BUL ยท National Team

Bulgaria

Bulgaria national football team
Played 739
Draw % 25.6%
No-draw N 1
Max streak 13 25 Mar 2016 โ†’ 07 Oct 2017
Avg top run 10.3 top 10
Draw debt E 0.32
p50 36.0%
p100 29.0%
Draw score 0.139 rank #1,178 Draws 189
Team strength ยท Elo all ratings โ€บ
Rating 1,526 everyone starts at 1500
Peak 1,861 reached 7 Jun 1995
Rank #169 of 336 national teams
Matches rated 739 last 3 Oct 2026

What this team's results have earned: every match in the database is replayed in date order, both sides start at 1500 and the winner takes points from the loser. The rating is the one it held after its last rated match, and the rank counts every national team ever rated, sides that no longer play included. A measure of strength, not a forecast of the next result. Computed 4 Oct 2026.

Recent form ยท draws highlighted
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Over 108 matches (Mar 2015 โ€“ Oct 2026), Bulgaria drew 30 where the draw model expected 22.5 from those particular fixtures โ€” about 7 more, or 1.8 standard errors, a gap most teams show over a stretch this long.

As unusual as a coin landing the same way 3 times running. A flat league average would have expected 25.0 instead โ€” "more draws than the league" and "more draws than these fixtures deserved" are different claims. These matches were part of the model's own training set, so its chances were fitted already knowing the results.

