Bulgaria
1 - 3
Switzerland

Despodov (46')
Cicinho (69')

FT(HT: 0-3)

Embolo (7'), Seferovic (10'), Zuber (13')
Akanji (54')

Preview

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup Qualifying clash between Bulgaria and Switzerland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Switzerland win with a probability of 52.44%. A win for Bulgaria had a probability of 24.02% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Switzerland win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.74%) and 0-2 (8.78%). The likeliest Bulgaria win was 1-0 (6.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.11%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Switzerland would win this match.

Result
Bulgaria	Draw	Switzerland
24.02%	23.55%	52.44%

Both teams to score 55.43%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

54.54%

45.46%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.21%

67.8%

Bulgaria Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.04%

32.97%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.45%

69.55%

Switzerland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.68%

17.32%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

52.31%

47.69%

Score Analysis

Bulgaria 24.02%

Switzerland 52.44%

Draw 23.55%

Bulgaria	Draw	Switzerland
1-0 @ 6.34% 2-1 @ 6.16% 2-0 @ 3.52% 3-1 @ 2.28% 3-2 @ 2% 3-0 @ 1.3% Other @ 2.42% Total : 24.02%	1-1 @ 11.11% 0-0 @ 5.71% 2-2 @ 5.4% 3-3 @ 1.17% Other @ 0.15% Total : 23.55%	0-1 @ 10.01% 1-2 @ 9.74% 0-2 @ 8.78% 1-3 @ 5.69% 0-3 @ 5.13% 2-3 @ 3.16% 1-4 @ 2.49% 0-4 @ 2.25% 2-4 @ 1.38% Other @ 3.81% Total : 52.44%