Bulgaria vs France Preview

After their performance at Euro 2016 many have tipped France to win the world cup next year but the French have to qualify first and that requires a lot of work from them.

They are currently top of the group but Sweden are following them closely and if they fail to win this game, they could end up second on the table depending on Sweden’s results.

Bulgaria have had some kind of a mysterious campaign so far – the hosts have won all of their home games so far yet they have also lost all of their away games.

Surprisingly they still have a chance of making it to at least the playoffs but they need to win this game as any other result will all but end their hopes.

They will see their next two games as the most important in their history and we expect them to take this game very seriously.

The French are a star-studded side with a combination of experienced and young talents.

They struggled at times during this qualifying series but their 4-0 win over the Netherlands last time out shows how ruthless they can be on their day.

The likes of Kylian Mbappe and Thomas Lemar will be looking to secure their first World Cup tickets.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Bulgaria

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
L	Netherlands		3-1		Bulgaria	Sep 3, 2017	World Cup Qualifying –
W	Bulgaria		3-2		Sweden	Aug 31, 2017	World Cup Qualifying –
L	Belarus		2-1		Bulgaria	Jun 9, 2017	World Cup Qualifying –
W	Bulgaria		2-0		Netherlands	Mar 25, 2017	World Cup Qualifying –
W	Bulgaria		1-0		Belarus	Nov 13, 2016	World Cup Qualifying –

France 

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
D	France		0-0		Luxembourg	Sep 3, 2017	World Cup Qualifying –
W	France		4-0		Netherlands	Aug 31, 2017	World Cup Qualifying –
W	France		3-2		England	Jun 13, 2017	International Friendly
L	Sweden		2-1		France	Jun 9, 2017	World Cup Qualifying –
W	France		5-0		Paraguay	Jun 2, 2017	International Friendly

H2H

DATE	COMPETITION
France		4-1		Bulgaria	Oct 7, 2016	World Cup Qualifying –