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by Daniel Ngulu in Football Predictions
Bulgaria will take on Cyprus in an international friendly match scheduled for Friday. Hosts Bulgaria will be looking to rise from back-to-back defeats in the last international break. We have a prediction below.
Two straight defeats against the Republic of Ireland in Nations League playoffs have Bulgaria low in confidence. They’ve now managed just one win in the last six matches, and in this period they only kept two clean sheets.
Bulgaria have also failed to win at home since September, drawing two and losing the other. In their last eight home games, they’ve actually managed just two wins.
Cyprus aren’t enjoying great form either. They arrive for this game fresh from a 2-1 defeat away to Bosnia-Herzegovina in the World Cup qualifiers. That was their fifth loss in the last seven matches, and a return to winning ways will be their target here.
It will call for a lot, as their only wins in that period were against really weak teams – San Marino and Lithuania. Cyprus’ earlier two wins were also against the same opponents.
Their case is further complicated by the fact they haven't managed a win in the last five meetings with Bulgaria. In that run the Cypriots only avoided defeat once. Three of those matches were friendlies, and they lost each.
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The Best Betting Odds for Bulgaria v Cyprus Match
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1.6 | 3.5 | 5.25 |
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1.73 | 3.25 | 4.6 |
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1.8 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
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1.8 | 3.4 | 4.33 |
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1.75 | 3.4 | 5.25 |
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Bulgaria vs Cyprus Form
Bulgaria and Cyprus Last Matches
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
23 Mar 2025 - UEFA Nations League
20 Mar 2025 - UEFA Nations League
18 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
15 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
15 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
12 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
20 Mar 2025 - UEFA Nations League
18 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
12 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
8 Sep 2024 - UEFA Nations League
22 Mar 2024 - International Friendlies
16 Nov 2023 - Euro
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
23 Mar 2025 - UEFA Nations League
15 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
15 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
5 Sep 2024 - UEFA Nations League
8 Jun 2024 - International Friendlies
4 Jun 2024 - International Friendlies
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
24 Mar 2025 - World Cup
21 Mar 2025 - World Cup
18 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
15 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
15 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
12 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
21 Mar 2025 - World Cup
15 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
12 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
9 Sep 2024 - UEFA Nations League
25 Mar 2024 - International Friendlies
21 Mar 2024 - International Friendlies
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
24 Mar 2025 - World Cup
18 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
15 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
6 Sep 2024 - UEFA Nations League
11 Jun 2024 - International Friendlies
8 Jun 2024 - International Friendlies
Bulgaria vs Cyprus Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
50 %
50 %
0 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
16 Nov 2018 - UEFA Nations League
13 Oct 2018 - UEFA Nations League
Players list
S. Vutsov
DefenderA. Nedyalkov
V. Popov
K. Dimitrov
A. Petkov
MidfielderI. Iliev
G. Milanov
I. Gruev
S. Shopov
B. Kraev
ForwardA. Kolev
J. Mall
DefenderA. Shikkis
C. Sielis
K. Pileas
N. Panagiotou
MidfielderG. Kastanos
A. Foti
C. Kyriakou
I. Costi
ForwardM. Tzionis
N. Koutsakos
Substitutes
D. Mitov
D. Sheytanov
DefenderH. Petrov
V. Nikolov
S. Petrov
MidfielderM. Minchev
F. Nurnberger
N. Minkov
A. Kraev
ForwardG. Rusev
M. Petkov
L. Petkov
D. Dimitriou
N. Michail
DefenderS. Gavriel
A. Correia
E. Antoniou
G. Malekkidis
K. Laifis
MidfielderK. Artymatas
G. Satsias
C. Charalampous
ForwardA. Kakoullis
M. Ilia
P. Sotiriou
L. Loizou
Bulgaria - Cyprus Key Points
- In Bulgaria’s last three matches, both teams scored.
- In three of six meetings between these nations, both scored.
- Bulgaria managed only one clean sheet in their last five matches.
- Cyprus have posted only one clean sheet in the last seven matches.
- Three times in Cyprus’ last four outings, both teams scored.
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Our Bulgaria vs Cyprus Prediction
Clean sheets have been elusive in these two nations’ recent matches. Bulgaria managed just one in their last five matches, and Cyprus got one in the last seven. Also, in Cyprus’ last four matches, they didn’t fail to score, a stat they will be looking to carry into this latest game against Bulgaria.
Their hosts also experienced both teams scoring in the last three matches. This is not a pressure game, so we expect to see these scoring trends carried on. Our prediction for Bulgaria v Cyprus is for both teams to score.
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