Luxembourg vs Bulgaria prediction: EUROPE: UEFA Nations League – League C betting tips on match 2024-11-14 19:45.
[p]Luxembourg are winless (D2, L2) in the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League (UNL) and bottom of the Group C3 standings. They can still finish second and reach the promotion play-offs, but that would require them to defeat Bulgaria, who start this round sitting in third. The reverse fixture ended goalless last month, with Luc Holtz’s men then drawing 1-1 against Belarus, making it a single win across their last eight games in the competition (D4, L3).[/p]
[p]A draw here would complicate Luxembourg’s chances of survival, while a loss would confirm their relegation to League D after three campaigns at this level. Staying up therefore looks to be a significant challenge given that the Red Lions have never won a H2H (D3, L13), but only two defeats from their last six UNL home games (W2, D2) suggests that they could frustrate the visitors.[/p]
[p]With Belarus and Northern Ireland facing off, Bulgaria have a chance to leapfrog at least one of them into the top two spots with a win, which would be massive, as their final match in this campaign against Belarus looms large as a potential promotion decider. Ilian Iliev’s side must, however, rebound from a 5-0 thrashing in Northern Ireland in their last encounter, which remains their only defeat in ten games (W2, D7).[/p]
[p]That loss is also the only match across their last five in the UNL in which they’ve conceded (W2, D2), so the visitors shouldn’t be too concerned about that latest result. The Lions are still in contention for promotion to League B after a second successive campaign in this division, but will have to address their recent scoring problems, having registered three blanks across their last four games in the competition (W1, D2, L1).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Luxembourg’s all-time top scorer Gerson Rodrigues netted in the 82nd minute in his last club match, while in the UNL, he has scored four of his six goals after the 70th minute. By contrast, looking for an early impact could be Kiril Despodov, who has seen all five of his goals in the competition arrive before the hour mark, with four of those as part of Bulgaria wins (D1).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Just two of Bulgaria’s last ten away UNL matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]