Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the UEFA Nations League match on October 15th, 2024

Northern Ireland and Bulgaria will meet each other on October 15th, 2024, Tuesday, in an event counting for the UEFA Nations League. Check the Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria 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 Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria will occur

The game will be played in the small Windsor Park stadium, in the city of Belfast, with a capacity for 24734 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events and odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria betting tip 2024/2025

Northern Ireland is currently ranked number 59 in the FIFA Ranking, while the Bulgaria is placed at number 71 in the world soccer's premier team ranking.

Northern Ireland is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Bulgaria in a match valid for UEFA Nations League, and the match ended 1-0. The eleven coached by A. Sadler played in a 3-4-3 formation.

If the entire defensive department of the team had considerable difficulties, the one who suffered the most is certainly Daniel Ballard. The player made a lot of mistakes throughout the match, and he will have to work hard over the course of the season if he wants to help his team win and climb the standings.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for UEFA Nations League, Bulgaria, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Northern Ireland team with a final score of 1-0.

The Northern Ireland team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Bulgaria team, which won only 1 game.

In the last 20 years, the teams have met on 4 occasions. Bulgaria has the advantage in terms of record, having won 3 times and never lost. There has also been 1 draw in this period.

The last face-to-face between these two nations was on 08-09-2024 in a UEFA Nations League match of the 2024/2025 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 1-0 win for Bulgaria.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

Northern Ireland

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Northern Ireland is coming from a defeat in the last match they played. The team of coach Michael O'Neill failed to stand up to Bulgaria and ended up losing by 1-0. 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, Northern Ireland would be out of the qualification for the next round, since they are in the 3rd place of the group. However, with 4 games still to play, Northern Ireland can still reach the position 1 on the league table and can get a maximum of 15 points if they win their remaining matches.

Northern Ireland analysis

Northern Ireland main goal in this Nations League is to surpass their performance in the previous edition of the tournament. In that edition, they occupied the spot 3 in the group in which they participated.

Northern Ireland at the end of round 3 in UEFA Nations League had 2 goals scored and 1 conceded.

With 44.5% of ball possession averaged per game over the course of this league, Northern Ireland can hardly be said to be the kind of team that imposes its textures on the field. However,in the next match of the season against Bulgaria they will have to come down with a whole different attitude on the pitch, and try to build more scoring chances.

The Northern Ireland team comes from a defeat in the UEFA Nations League, and its coach Michael O'Neill wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Bulgaria

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On the other hand, his team is looking for another victory since they left the field with 3 points in the previous match. In the previous round, his team faced Northern Ireland and managed to win by 1-0. So for this game, the team arrives in 2nd place in the group.

If the UEFA Nations League were to conclude now, Bulgaria would be out of the qualification for the next round, since they are in 2nd place of the group. However, with 4 games still to play, Bulgaria can still reach the position 1 on the league table and can get a maximum of 16 points if they win their remaining matches.

Bulgaria analysis

Bulgaria is striving to surpass their previous tournament's achievements in this edition of the Nations League, which is their main goal. They were ranked 2 in the group they participated in during the last tournament.

Currently, in the UEFA Nations League, Bulgaria sums 1 goals for and a total of 0 goals against, after 3 rounds played.

As we approach the League C, Bulgaria is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 6 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

The team has shown its limits in attack, scoring 0.5 goals per game on average in the league. When we also consider that it will be playing away, we can imagine how the oddsmakers are not on its side.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 15-30 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Northern Ireland 2 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Bulgaria 0 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

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.25 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Northern Ireland is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Northern Ireland in this match.

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

Northern Ireland is in the lead, scoring goals in the first 45 minutes twice.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.67 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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