Betting tips for Bulgaria vs Netherlands - 25.03.2017

Bulgaria and the Netherlands measure forces, in a match for this phase of the World Classification Europe (1st Round). There is no record of direct clashes between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 26-05-2012 and ended with the scoreboard: Netherlands (1-2) Bulgaria. In this match the home factor can be decisive, since the Netherlands presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

After 2 wins and 2 losses, the home team is currently in 4th place, with 6 points won. In the last game, they won by (1-0) at home against Belarus, after in the previous game, having lost (3-0) away with Sweden. This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and abroad, since in the last 30 games has 5 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses as a visitor, with 11 goals scored and 24 suffered; Against 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 23 goals scored and 15 suffered. In their last 5 home matches Bulgaria have won 3, 1 draw and 1 defeat. His defense has not been very solid, having suffered goals in 3 of the last 4 matches, but his attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In 13 games, he never got the comeback in all 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Bulgaria come to this match after a 1-0 home win against Belarus, so ended a sequence of two consecutive defeats: Popov scored the winning goal. Usually in coach Petar Hubchev organizes his team in a 4-4-1-1, with Delev like the greater reference offensive, a very strong and effective player in the aerial plays. But the visiting team has presented some difficulty in maintaining possession of the ball and finalizing scoring opportunities. The coach will be without Aleksandrov, suspended, in addition to Stovanov, who is recovering from an injury.

The away team is currently in 2nd place, with 7 points won, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. In the penultimate game, lost at home against France by (0-1). In the last match, he won out against Luxembourg by (1-3). This is a team that curiously tends to win more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games has 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with 25 goals scored and 19 suffered; Against 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats in his stadium, with 27 goals scored and 21 suffered. In his last 10 games as a visitor, the Netherlands recorded 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. His defense has not been very solid, having suffered at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches, but his attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In their home games there is a tendency to have goals, as 10 of their last 10 matches have ended with over 1.5 goals. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 7 times and only achieved 1 comeback. There is 1 period in the last 10 games as a visitor for all competitions: he suffered 4 of his 11 goals in the minutes (31'-45 ').

The Dutch team arrive to this match motivated by a victory by 1-3 in the visit to the modest selection of Luxembourg: Depay (2x) and Robben scored the goals of the victory. So now he records two consecutive victories in this qualifying phase. Coach Danny Blind should organize his team in a 4-3-3, privileging the possession of the ball and the attacks paused. In addition, it must attack more by the bands, taking advantage of the speed of its ends. The away team has shown a lot of offensive quality and ability to keep possession of the ball. The visiting coach will not be able to count on Robben and Lens, who are recovering from injuries.