Bulgaria national football team
Friendlies 1 | 2nd Leg
Jun 6, 2025 at 5pm UK
Stadion Vasil Levski
Cyprus national football team

Bulgaria
2 - 2
Cyprus

Kolev (27', 61' pen.)
Milanov (62'), Petkov (69'), Kraev (84'), Petkov (88'), Petrov (88')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Koutsakos (42'), Laifis (86')
Shikkis (58'), Charalampous (85')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's friendly clash between Bulgaria and Cyprus, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Last Game: Rep. Ireland 2-1 Bulgaria
Sunday, March 23 at 7.45pm in Nations League
All competitions
Last Game: Bosnia H'vina 2-1 Cyprus
Monday, March 24 at 7.45pm in World Cup Qualifying - Europe

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Bulgaria win with a probability of 39.59%. A win for Cyprus has a probability of 33.2% and a draw has a probability of 27.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bulgaria win is 1-0 with a probability of 11.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (8.35%) and 2-0 (7.19%). The likeliest Cyprus win is 0-1 (9.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (12.89%).

Result
BulgariaDrawCyprus
39.59% (-1.625 -1.63)27.22% (0.115 0.12)33.2% (1.516 1.52)
Both teams to score 49.86% (0.092999999999996 0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.46% (-0.082000000000001 -0.08)55.54% (0.088000000000001 0.09)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.29% (-0.067 -0.07)76.71% (0.072999999999993 0.07)
Bulgaria Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.59% (-0.926 -0.93)27.41% (0.933 0.93)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.11% (-1.216 -1.22)62.89% (1.223 1.22)
Cyprus Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.68% (0.999 1)31.32% (-0.992 -0.99)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.32% (1.141 1.14)67.68% (-1.135 -1.14)
Score Analysis
    Bulgaria 39.59%
    Cyprus 33.2%
    Draw 27.21%
BulgariaDrawCyprus
1-0 @ 11.11% (-0.25 -0.25)
2-1 @ 8.35% (-0.186 -0.19)
2-0 @ 7.19% (-0.364 -0.36)
3-1 @ 3.6% (-0.179 -0.18)
3-0 @ 3.1% (-0.244 -0.24)
3-2 @ 2.09% (-0.045 -0.04)
4-1 @ 1.17% (-0.091 -0.09)
4-0 @ 1% (-0.108 -0.11)
Other @ 1.98%
Total : 39.59%
1-1 @ 12.89% (0.050000000000001 0.05)
0-0 @ 8.59% (0.029000000000002 0.03)
2-2 @ 4.85% (0.024999999999999 0.02)
Other @ 0.89%
Total : 27.21%
0-1 @ 9.97% (0.301 0.3)
1-2 @ 7.49% (0.232 0.23)
0-2 @ 5.79% (0.326 0.33)
1-3 @ 2.9% (0.166 0.17)
0-3 @ 2.24% (0.183 0.18)
2-3 @ 1.88% (0.06 0.06)
Other @ 2.94%
Total : 33.2%

Head to Head
Nov 16, 2022 6pm
International Friendly
Cyprus
0-2
Bulgaria
Despodov (24'), Delev (71')
Nov 16, 2018 7.45pm
League Phase
Cyprus
1-1
Bulgaria
Zachariou (24')
Margaca (68'), Roushias (86')
Dimitrov (89' pen.)
Nedelev (73')
Oct 13, 2018 7.45pm
League Phase
Bulgaria
2-1
Cyprus
Despodov (59'), Nedelev (68')
Kostadinov (79'), Nedyalkov (93'), Laifis (96')
Kastanos (41')
Kousoulos (39'), Margaca (89')
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