Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the European Championship round 7 game between Bulgaria and Lithuania and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
Midway in Group G, Bulgaria and Lithuania will be locking horns at Vasil Levski on Saturday. Stranded with almost no chance of seeing the European Championship next year, the latter arrives trying to save face, while the former have it all to play for. It finished 1-1 when Bulgaria last played Lithuania, will we see another tie this weekend?
Team form: Bulgaria vs Lithuania
Bulgaria Form
A single point is all Bulgaria can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with Serbia, before getting trounced 0-1 against Iran while Montenegro won 2-1. Bulgaria are winless in their previous six internationals, which produced a run of two draws and four defeats. They conceded nine and scored three goals.
Lithuania Form
In their past three games, Lithuania lost 2-0 against Hungary, drew 2-2 with Montenegro, and lost 1-3 against Serbia. Lithuania failed to win a single one of their previous six internationals, in which they drew three and lost three. They let in ten goals while scoring four themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Bulgaria and Lithuania
Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that Bulgaria and Lithuania played across all tournaments.
- Bulgaria have failed to win their last 7 games.
- Bulgaria won 4 of their last 10 home games.
- Bulgaria saw under 2.5 goals in 7 of their last 9 games.
- Lithuania have failed to win their last 15 games.
- Lithuania have lost 7 of their last 9 away games.
- Lithuania saw under 2.5 goals in 7 of their last 9 away games.
In-form players: Bulgaria vs Lithuania
Having scored just once lately in the European Championship, Kiril Despodov will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Lithuania hope Gytis Paulauskas can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two European Championship goals in his last six European Championship games.
Popular betting markets: Bulgaria vs Lithuania
Full-time result
Bulgaria claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Lithuania won one of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost eight of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Bulgaria scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Lithuania only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Lithuania have failed to score in 6 consecutive away games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Bulgaria’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Lithuania, who managed to score 0.5 times in those matches.
Betting prediction: Bulgaria vs Lithuania
Here we present a free betting tip for this European Championship match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Bulgaria and Lithuania.