Bulgaria vs Spain Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th September 2025
The start of Spain's title defence in the World Cup Qualification begins on the road this coming Thursday. The reigning champions will have it tricky right off the bat. They'll go up against Bulgaria at the Vasil Levski in what promises to be an exciting encounter. The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Spain came away with a 1-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Vasil Levski, but face stern opposition, of course.
Bulgaria have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly seven goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.7 goals per game, in which they conceded 16 goals, or 1.6 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.
Spain scored 19 goals, conceded five and managed six clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
Bulgaria vs Spain Prediction
Bulgaria Form
In their last three matches, Bulgaria lost 1-2 against Ireland, drew 2-2 with Cyprus, before losing to Greece by 4-0. Bulgaria won three of their previous six matches at Vasil Levski in the World Cup Qualification. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring seven goals to nine against.
Spain Form
In their last three matches, Spain drew 2-2 with Netherlands, beat France 5-4 before a 2-2 draw with Portugal. Spain picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the World Cup Qualification, while scoring 15 and conceding three goals. They also lost once while drawing none.
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Bulgaria vs Spain Stats
- In 9 of the last 11 Bulgaria home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Bulgaria matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Bulgaria matches in the World Cup Qualification, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bulgaria have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Bulgaria home matches in the World Cup Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Spain matches the sum of goals was over 6.5
- In the last 3 Spain matches the sum of goals was over 5.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Spain matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Spain matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Spain away matches in the World Cup Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Bulgaria vs Spain Team News
Spain are juggling with three absent players on on Thursday when travelling to Bulgaria. Daniel Carvajal is ineligible for selection in the Spain squad, as he is suspended.
Names like Daniel Carvajal and Rodri most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Bulgaria.
Bulgaria vs Spain H2H
The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Spain came away with a 1-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Vasil Levski, but face stern opposition, of course. Bulgaria enter the match against Spain with a 0-0-1 record in their previous one encounter. A win rate of 0%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Bulgaria vs Spain Results
Bulgaria vs Spain Betting Tips
With two goals in six matches Aleksandar Kolev has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Spain and their defence. The visitors hope Mikel Oyarzabal adds another to his current tally of four goals in his latest matches.
Bulgaria claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing three. Spain won six of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost zero of the games in this run. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at Vasil Levski this coming Thursday? Bulgaria scored the opening goal six times in 10 home games, while Spain did it in eight of their last 10 away games.
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Bulgaria’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Spain, who managed to hit the net 2.5 times on average in these games.