Bulgaria v Northern Ireland betting tips: Visitors rue Swiss miss

Bulgaria v Northern Ireland head-to-head

Bulgaria have won four of the eight previous meetings, including two of the three clashes on home soil.

They held out for a point in a dour, goalless affair at Windsor Park in their last meeting, having won the three previous clashes.

Northern Ireland have failed to score in five of the last eight meetings with Bulgaria and it is 29/10 that the hosts win to nil and 31/20 that Northern Ireland keep a clean sheet.

Goals have been infrequent in previous clashes, with two of the eight clashes yielding three goals or more. The odds for under 2.5 goals to be scored this time are 4/9.

Both sides scored just once in their previous eight clashes and it is 4/7 that one or other fails to score again in the Bulgaria v Northern Ireland betting tips.

Bulgaria v Northern Ireland key battles

Baraclough now has a record of only three wins from 17 games since taking charge, and he has so far fallen short in the task of producing contenders from limited resources.

Their attacking options are limited, as they showed when facing their hosts in the reverse fixture, which they dominated for large parts. Their failure to hit the net with any regularity is troubling – they have scored just four goals in their five games thus far.

Bulgaria have a young side and are going through a transitional phase. They have won just three of their last 27 matches and Northern Ireland are 4/9 to win or draw this clash on the Double Chance market.

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All odds and markets correct as of date of publication