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England vs Bulgaria Prediction & Betting tips
The five groups in the European Championship Qualification currently have an awkwardness in the table. This is clear from a look at the current standings in Group A. England have only played two games, while, for example, Bulgaria and Montenegro have already completed four games.
Nevertheless, the Three Lions of Gareth Southgate lead the table and march in the direction of EM ticket. England will welcome Bulgaria’s Eastern Europeans at venerable Wembley Stadium this weekend.
In this rather unequal duel the question of the favorite will not arise. A point loss would be a bitter disappointment for the Southgate team; after all, the Three Lions started with ten goals in two games impressive.
Far less impressive is Bulgaria, who have played four matches but have not won a game yet. The start of the match at Wembley Stadium in London is already at 17:00 on Saturday.
England:
Gareth Southgate has actually managed to make English football fans euphoric again when the internationals are on the program. With the achievement of the semi-finals at the World Cup last year, he achieved a result that could sustainably strengthen his position. Southgate feels the confidence of the leaders of the FA and is also not afraid to make unpopular decisions.
The best example is a look at the current squad. In the summer of 2018, Kieran Trippier and Kyle Walker were the regular full-backs. Trippier now plays only the second fiddle, Walker was not even considered for the current international double. Even after the short-term injury of Aaron Wan-Bissaka Southgate renounced a Nachnominierung of the 48-times national player.
Southgate has a clear plan and does not pay any attention to big names. The English national team has finally again outstanding talents available and these are also trusted. Jadon Sancho, Declan Rice, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Marcus Rashford or Joe Gomez and Ben Chilwell have a lot of experience but are still at the beginning of their careers. Raheem Sterling is almost a veteran at the age of 24.
The playfulness and the hunger for success are currently two of the great strengths of the Three Lions. The way forward is always sought and accordingly the clear results in the first two games were not that surprising.
Realistically, on Saturday, the only question is how high England will win against Bulgaria which handicap in favor of the Southgate protégés is best suited for a tip. Two to three goals difference are to be expected in any case.
In the final of the UEFA Nations League, the Southgate team suffered a setback, as it was in the semifinals despite a strong performance against the Elftal from Holland a 1-3 defeat to cope.
Bulgaria:
Bulgaria and football? For the young football fans among us probably hard to imagine that the Bulgarian national team has reached the fourth place in a football World Cup. A quarter of a century, this success is now back. Closely connected was this high-altitude flight with the Hristo Stoichkov, who is still the best Bulgarian footballer of all times.
After such a figurehead, the whole country has been languishing for two decades now. In international comparison, Bulgaria only plays a minor role. The team was last represented at a major event at the European Championships in 2004. Since then, Bulgaria has always failed relatively well.
You do not have to be a prophet to be able to put forward the thesis that Bulgaria will only be present as a spectator in front of the television set at the upcoming European Championship. UEFA Norway League 2 finished second behind Norway. Eleven points from six games were indeed a decent result, the defeat against the Scandinavians from Norway, however, ultimately made for missing the group victory.
Thus, a top two place in the European Championship qualifying ago. But this is pure utopia. In the group of five Bulgaria have already completed four of the eight games and still waiting for the first victory. Against Montenegro and Kosovo Bulgaria started in March each with a draw, then losing in the June double against both the Czech Republic and the home game against Kosovo.
The long-time Germany legionnaire Krasimir Balakov sat on the bench for the first time in these two games. His debut, however, went thoroughly deep in the pants. Thus Bulgaria has only two points on the credit side after four games. An interesting statistic on the sidelines, however, shows that Bulgaria could celebrate at least one goal in ten of the last eleven internationals.
England is certainly an opponent out of reach for Bulgaria, but the existing Torgefahr makes appear in this duel betting on hits of both teams as quite interesting.
England vs Bulgaria head to head matches
02.09.11 EUR Bulgaria England 0 : 3
03.09.10 EUR England Bulgaria 4 : 0
08.06.99 EUR Bulgaria England 1 : 1
09.10.98 EUR England Bulgaria 0 : 0
21.11.79 EUR England Bulgaria 2 : 0