Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th October 2024

We have turned a corner and enter the final half of the Nations League C group stages. Lying ahead of us here is a round four match between Northern Ireland and Bulgaria on Tuesday at Windsor Park. Bulgaria won 1-0 and 2-1 in the two most recent meetings with Northern Ireland, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Whereas hosts Northern Ireland sit as number 73 in the FIFA world ranking, visitors Bulgaria arrive this coming Tuesday as number 81.

Taking stock halfway through the group stage Northern Ireland amassed four and Bulgaria collected five. This places them as number three and two, respectively.

Northern Ireland have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous nine matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded 11 goals, or 1.1 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

Bulgaria scored 12 goals, conceded nine and managed five clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria Prediction

Northern Ireland Form

In the last three outings, Northern Ireland beat Luxembourg by 2-0, lost 1-0 against Bulgaria, before drawing 0-0 with Belarus. Northern Ireland won three of their previous six internationals. They drew one and lost two, scoring six goals to six against.

Bulgaria Form

In their last three matches, Bulgaria drew 0-0 with Belarus, beat Northern Ireland 1-0 before a 0-0 draw with Luxembourg. Bulgaria claimed just one win from the last six internationals. These also drew five and lost zero games, as they were outscored by two goals to three.

Northern Ireland and Bulgaria are mostly leaning towards matches shy on goals, as it seems that not conceding is more important than attempting to score. This indicates a close encounter is on the menu on Tuesday.

Bulgaria are on a great streak of 9 matches without losing.

Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria Team News

Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria H2H

Bulgaria got the better of Northern Ireland in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 1-0 and 2-1, respectively. In last six encounters between the clubs, Bulgaria have been the dominant force winning five matches against Northern Ireland. The bookies have Bulgaria to win this match at best price odds of 17/5.

Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria Results

In two of the previous six matches between Northern Ireland and Bulgaria both teams scored.

Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Conor Bradley, who is performing well for Northern Ireland. He found the back of the net three times in his most recent national team outings. He'll be out to add more goals for his country against Bulgaria. The visitors will be looking up to Kiril Despodov to find the net once again, after managing two goals for Bulgaria in his last six matches.

Northern Ireland claimed five wins, drew one and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Bulgaria won zero, drew seven and lost three of their last 10 games away. It would seem we shouldn't expect goals from both teams in this encounter this coming Tuesday. Both teams to score happened only two times in the last 10 home league matches for Northern Ireland. Both teams scored in three of the previous 10 league games away for Bulgaria.

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the last six encounters between these two teams. Northern Ireland managed an average of 0.67 goals, with Bulgaria averaging 1.51 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Northern Ireland’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Bulgaria's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.