📊 Form Guide

Bulgaria

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Bulgaria will be looking for an improved result here following a 2-1 Nations League defeat in their last game at the hands of Ireland.

In that match, Bulgaria managed 49% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Bulgaria was Valentin Antov (30'). At the other end, Rep. of Ireland had 14 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Evan Ferguson (63') and Adam Idah (84') scored for Ireland.

Bulgaria haven’t made the most of their chances in recent times. Their goals record equals just 4 against opponents during their previous 6 matches. In those games, Bulgaria have also seen the number of goals that have gone against them come to 10.

Cyprus

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Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Bosnia in WC Qualifiers - Europe competition, Cyprus will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that match, Cyprus managed 44% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Cyprus was Ioannis Pittas (45'). At the other end, Bosnia got 14 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Ermedin Demirović (22') and Haris Hajradinović (56') scored for Bosnia.

The numbers tell their own story, and Cyprus have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 13 goals in all. Defensively, Cyprus can certainly do much better. We will see whether or not that trend can be continued on into this next match.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 10/10/2009 shows that Bulgaria have won 4 of them & Cyprus 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.

14 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 8 of them from The Lions and 6 belonging to Cyprus. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.

⚡ Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Bulgaria will most probably be able to create a good number of chances & successful shots on target.

At the other end, Cyprus could well find it tough finding the net themselves but do we see them hitting back at some stage here, too.

Accordingly, we see a controlled 3-1 victory for Bulgaria at the end of the 90 minutes.

Lucas Pereira, 15:00 06/06/2025