Bulgaria and Finland meet at Stadion Vasil Levski, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Nations League (League B). In this match, the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Bulgaria:
The home team is currently in 4th position, with 1 point won, after 1 draw and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost away to Finland by (2‑0). In the last match, they lost at home to Wales by (0‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 1 victory, 4 draws and 10 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a home win against Gibraltar by (3‑0). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Bulgaria won 2, drew 2 and lost 6.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 4 matches. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches, and their attack has not been very effective, since they did not score goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Bulgaria comes to this game motivated, after a 3×0 victory at the reception to Gibraltar, in a friendly preparation for the next official games: Aleksandar Tsvetkov, Dimitar Iliev and Georgi Yomov scored the winning goals. It should be noted that the Bulgarians have lost the last three games in Nations League B. Coach Georgi Dermendzhiev must organize the team into a 4-3-3, in which Galin Ivanov, Georgi Yomov and Dimitar Iliev will occupy the most positions. advanced. We emphasize that the men of the house have some weaknesses in the defensive organization. For this game the coach of the house can count on all his players.
Finland:
After 3 victories and 1 defeat, the visiting team is currently in 2nd position, with 9 points won. In the last match, they won (1‑0) at home against Republic of Ireland, after in the previous match, having won (2‑0) at home against Bulgaria. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 14 goals scored and 20 suffered; against 12 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 3 suffered. The team comes to this match after an away win against France by (0‑2). In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Finland won 4 and lost 6. The defense has been strong and only conceded goals in 1 of the last 4 matches, and their attack has scored regularly, as they scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In 15 games, they conceded the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback.
The Finnish team comes to this match after a great 0x2 victory in the visit to France, in a friendly preparation match: the team’s goals were scored by Onni Valakari and Marcus Forss. It should be noted that the Finns are one point behind Group 4 leader Wales. In this game in Bulgaria, coach Markku Kanerva is expected to focus on maintaining possession and organized attacks, always with the aim of not offering space to his opponent. On an individual level we highlight Teemu Pukki, a very strong athlete in the finish. There are no major absences for this game.
