Comments and predictions for Bulgaria vs Türkiye: Miraculous comeback
The match between Bulgaria vs Türkiye in the World Cup qualifiers takes place at 1:45 a.m. on October 12. Nghe An Newspaper, Radio and Television analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Bulgaria vs Türkiye team information
Bulgaria are likely to continue to put their faith in striker Vladimir Nikolov at the top of their attack against Türkiye, as he continues to search for his first international goal.
Coach Aleksandar Dimitrov is expected to make few changes to the side that lost to Georgia, despite the disappointing performance.
The most experienced goalkeeper in the squad is Dmitar Mitov (Aberdeen) with 11 appearances, but the starting opportunity will most likely be given to Svetoslav Vutsov.
On the Turkish side, coach Vincenzo Montella is expected to continue to trust the starting lineup in the match against Spain, in order to create an opportunity for his players to make amends.
Striker Kerem Akturkoglu — who has scored 14 goals for the national team — will continue to feature up front, alongside two young talents Arda Guler and Kenan Yildiz.
Captain Hakan Calhanoglu will continue to command the midfield, while central defenders Merih Demiral and Abdulkerim Bardakci are almost certain to start in defense.
Latest expected lineup for Bulgaria vs Türkiye
Bulgaria:
Vutsov; Minkov, Dmitrov, Bozhinov, Nedyalkov; Kraev, Tsenov; Petkov, Milanov, Kirilov; Nikolov
Türkiye:
Cakir; Muldur, Demiral, Bardakci, Elmali; Calhanoglu, Yuksek; Akgun, Guler, Yildiz; Akturkoglu
Latest football commentary on Bulgaria vs Türkiye
Bulgaria lost both of its first two Group E matches by the same scoreline of 0-3 — against Spain in the opening match on September 4 and against Georgia three days later.
A poor start has left them without any points, bottom of the table and under a lot of pressure to win this weekend's match.
The team nicknamed “The Lions” has participated in the World Cup finals seven times, most notably finishing fourth in 1994. However, since the 1998 World Cup, Bulgaria has not returned to the biggest tournament on the planet.
Spain are considered the top candidate for the top spot in Group E, while Bulgaria will have to make a big effort if they want to compete for second place with Georgia and Türkiye.
In the history of confrontation, Bulgaria has faced Türkiye 23 times and won seven times, but the last time they won was in a friendly match in August 2005.
Türkiye beat Bulgaria 4-0 in a friendly in June 2015, but this will be the first official meeting between the two teams since 1977 — when they met in the Balkan Cup.
Notably, this is also the first time Bulgaria and Türkiye have met in the qualifying round of a major tournament, so the encounter next Saturday will be historic. Coach Vincenzo Montella and his team are also under a lot of pressure after the shocking result in the previous round.
Turkey started the qualifiers with a 3-2 win over Georgia but then lost 0-6 to Spain, dropping to third place in Group E with three points.
Türkiye have not appeared at the World Cup since 2002 — where they finished third — but they have played in the last three Euros, including reaching the quarter-finals at Euro 2024.
With the quality of the current squad, it would be a big surprise if Montella's army does not win one of the top two positions.
Latest Bulgaria vs Türkiye 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 Türkiyeas follows:
- Sportsmole:Bulgaria 1-2 Türkiye
- WhoScore:Bulgaria 0-1 Türkiye
- We predict:Bulgaria 1-2 Türkiye
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