UEFA Nations League game between Bulgaria and Luxembourg don reach second half with score 1-1 for Hristo Botev, Plovdiv. First half end 1-1. Leandro Barreiro equalize for Luxembourg with right footed shot from centre of box to bottom left corner. Before that, Aiman Dardari shot from right side of box na Daniel Naumov save am for centre of goal, with Enes Mahmutovic assist. Bulgaria catch offside when Dimitar Velkovski run too early.
Manager Aleksandar Dimitrov set Bulgaria for 4-3-3, while Jeff Strasser arrange Luxembourg for 4-2-3-1. Confirmed Bulgaria lineup na Daniel Naumov for goal, Ivan Turitsov, Kristian Dimitrov, Teodor Ivanov, Dimitar Velkovski for defence, Emil Tsenov, Ilia Gruev, Georgi Rusev, Asen Chandarov, Zdravko Dimitrov and Lukas Petkov. Luxembourg confirmed lineup na Anthony Moris for goal, Laurent Jans, Enes Mahmutovic, Dirk Carlson, Florian Bohnert, Tomas Cruz, Leandro Barreiro, Vincent Thill, Danel Sinani, Aiman Dardari and Hamza Kadamani.
For second half, Luxembourg change Danel Sinani because of injury, Timothé Rupil enter. Bulgaria also change Georgi Rusev, Stanislav Ivanov enter. First half end 1-1. Tomás Cruz collect yellow card for bad foul. Foul by Tomás Cruz give Lukas Petkov free kick for attacking half. Fourth official announce 3 minutes added time. Delay over, dem ready to continue. Delay in match because of injury to Danel Sinani.
Danel Sinani miss chance when im left footed shot from centre of box go just a bit too high, Leandro Barreiro cross provide am. Vincent Thill win free kick on right wing after foul by Dimitar Velkovski. Foul by Aiman Dardari give Teodor Ivanov free kick for defensive half. Foul by Florian Bohnert give Georgi Rusev free kick for defensive half.
Before this match, Bulgaria win dia last game 2-1 for World Cup qualifying against Georgia at Vasil Levski. Lions get 26% possession and three shots on target, Georgi Rusev and Filip Krastev each score one goal. Luxembourg claim home victory in previous game, 3-0 Nations League win against Malta at Stade de Luxembourg. Jeff Strasser team get 63% possession and six shots on goal, Vincent Thill, Danel Sinani and Tomas Cruz find net. Bulgaria get edge in most recent encounter, at Stade de Luxembourg dem record 1-0 away win over Luxembourg.
Stats show Bulgaria get 2 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, averaging 0.7 goals from 5.2 attempts and 2.1 shots on goal. Bulgaria get 39.9% possession and 2.1 corners per match. On average, dem concede 2.4 goals from 14.6 attempts and 5.9 shots on goal, while opponents earn 6.5 corners. Georgi Rusev na top scorer along with five other players, each of them score 1 goal. Zdravko Dimitrov, Kiril Despodov and Filip Krastev na leading assists makers with 1.
Luxembourg get 2 victories, 7 defeats and 1 draw, with average of 0.8 goals from 3.0 shots on goal and 7.4 attempts. Red Lions average 49.7% possession, 3.4 corners awarded and 4.2 corners against, while dem concede 1.6 goals from 4.4 shots on goal and 10.4 attempts. Vincent Thill na top of team scoring charts with 2, while Danel Sinani, Tomas Cruz, Mathias Olesen and Aiman Dardari get 1. Danel Sinani manage 3 assists in last 10 games, while Anthony Moris get 2 clean sheets.
Bulgaria head into fixture with record of two wins, one draw and two losses from dia last five matches. Dia most recent outing end in 2-2 draw with Moldova, and dem also fall to 1-0 defeat against Montenegro. On positive side, 2-1 win over Georgia in World Cup qualification show dem can deliver when stakes high, and dem score 13 goals across those five games, though dia defensive record inconsistent. Luxembourg arrive in reasonable shape, having won three of dia last five. 1-0 win over Albania in final warm-up fixture be confidence boost, though 1-0 defeat to Italy precede am. Dia two wins over Malta in Nations League qualification, including 3-0 victory, point to side capable of performing in this competition.
Most recent meeting between these sides come in November 2024, when Bulgaria win 1-0 in Luxembourg in UEFA Nations League. The two sides draw 0-0 when Bulgaria host reverse fixture in October 2024. Across last five meetings, Bulgaria hold stronger record, with sides also sharing draws in 2022 friendly and 2017 World Cup qualifier, while Bulgaria win high-scoring 4-3 encounter back in 2016. Bulgaria sit top of Group 4 in UEFA Nations League C, while Luxembourg currently bottom of section.
