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Bulgaria vs Switzerland - 25/03/2021

Bulgaria and Switzerland to draw opening qualifier
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This week qualifying for World Cup 2022 takes place in Europe, with many teams dreaming of taking part in next years big event.

Two of the countries hoping for a chance to get Qatar are Bulgaria and Switzerland, who meet on Thursday night in Sofia in Group C of qualifying.

The home team have gone through something of a barren spell since hitting the headlights at the 1994 World Cup.

In fact, they have failed to qualify for a World Cup finals since 1998. Their last major tournament qualification was when they made it to Euro 2004.

Recent results suggest that Yasen Petrov’s team are a long shot to make Qatar 2022, as they have won just one of their last nine international matches while suffering six defeats in the process.

Bulgaria have also won just one of their previous five World Cup qualifiers while suffering three defeats. It is fair to say that the home side has not been in great shape of late in the international game.

Unlike Bulgaria, Switzerland have featured in the last three World Cup finals, reaching the knockout stages on two occasions.

Their best performance at a World Cup finals was in 1954 when they made the quarter-finals of the competition.

With Italy the favourites to take the one automatic qualification spots, Switzerland will be eying up the runners-up spot as they arguably looked the best placed of any of the team in the group to take second spot.

However, the visitors have struggled for results in the international game of late, as they have won just one of their last eight international outings.They have also won just one of their last nine away games.

With both teams in underwhelming recent form, it is of little surprise that Forebet predicts that this game will finish in a goalless draw.

Home team
Away team
Probability %
1X2
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
WCQ
204139
X
0 - 0
1.89
4.33
9.00 4.33 1.40 1 1 -1
FT
1 - 3(0 - 3)
-
- - -
WC Qualification UEFA Group A
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Serbia 20 8 6 2 0 9
2
Portugal 17 8 5 2 1 11
3
Ireland 9 8 2 3 3 3
4
Luxembourg 9 8 3 0 5 -10
5
Azerbaijan 1 8 0 1 7 -13
WC Qualification UEFA Group B
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Spain 19 8 6 1 1 10
2
Sweden 15 8 5 0 3 6
3
Greece 10 8 2 4 2 0
4
Georgia 7 8 2 1 5 -6
5
Kosovo 5 8 1 2 5 -10
WC Qualification UEFA Group C
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Switzerland 18 8 5 3 0 13
2
Italy 16 8 4 4 0 11
3
N. Ireland 9 8 2 3 3 -1
4
Bulgaria 8 8 2 2 4 -8
5
Lithuania 3 8 1 0 7 -15
WC Qualification UEFA Group D
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
France 18 8 5 3 0 15
2
Ukraine 12 8 2 6 0 3
3
Finland 11 8 3 2 3 0
4
Bosnia-Herzegovina 7 8 1 4 3 -3
5
Kazakhstan 3 8 0 3 5 -15
WC Qualification UEFA Group E
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Belgium 20 8 6 2 0 19
2
Wales 15 8 4 3 1 5
3
Czech Republic 14 8 4 2 2 5
4
Estonia 4 8 1 1 6 -12
5
Belarus 3 8 1 0 7 -17
WC Qualification UEFA Group F
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Denmark 27 10 9 0 1 27
2
Scotland 23 10 7 2 1 10
3
Israel 16 10 5 1 4 2
4
Austria 16 10 5 1 4 2
5
Faroe Islands 4 10 1 1 8 -16
6
Moldova 1 10 0 1 9 -25
WC Qualification UEFA Group G
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Netherlands 23 10 7 2 1 25
2
Türkiye 21 10 6 3 1 11
3
Norway 18 10 5 3 2 7
4
Montenegro 12 10 3 3 4 -1
5
Latvia 9 10 2 3 5 -3
6
Gibraltar 0 10 0 0 10 -39
WC Qualification UEFA Group H
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Croatia 23 10 7 2 1 17
2
Russia 22 10 7 1 2 13
3
Slovakia 14 10 3 5 2 7
4
Slovenia 14 10 4 2 4 1
5
Cyprus 5 10 1 2 7 -17
6
Malta 5 10 1 2 7 -21
WC Qualification UEFA Group I
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
England 26 10 8 2 0 36
2
Poland 20 10 6 2 2 19
3
Albania 18 10 6 0 4 0
4
Hungary 17 10 5 2 3 6
5
Andorra 6 10 2 0 8 -16
6
San Marino 0 10 0 0 10 -45
WC Qualification UEFA Group J
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Germany 27 10 9 0 1 32
2
North Macedonia 18 10 5 3 2 12
3
Romania 17 10 5 2 3 5
4
Armenia 12 10 3 3 4 -11
5
Iceland 9 10 2 3 5 -6
6
Liechtenstein 1 10 0 1 9 -32

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