Bulgaria takes on the visitors France at “Nacionalen Stadion Vasil Levski” in the gameweek nine of the Europe’s Qualifiers Group stage for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. The match will be played in Sofia on Saturday, October 7th.
The Bulgarians have failed the start of the qualifying cycle and at some point it seemed that the team was already eliminated from the race for winning a ticket to Russia but due furious play at the home field, Bulgaria is keeping on contend for taking one of the two first places in Group A. The side is currently occupying the fourth position in the standings with 12 points earned and 13-17 goal difference, saving theoretical chances for taking the first or two places in its group . On the eve of the forthcoming clash it should be noted that Bulgarian national football team has won all four home encounters of the qualifying stage with 10-5 goal difference, consequently, the side is extremely strong at the home pitch.
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In contrast to Bulgaria, the French A-team is a complete disaster in this qualifying campaign! After having knocked out Germany, the French were broken by Portugal in the UEFA EURO 2016 final. In this qualifying competition the side conceded goals scored from the midfield, not mentioning 0:0 draw against Luxembourg in face of its fans in three days after remarkable 4:0 triumph over Netherlands in September. This is how Didier Deschamps’ team lost five points which can result in the team’s staying beyond the World Cup final stage next year. “Les Bleus” picked up 17 points with 15-5 goal difference in eight qualification fights, saving the leading position in Group A, however, their rivals sit too close: one, four and five points correspondingly. France earned seven points with five goals for and three goals against in four encounters on the road.
The French got 4:1 victory against Bulgaria at the home ground in the reverse fixture. I don’t believe that they will manage to repeat that success in the forthcoming battle as the Bulgarian team is very tough in front of its supporters.
Prediction for the match: Bulgaria to win with +2.5 Asian handicap.