Longest no-draw runs all on the records page โ€บ
# Run From โ†’ To
1 13 25 Mar 2016 โ†’ 07 Oct 2017 โ–ธ matches
2 12 13 Jun 1996 โ†’ 11 Oct 1997 โ–ธ matches
3 12 29 Nov 1978 โ†’ 23 Dec 1979 โ–ธ matches
4 10 10 Jun 2025 โ†’ 01 Jun 2026 โ–ธ matches
5 10 26 Aug 1992 โ†’ 28 Apr 1993 โ–ธ matches
6 10 01 Apr 1987 โ†’ 23 Mar 1988 โ–ธ matches
7 10 18 Nov 1973 โ†’ 01 Jun 1974 โ–ธ matches
8 9 23 Mar 1983 โ†’ 21 Dec 1983 โ–ธ matches
9 9 01 Jun 1966 โ†’ 11 Jun 1967 โ–ธ matches
10 8 12 Aug 2009 โ†’ 19 May 2010 โ–ธ matches
By competition (all-time)
CompetitionPDDraw%NMax
Friendly 351 102 29.1% 0 10
FIFA World Cup qualification 143 29 20.3% 6 9
UEFA Euro qualification 130 33 25.4% 0 6
Balkan Cup 41 4 9.8% 0 8
UEFA Nations League 29 11 37.9% 1 4
FIFA World Cup 26 8 30.8% 2 3
UEFA European Championship 6 1 16.7% 3 3
Kirin Cup 4 0 0.0% 2 2
FIFA Series 4 1 25.0% 2 2
Cyprus International Tournament 2 0 0.0% 2 2
Olympic Games 1 0 0.0% 1 1
Lunar New Year Cup 1 0 0.0% 1 1
Kirin Challenge Cup 1 0 0.0% 1 1
By calendar year
YearPDDraw%Max
2026 7 2 28.6% 3
2025 10 1 10.0% 7
2024 10 6 60.0% 2
2023 10 4 40.0% 4
2022 10 4 40.0% 3
2021 13 4 30.8% 4
2020 8 2 25.0% 6
2019 10 3 30.0% 4
2018 8 2 25.0% 4
2017 7 1 14.3% 5
2016 8 0 0.0% 8
2015 7 1 14.3% 6
2014 6 2 33.3% 3
2013 9 1 11.1% 7
2012 9 4 44.4% 3
2011 9 2 22.2% 5
2010 9 1 11.1% 6
2009 10 3 30.0% 6
2008 7 3 42.9% 2
2007 11 2 18.2% 5
2006 9 3 33.3% 3
2005 11 3 27.3% 5
2004 13 5 38.5% 5
2003 10 2 20.0% 5
2002 8 2 25.0% 4
2001 12 2 16.7% 5
2000 11 2 18.2% 6
1999 11 2 18.2% 6
1998 11 3 27.3% 4
1997 6 1 16.7% 5
1996 12 2 16.7% 7
1995 9 2 22.2% 3
1994 14 5 35.7% 6
1993 9 2 22.2% 5
1992 8 1 12.5% 5
1991 9 4 44.4% 3
1990 5 1 20.0% 4
1989 8 1 12.5% 4
1988 12 4 33.3% 4
1987 6 0 0.0% 6
1986 12 6 50.0% 3
1985 12 2 16.7% 5
1984 8 5 62.5% 2
1983 10 1 10.0% 9
1982 10 3 30.0% 4
1981 17 3 17.7% 8
1980 10 2 20.0% 7
1979 11 0 0.0% 11
1978 12 6 50.0% 2
1977 10 3 30.0% 6
1976 11 4 36.4% 4
1975 5 2 40.0% 2
1974 17 6 35.3% 9
1973 15 4 26.7% 7
1972 5 2 40.0% 2
1971 8 2 25.0% 4
1970 11 6 54.6% 3
1969 8 2 25.0% 3
1968 5 1 20.0% 2
1967 7 2 28.6% 3
1966 8 1 12.5% 7
1965 8 1 12.5% 6
1964 4 2 50.0% 2
1963 7 2 28.6% 3
1962 8 2 25.0% 3
1961 5 0 0.0% 5
1960 7 0 0.0% 7
1959 5 1 20.0% 3
1958 6 2 33.3% 2
1957 8 3 37.5% 3
1956 4 0 0.0% 4
1955 7 2 28.6% 3
1954 2 1 50.0% 1
1953 7 4 57.1% 2
1952 1 0 0.0% 1
1950 4 1 25.0% 3
1949 4 1 25.0% 3
1948 5 1 20.0% 4
1947 4 0 0.0% 4
1946 2 1 50.0% 1
1943 1 0 0.0% 1
1942 1 0 0.0% 1
1940 2 0 0.0% 2
1939 2 0 0.0% 1
1938 2 0 0.0% 2
1937 2 2 100.0% 0
1936 2 0 0.0% 2
1935 5 1 20.0% 2
1934 7 0 0.0% 5
1933 4 0 0.0% 4
1932 7 1 14.3% 5
1931 5 0 0.0% 5
1930 5 1 20.0% 3
1929 3 1 33.3% 1
1927 3 1 33.3% 1
1926 2 0 0.0% 2
1925 2 0 0.0% 2
1924 2 0 0.0% 2
Date Home Score Away R Tournament
19 Aug 1973 Bulgaria 0โ€“2 Poland A ITL ยท Friendly
12 May 1973 Germany 3โ€“0 Bulgaria H ITL ยท Friendly
02 May 1973 Bulgaria 2โ€“1 Portugal H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
18 Apr 1973 Turkey 5โ€“2 Bulgaria H ITL ยท Balkan Cup
28 Mar 1973 Bulgaria 1โ€“0 Russia H ITL ยท Friendly
18 Feb 1973 Australia 0โ€“2 Bulgaria A ITL ยท Friendly
16 Feb 1973 Australia 1โ€“3 Bulgaria A ITL ยท Friendly
14 Feb 1973 Australia 2โ€“2 Bulgaria D ITL ยท Friendly
08 Feb 1973 New Caledonia 3โ€“5 Bulgaria A ITL ยท Friendly
04 Feb 1973 Indonesia 0โ€“4 Bulgaria A ITL ยท Friendly
31 Jan 1973 Greece 2โ€“2 Bulgaria D ITL ยท Friendly
28 Jan 1973 Cyprus 0โ€“3 Bulgaria A ITL ยท Friendly
19 Nov 1972 Cyprus 0โ€“4 Bulgaria A ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
18 Oct 1972 Bulgaria 3โ€“0 Northern Ireland H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
21 Jun 1972 Bulgaria 1โ€“1 Italy D ITL ยท Friendly
07 Jun 1972 Russia 1โ€“0 Bulgaria H ITL ยท Friendly
29 Mar 1972 Bulgaria 1โ€“1 Russia D ITL ยท Friendly
04 Dec 1971 Bulgaria 2โ€“1 France H ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
17 Nov 1971 Bulgaria 2โ€“2 Greece D ITL ยท Friendly
10 Nov 1971 France 2โ€“1 Bulgaria H ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
25 Sep 1971 Hungary 2โ€“0 Bulgaria H ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
09 Jun 1971 Norway 1โ€“4 Bulgaria A ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
19 May 1971 Bulgaria 3โ€“0 Hungary H ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
28 Apr 1971 Bulgaria 1โ€“1 Russia D ITL ยท Friendly
07 Apr 1971 Greece 0โ€“1 Bulgaria A ITL ยท Friendly
15 Nov 1970 Bulgaria 1โ€“1 Norway D ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
11 Jun 1970 Bulgaria 1โ€“1 Morocco D ITL ยท FIFA World Cup
07 Jun 1970 Bulgaria 2โ€“5 Germany A ITL ยท FIFA World Cup
02 Jun 1970 Bulgaria 2โ€“3 Peru A ITL ยท FIFA World Cup
06 May 1970 Bulgaria 0โ€“0 Russia D ITL ยท Friendly
05 May 1970 Bulgaria 3โ€“3 Russia D ITL ยท Friendly
08 Apr 1970 France 1โ€“1 Bulgaria D ITL ยท Friendly
24 Feb 1970 Peru 5โ€“3 Bulgaria H ITL ยท Friendly
21 Feb 1970 Peru 1โ€“3 Bulgaria A ITL ยท Friendly
18 Feb 1970 Mexico 2โ€“0 Bulgaria H ITL ยท Friendly
15 Feb 1970 Mexico 1โ€“1 Bulgaria D ITL ยท Friendly
28 Dec 1969 Morocco 3โ€“0 Bulgaria H ITL ยท Friendly
07 Dec 1969 Luxembourg 1โ€“3 Bulgaria A ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
09 Nov 1969 Poland 3โ€“0 Bulgaria H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
22 Oct 1969 Netherlands 1โ€“1 Bulgaria D ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
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Upcoming fixtures
Date Home ยท Away 1 / X / 2 Draw ยท logistic Tournament
Tue, 06 Oct 2026
06 Oct 18:45 Luxembourg vs Bulgaria โ€“ / โ€“ / โ€“ 29.2% ITL ยท UEFA Nations League

Draw ยท logistic is the chance of a draw from the logistic draw model: five signals โ€” the goals model, the draw rate at the Elo gap, the expected goals and the competition's own draw rate โ€” fitted on every match played so far and recalibrated, then applied to fixtures not yet played. A dash means the model has not rated that fixture. Descriptive statistics, not betting advice.