Comments and predictions for Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland: A mind-boggling battle

Latest Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland squad information

Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill will have a decision to make about his attacking options after Josh Magennis replaced Dion Charles in the second half against Luxembourg. O'Neill could make some changes to his line-up, especially as he admitted that some players are showing signs of fatigue due to lack of game time at club level.

Jamal Lewis, Ali McCann, Ross McCausland, and Paul Smyth are all names that could be included in the starting lineup. Rotation could help improve the freshness and dynamism of the upcoming matches.

As for Bulgaria, they will be without Filip Krastev as the midfielder was sent off for two yellow cards in the recent match. Ivan Minchev is likely to replace Krastev and this could be the only change in their line-up.

Latest expected lineup for Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland

Bulgaria:

Mitov; Popov, Petkov, Atanasov, Nurnberger; Gruev, Antov; Despodov, Minchev, Kirilov; Kolev

Northern Ireland:

Peacock-Farrell; McNair, Ballard, Brown; Bradley, Saville, Charles, Hume; Price, Charles, Marshall

Latest football commentary on Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland

Since returning as manager, Michael O'Neill has had to work hard to improve confidence in the Northern Ireland squad, especially after the team's international relegation. Despite this, Northern Ireland have recorded four wins – all with clean sheets – in their last six games, with their only defeat coming in a friendly against Spain.

Northern Ireland are currently in a UEFA Nations League group that they can win. A 2-0 win over Luxembourg in Belfast got them off to a flying start, with early goals from Paddy McNair and Dan Ballard. This extended their home winning streak to three games. However, Northern Ireland’s away record has been less impressive, although a 1-0 win over Scotland at Hampden Park in March showed they are capable of beating teams at this level.

Bulgaria have also been on a roll under coach Ilian Iliev, remaining unbeaten despite drawing six of their last seven games. Draws against strong opponents like Hungary, Serbia, and Slovenia have shown the solid foundations the team is building on. While Iliev’s expectations are to win games, conceding just two goals in the last five games is a positive sign.

Given their recent form, Northern Ireland will be confident of winning their clash with Bulgaria. However, given Bulgaria's habit of drawing under Iliev, a low-scoring draw could be a likely outcome for this clash.

Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Bulgaria vs Northern Irelandas follows:

• Sportsmole:Bulgaria 1-1 Northern Ireland

• WhoScore:Bulgaria 2-2 Northern Ireland
• Our newspaper predicts:Bulgaria 0-0 Northern Ireland

When and where to watch Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland live?

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