Belarus vs. Bulgaria Predictions & Match Preview 09/06/2017

The Match Is Over. Score: 2-1

Belarus vs. Bulgaria Match Preview:

Bulgaria look keen to break into the top two of Group A ranking as they go on a visit to fifth-placed Belarus, moving to within one point on the edge of the second place and above sitting Sweden in it. But, the prospects of getting there seem to be more disappointing when it comes to the fact that Bulgaria have been defeated by both Sweden and France pretty easily, and the only way they can escape being eliminated upon completion of the group stage is through beating back these two leaders - probably the most difficult task Bulgaria could face at this stage.

Match status: 2018 World Cup - Qualification - Group A
Kick-off: Friday 09 Jun 2017, 07:45pm GMT
Venue: "Borisov Arena" in Borisov, Belarus

Analysis and Match Preview:

Even though the Bulgaria squad have gathered nine points to their tally, the goal difference they've been forming leaves more to be desired, namely 8 for and 10 against, as 7 of those came in their games against the current leading sides. Nevertheless, Bulgaria managed to outdo a Netherlands outfit by scoring two clean goals against none in return. Also, their first meeting amid the group matches favoured Bulgarians in November 2016, awarding them 3 points after narrowly beating the Byelorussians 1-0.

Coming closer to a possible result of the game, we see Bulgaria should nail it down if they don't want to get bypassed by Netherlands, who are two points right behind, but anyway, it does not make a lot of change to the Group A standings - Sweden and France will keep contesting the first two qualifying spots as Netherlands will try to get as much closer to the Swedish team since they haven't determined a winner in their 1-1 draw at the beginning. And if Sweden slip up there at France and then lose to Netherlands, Bulgaria could make it to the runner-up place should they win their last games against Sweden and Netherlands once again but firstly need to overcome dull Belarus in their walls.