Comments and predictions for Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland: A mind-boggling battle
The match between Bulgaria and Northern Ireland in the Nations League will take place at 11:00 p.m. on September 8. Nghe An Newspaper will compile statistics, analyze performance, make football comments and predict the score of this match.
Latest Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland squad information
Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill will have a decision to make about his attack when 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 predicted lineup 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 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 than stellar, 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 enjoyed a remarkable upturn under coach Ilian Iliev, remaining unbeaten in their last seven games, although they have drawn six of their last seven. Draws against strong opponents such as Hungary, Serbia, and Slovenia have shown the solid foundations the team is building on. While Iliev’s expectations are to win games, conceding just twice in their 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?
To watch live the match Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland in the Nations League taking place at 23:00 on September 8, viewers can watch on TV360here, Mytv systemhereor on online sports channels. Wish you all have fun watching football.
