Bulgaria vs Belarus betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the UEFA Nations League match on November 18th, 2024

Bulgaria and Belarus will face each other in a UEFA Nations League game on Monday, November 18th, 2024, check the Bulgaria vs Belarus betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

UEFA created the Nations League competition in 2018, played on Fifa dates to increase the number of matches and boost European national football teams competitivity level. With four divisions and qualifying slots to the UEFA Euro and the World Cup. This tournament has already become a great attraction, especially in the so-called “League A”.

Stadium and City where Bulgaria vs Belarus will occur

The game takes place in the great Stadion Vasil Levski stadium, in the city of Karlovo, with a capacity for 46340 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Bulgaria vs Belarus betting tip 2024/2025

Bulgaria is currently ranked number 71 in the FIFA Ranking, while the Belarus is placed at number 97 in the world soccer's premier team ranking.

In the last match played, Bulgaria met Northern Ireland, in a match valid for the UEFA Nations League. The match ended in a loss by 5-0. The coach I. Iliev's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-3-3 formation.

The defense certainly did not shine in this match. One of those responsible for the crisis of the defensive department is Viktor Popov, cumbersome and unpunctual, constantly behind the opponents. The team's overall underwhelming performance was also due to his disappointing performance.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for UEFA Nations League, Belarus, who used a 5-3-2 formation, faced the Luxembourg team with a final score of 1-1.

In the last 20 years, the teams have met on 8 occasions. Bulgaria has the advantage in terms of record, having won 4 times and lost only 3 times. There has also been 1 draw in this period.

These teams the last time they met which was on 05-09-2024 played out a 0-0 draw in a highly contested UEFA Nations League match during the 2024/2025 football season.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

Bulgaria

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Bulgaria is coming from a defeat in the last match they played. The team of coach Ilian Dimov Iliev failed to stand up to Northern Ireland and ended up losing by 5-0. In light of this, the team arrives for this duel in 3rd place of Group 3.

If the UEFA Nations League were to conclude now, Bulgaria would be out of the qualification for the next round, since they are in the 3rd place of the group. However, with 2 games still to play, Bulgaria can still reach the position 1 on the league table and can get a maximum of 11 points if they win their remaining matches.

Bulgaria analysis

The fundamental aim of Bulgaria in the current Nations League is to outdo their performance in the last tournament. In the previous edition, they secured the 2 position in the group they were part of.

Bulgaria have a negative goal difference, having after 5 rounds conceded 5 goals to opponents and scored 1. An average to improve.

The average number of shots towards goal for Bulgaria is not among the best, with only 4 a match. This is a good indicator that the team does not have a very good scoring average, and does not engage the opposing goalkeepers too much.

To control the game, the Bulgaria team would try to achieve an average ball possession of 54.5%. This is because teams would have some control over their opponents if they had ball possession above 50%.

Belarus

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On the other hand, his team arrives for this match after drawing the previous match. In the previous round, his team faced Luxembourg, and the match ended with a draw by 1-1. So for this game, the team arrives in 2nd place in the group.

If the UEFA Nations League were to conclude now, Belarus would be out of the qualification for the next round, since they are in 2nd place of the group. However, with 2 games still to play, Belarus can still reach the position 1 on the league table and can get a maximum of 12 points if they win their remaining matches.

Belarus analysis

During the previous Nations League, Belarus was in the none League and finished in the 4 position of their group. This time around, their main goal is to climb back up to the higher division.

After 5 rounds, Belarus has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 2 goals for and 1 conceded.

With an average of 0.5 goals per game, the team struggles on the offensive end, and considering that it will also be playing away from home, the odds are all against it.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Most goals occur during 75-90 minutes of the game, making this a good bet for those watching the live game.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Bulgaria 0.5 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Belarus 1 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 4.25 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Bulgaria has an average of 2.5 yellow cards per game over the 5 rounds, while Belarus has an average of 1.5. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.8 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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