Slovenia and Bulgaria set to draw in Nations League

On Thursday night, Slovenia and Bulgaria go head-to-head in the UEFA Nations League, as both teams look to gain a win in their first game in League C of the competition.

Slovenia head into this clash on the back of just one win in their last five international outings. To make matters worse for the hosts, they have also suffered defeats in three of those five outings.

Their recent international games have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in 12 of their last 15 matches.

The hosts have been hard to beat on home soil of late, as they have lost just once in their last seven international home games. However, that one defeat was in their last home game in a 2-0 friendly defeat by Belarus.

Just like their international games overall, Slovenia’s recent home outings have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in ten of their last 12 home games.

Bulgaria have been highly inconsistent in international football of late, losing three, winning two and drawing one of their last six games. Their recent international games have been relatively low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in four of their last five matches.

Bulgaria have a woeful recent record on their travels. They have failed to win in their last seven games on their travels, suffering six defeats in the process. However, the visitors at least halted a six-game losing run in their last away game, as they drew 1-1 with Luxembourg in October of last year.

The visitor’s latest away games have been high scoring, as six of their last seven games have produced over 2.5 goals. A big factor in those high scoring games has been that they have conceded at least two goals in six of their last seven away games.

Neither team head into this competition in great form, so it is no surprise that Forebet predicts that this game will end in a low-scoring draw.