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Bulgaria vs Cyprus Prediction & Betting tips
The third group matches are taking place in the Nations League these days. We take a look at the match between Bulgaria and Cyprus. The teams compete in the league C together with Norway and Slovenia in a group. The group winners climb to league B at the end of the group stage. Currently, the Bulgarians are at the top of the table. In the game Bulgaria vs. Cyprus, can we dare to score at very attractive odds or will the favorite prevail? The facts about the game can be found in our analysis. The kick-off at the Vasil Levski Stadium in Sofia takes place at 19:45.
Bulgaria:
The Bulgarian national team is currently ranked 44th in the FIFA World Ranking. The greatest success they celebrated in 1994, when they reached the semi-finals at the World Cup in the United States and failed there to the Italians. In the match for third place they were ultimately also subject to the Swedes and were ultimately outstanding fourth. The stars of the time were Krassimir Balakov, Christo Stoichkov and Emil Kostadinow. But the golden times are long gone. The last five World Championships and the last three European Championships have each been missed. Meanwhile, the team is being coached by a former regional all-players from Eintracht Frankfurt II and Wolfburg II.
Petar Hubchev has been responsible for the Bulgarians since the summer of 2016 and his work seems to be bearing fruit this year. The record for 2018 is three wins and one defeat. In the Nations League, the team from the Balkan Peninsula started with two wins. First they could prevail 2-1 in Slovenia by Bozhidar Kraev from FC Midtjylland. In the second game, there was a 1-0 home win against the representation of Norway. As the only team in the group with six points, they therefore take first place in the table. This position is to be consolidated by a victory against Cyprus. The chances of promotion to league B would not be bad. The Bulgarians have won eight of their last ten home games.
Cyprus:
The Cypriots have never participated in the finals of a football World Cup or European Championship. In qualifying group H for the World Cup in Russia, they finished with only 10 points to fifth place and could only leave Gibraltar behind. The successes are very clear again this year. In the friendly against Montenegro, they were able to 0-0. In Jordan, they clearly lost 3-0. To start the Nations League, the team of coach Ran Ben Shimon had to accept a 0-2 defeat in Norway. In the first home game, it then met Slovenia.
Completely surprisingly Cyprus won 2-1, so they are now behind Bulgaria and the Norwegians equal to third place in the table. The winner fell one minute before the end of regular time by an own goal of the Slovenian Stojanovic. In the third group game they go as a clear underdog. This is underpinned by the fact that in the game Bulgaria against Cyprus with a tip on the guests odds of 7.50 are paid. Especially in the opposing place, there was usually little to get for the Cypriots. Only one of the last twelve away games has been won. The one victory was a close 2-1 on Gibraltar, who knows God is not among the heavyweights in international football. It will be difficult for the 86th FIFA World Ranking to bring something countable to the Bulgarians.
Bulgaria vs Cyprus head to head matches
15.08.12 FI Bulgaria Cyprus 1 : 0
29.03.11 FI Cyprus Bulgaria 0 : 1
10.10.09 WC Cyprus Bulgaria 4 : 1
01.04.09 WC Bulgaria Cyprus 2 : 0
07.02.07 FI Cyprus Bulgaria 0 : 3