Tournament: Friendly International
Game time: 08 jun 2024, 21:00
A friendly match between the national teams of Slovenia and Bulgaria will take place on June 8, 2024. The hosts are finishing their preparations for the Euro, and finally invited their neighbour, who had failed the qualification once again.
Slovenia vs Bulgaria: key statistics and trends
- Slovenia is unbeaten in 5 matches in a row.
- Bulgaria has not been beaten by anyone in 5 previous matches.
- Slovenia has scored at least once in its 11 previous games.
- Slovenia wins the first half in 66% of matches.
Slovenia – possible starting line-ups:
“The Boys” showed themselves to be quite unexpectedly strong in the qualification of the previous year. They, after a number of unsuccessful years, produced results at the level of the favourite, Denmark. And, that is the most important, the team was 4 points ahead of both Finland and Kazakhstan, moving from 2nd place to the Euro.
The team has been preparing for this tournament for the last six months. Speaking about March, the Slovenes finished only in a 2-2 draw in Malta, but then they shocked Portugal, confidently beating the opponent with a 2-0 score. The summer started with a 2-1 result in the home battle against Armenia, with the decisive goal scored by the experienced footballer, Iličić, who is finishing his career in Maribor.
Bulgaria – possible starting line-ups:
“The Lions” performed poorly in qualifying for the Euros, even by their own standards. Suffice it to say that they never beat anyone, finishing lower even than Lithuania.
Iliev became the coach of this team in November, and he remained the mentor of the club, Cherno More. It was possible to demonstrate progress with this specialist. The qualification ended in honourable draws with the group winners, the Hungarians and the Serbs. Then the team won the game against exotic Tanzania and finished with a 1-1 draw in Azerbaijan in March. The summer match in Romania brought a 0-0 draw, which can also be quite possibly a part of the outsider’s asset.
Slovenia: team news
It is a very stable team. Even the extended squad includes only 1 debutant, Žugelj from Bodø/Glimt.
Bulgaria: team news
Hristov from La Spezia broke down already at the training camp. Petkov and Yordanov were not invited there due to injuries.
Slovenia vs Bulgaria: possible starting line-ups
Slovenia (possible line-up): Oblak – Janza, Bijol, Blažič, Karnicnik – Lovric, Elšnik, Gnezda Cerin, Stojanovic – Šeško, Sporar.
Bulgaria (possible line-up): Dyulgerov – Antov, Petkov, Atanasov, Popov – Gruev, Krastev, Kostadinov – Iliev, Despodov, Kolev.
Previous head-to-head matches: Slovenia vs Bulgaria
“The Lions” were stronger 3 times. And only the previous match, which took place in the Nations League in 2018, brought “the Boys” a 1-1 draw at the home arena.
Free prediction for the match Slovenia vs Bulgaria
The odds indicate the favouritism of the hosts. Still, the guests have become a serious thorn under the leadership of the current coach. As a result, it is better to bet on “total: under 2.5” (odd: 1.67).
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