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Republic of Ireland v Bulgaria : UEFA Nations League match betting preview, prediction and odds

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Ireland
48%
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Draw
30%
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Bulgaria
22%
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Ireland 1-0
18%
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Draw 0-0
15%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Ireland 2-0
11%
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Bulgaria 1-0
10%
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Ireland 2-1
8%
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Bulgaria 2-1
4%
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Ireland 3-0
4%
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Bulgaria 2-0
4%
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Ireland 3-1
3%
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Draw 2-2
3%
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Ireland 4-0
1%
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Ireland 3-2
1%
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Bulgaria 3-1
1%
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Ireland 4-1
1%
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Over 2.5 Goals
30%
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Under 2.5 Goals
70%
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Home 1st Goal
52%
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Away 1st Goal
38%
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No 1st Goal
11%
--
BTTS - Yes
35%
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BTTS - No
65%
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BTTS - Home Win
13%
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BTTS - Draw
15%
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BTTS - Away Win
6%
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Home/draw
78%
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Away/draw
52%
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Home/away
70%
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Over 1.5 Goals
57%
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Under 1.5 Goals
43%
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Over 3.5 Goals
13%
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Under 3.5 Goals
87%
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Over 4.5 Goals
4%
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Under 4.5 Goals
96%
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Over 5.5 Goals
1%
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Under 5.5 Goals
99%
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Over 0.5 Goals
85%
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Under 0.5 Goals
15%
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Home DNB
69%
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Away DNB
43%
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Ireland win to nil
35%
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Bulgaria win to nil
15%
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Win / draw / win form
Ireland
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ireland1 - 0Finland
Ireland0 - 2Greece
Ireland0 - 2England
Ireland2 - 1Hungary
Ireland0 - 1Switzerland
Ireland0 - 0Belgium
Ireland1 - 1New Zealand
Ireland0 - 2Greece
Ireland1 - 2Netherlands
Ireland3 - 0Gibraltar
Ireland0 - 1France
Ireland3 - 2Latvia
Ireland3 - 2Armenia
Ireland3 - 0Scotland
Ireland0 - 1Ukraine
Ireland1 - 0Lithuania
Ireland2 - 2Belgium
Ireland0 - 0Portugal
Ireland4 - 0Qatar
Ireland1 - 1Serbia
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
Won
6
D
2
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AIreland0 - 5England
HIreland1 - 0Finland
AIreland0 - 2Greece
AIreland2 - 1Finland
HIreland0 - 2Greece
HIreland0 - 2England
AIreland0 - 3Portugal
HIreland2 - 1Hungary
HIreland0 - 1Switzerland
HIreland0 - 0Belgium
HIreland1 - 1New Zealand
AIreland0 - 1Netherlands
AIreland4 - 0Gibraltar
HIreland0 - 2Greece
HIreland1 - 2Netherlands
AIreland0 - 2France
HIreland3 - 0Gibraltar
AIreland1 - 2Greece
HIreland0 - 1France
HIreland3 - 2Latvia
Bulgaria
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
Draw
9
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Luxembourg0 - 1Bulgaria
N Ireland5 - 0Bulgaria
Belarus0 - 0Bulgaria
Slovenia1 - 1Bulgaria
Romania0 - 0Bulgaria
Azerbaijan1 - 1Bulgaria
Tanzania0 - 1Bulgaria
Serbia2 - 2Bulgaria
Albania2 - 0Bulgaria
Montenegro2 - 1Bulgaria
Lithuania1 - 1Bulgaria
Hungary3 - 0Bulgaria
Macedonia0 - 1Bulgaria
Georgia0 - 0Bulgaria
Gibraltar1 - 1Bulgaria
Croatia2 - 1Bulgaria
Qatar2 - 1Bulgaria
Switzerland4 - 0Bulgaria
Ukraine1 - 1Bulgaria
Lithuania3 - 1Bulgaria
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
10
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBulgaria1 - 1Belarus
ABulgaria1 - 0Luxembourg
ABulgaria0 - 5N Ireland
HBulgaria0 - 0Luxembourg
HBulgaria1 - 0N Ireland
ABulgaria0 - 0Belarus
ABulgaria1 - 1Slovenia
ABulgaria0 - 0Romania
ABulgaria1 - 1Azerbaijan
ABulgaria1 - 0Tanzania
ABulgaria2 - 2Serbia
HBulgaria2 - 2Hungary
ABulgaria0 - 2Albania
HBulgaria0 - 2Lithuania
ABulgaria1 - 2Montenegro
HBulgaria0 - 1Iran
HBulgaria1 - 1Serbia
ABulgaria1 - 1Lithuania
ABulgaria0 - 3Hungary
HBulgaria0 - 1Montenegro
Goal Statistics

A truly dreadful PG of just 0.7 should cause concerns for Bulgaria fans, as should a 10 UEFA Nations League games run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Ireland Bulgaria
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
4+
There is a 66% probability that Ireland will score no more than 1 goal
0
50%
1
35%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 85% probability of Bulgaria scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
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Ireland’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
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Bulgaria’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
UEFA Nations League - 2024/2024 season
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Ireland
PG (predicted goals)
Bulgaria
1.2
0.7
Attack rating
6%
better
ROI
BUL
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Games scored9
11
Failed to score11
9
Scored first7
7
Goals scored18
13
Avg. goals scored0.9
0.7
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal9
11
Conversion rate for11
9
Avg. XG for0.9
0.8
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
ROI
BUL
15%
better
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Games conceded16
14
Clean sheets4
6
Conceded first12
10
Goals conceded30
25
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against16%
14%
Avg. XG against1.9
0.9
KickOff rating
+15%

The line-ups for the UEFA Nations League match between Ireland v Bulgaria will show here when available.

Ireland UEFA Nations League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
40539
M DohertyT ParrottJ CullenJ Molumby
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Doherty DEF4821
3
1
J Cullen MID383
5
-
J Knight MID3513
8
-
D O'Shea DEF321
2
-
C O'Dowda MID3211
1
-
J Molumby MID29
9
-
N Collins DEF2621
1
-
T Parrott FWD2652
-
C Kelleher GLK20
-
E Ferguson FWD1841
-
M Johnston FWD1321
-
R Manning DEF12
1
-
S Szmodics FWD10
1
-
L Scales DEF91
2
-
F Ebosele DEF71
-
F Azaz MID5
-
M Travers GLK4
-
K McAteer FWD4
-
J O'Brien DEF3
1
-
A Moran MID2
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T Cannon FWD2
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M McGuinness DEF1
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Bulgaria UEFA Nations League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
471589
K DespodovK DespodovK DespodovK Despodov
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Despodov FWD55158
9
-
G Milanov MID4026
8
-
V Antov DEF321
9
-
F Krastev MID2212
3
-
V Popov DEF21
1
-
M Minchev FWD21
1
-
R Kirilov FWD2022
2
-
P Hristov DEF19
3
-
G Rusev FWD181
2
-
P Iliev GLK17
1
-
A Petkov DEF15
3
-
Z Atanasov DEF12
2
-
M Petkov FWD1221
3
-
I Iliev MID11
1
-
A Kolev FWD112
3
-
A Kraev MID101
2
-
D Mitov GLK9
-
S Petrov DEF9
-
S Vutsov  GLK6
-
S Ivanov FWD6
-
H Petrov DEF5
-
V Panayotov MID51
2
-
F Nürnberger MID5
3
-
L Petkov FWD5
2
-
A Ahmedov FWD3
1
-
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