The Matchday 6 clash in the Nations League between Bulgaria and Belarus in Group 3 of League C will take place on November 17 at the Vasil Levski Stadium in Sofia. Bulgaria vs. Belarus: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
Matches – 9 (International matches, 2023/24–2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 43;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.8;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 24;
Penalties – 11%.
Ahead of their head-to-head in the final round of the Nations League group stage, both the Bulgaria national team and the Belarus national team have a chance of reaching the playoffs. The Bulgarian side need only a draw against their opponents, while the Belarus side require a victory, being two points behind their rivals.
Following a painful setback against Northern Ireland (5:0), Bulgaria scraped a narrow win over Luxembourg (1:0). They subdued their opponent's attacking fervour after an early goal by Bozhidar Kraev, managing a mere 0.27 xG over 90 minutes. A major concern for the coaching staff will be the absence of Kiril Despodov against Belarus due to the captain’s suspension from accumulated yellow cards.
In nine matches in 2024, Belarus found the net in only two games. In Belfast, they valiantly held the first half (1-4 in shots) but conceded to Northern Ireland from a corner early in the second half (0:2). Over 90 minutes, Belarus generated only 0.35 xG, while introductions from the bench like Dmitriy Antilevski, Maks Ebong, and Nikita Demchenko failed to invigorate the attack. The Belarus side are expected to struggle again in Sofia away from home.
In the first round of the Nations League, Bulgaria and Belarus played out an unremarkable 0:0 draw. The reverse fixture is also likely to leave fans wanting for goals, as both teams will be wary of taking risks.
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Ilian Iliev
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Plamen Iliev
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gk. | 19 | -31 |
Dimitar Mitov
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gk. | 8 | -8 |
Svetoslav Vutsov
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gk. | 6 | -6 |
Valentin Antov
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df. | 31 | 1 |
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Viktor Popov
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df. | 20 | 0 |
Petko Hristov
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df. | 19 | 0 |
Alex Petkov
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df. | 14 | 0 |
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Zhivko Atanasov
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df. | 11 | 0 |
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Simeon Petrov
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df. | 8 | 0 |
Hristiyan Petrov
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df. | 5 | 0 |
Nikolay Minkov
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Georgi Milanov
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mf. | 48 | 2 |
Filip Krastev
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mf. | 21 | 1 |
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Ilian Iliev
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mf. | 17 | 0 |
Martin Petkov
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mf. | 11 | 2 |
Andrian Kraev
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mf. | 9 | 1 |
Fabian Nürnberger
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Vasil Panayotov
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
Kiril Despodov
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fw. | 54 | 15 |
Martin Minchev
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fw. | 22 | 0 |
Radoslav Kirilov
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fw. | 19 | 2 |
Georgi Rosenov Rusev
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fw. | 17 | 1 |
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Aleksandar Kolev
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fw. | 10 | 0 |
Lukas Petkov
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
Stanislav Ivanov
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
Ahmed Ahmedov
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Carlos Alos Ferrer
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Pavel Pavlyuchenko
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gk. | 14 | -18 |
Fedor Lapoukhov
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gk. | 6 | -4 |
Maksim Plotnikov
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gk. | 6 | -5 |
Alyaksandr Martynovich
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df. | 79 | 2 |
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Denis Polyakov
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df. | 63 | 2 |
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Sergey Politevich
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df. | 49 | 2 |
Kirill Pechenin
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df. | 34 | 0 |
Zakhar Volkov
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df. | 20 | 0 |
Sergei Karpovich
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df. | 14 | 0 |
Pavel Tsabelin
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Egor Parkhomenko
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Vadim Pigas
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df. | 2 | 0 |
Dmitri Prishchepa
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df. | 1 | 0 |
Max Ebong Ngome
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mf. | 43 | 5 |
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Vladislav Klimovich
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mf. | 43 | 1 |
Eugeniy Yablonskiy
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mf. | 40 | 3 |
Yuri Kovalev
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mf. | 26 | 1 |
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Valeri Gromyko
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mf. | 20 | 2 |
Valeriy Bocherov
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mf. | 16 | 0 |
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Aleksandr Selyava
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mf. | 13 | 0 |
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Nikita Demchenko
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Pavel Savitski
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fw. | 28 | 7 |
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Vitali Lisakovich
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fw. | 21 | 5 |
Dmitri Antilevski
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fw. | 18 | 2 |
Yevgeniy Shikavka
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fw. | 7 | 0 |
German Barkovskiy
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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