Bulgaria vs North Macedonia Predictions

• Just one of the prior seven H2H meetings saw both teams score.
• Both teams scored in just one of North Macedonia’s last seven games.
• Bulgaria didn’t win a single game during the last UEFA Nations League (UNL).

Can Bulgaria bounce back?

After suffering relegation during the last UNL campaign, Bulgaria have now failed to win each of their last nine matches in this competition (D4, L5). Such a streak is certainly not ideal when considering that they must face the giant killers, North Macedonia in their opening game.

The H2H history of this fixture suggests that goals may come at a premium, as six of the seven previous encounters saw one or no side score while each of the last four ended 1-0 or 2-0 either way (BUL: W3, L1).

North Macedonia move from strength to strength

If appearing at their first Euros last year wasn’t enough, North Macedonia went on to eliminate European champions Italy from World Cup qualifying in a more recent international break. Such antics have made the footballing world stand up and take notice of this nation that are certainly not here just to make up the numbers.

Promotion from this division was achievable until a final day defeat in the last edition, so North Macedonia enter this tournament with added incentive to go one better this time around. However, with both teams netting in just one of their last seven games, the first goal could go a long way to deciding matters.

We predict that both teams will not score in this game and for smaller stakes, we fancy an ever so slight 1-0 victory for the North Macedonians.