – 0 | Bulgaria |
Int Frl | 25/03/2024 | Azerbaijan | 1 – 1 | Bulgaria |
Int Frl | 22/03/2024 | Bulgaria | 1 – 0 | Tanzania |
UEFA EURO | 19/11/2023 | Serbia | 2 – 2 | Bulgaria |
Belarus possible starting lineup:
Pavlyuchenko; Volkov, Martynovich, Polyakov; Ebong, Gromyko, Yablonskiy, Klimovich, Pechenin; Bakhar, Antilevski
Bulgaria possible starting lineup:
Dyulgerov; Tombak, Petkov, Antov, Lyaskov; Gruev, Kostadinov; Despodov, Krastev, M. Minchev; G. Minchev