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
28 Apr 1963 Bulgaria 1โ€“0 Czechoslovakia H ITL ยท Friendly
23 Jan 1963 Bulgaria 1โ€“0 Portugal H ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
06 Jan 1963 Algeria 2โ€“1 Bulgaria H ITL ยท Friendly
16 Dec 1962 Portugal 3โ€“1 Bulgaria H ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
25 Nov 1962 Bulgaria 1โ€“1 Austria D ITL ยท Friendly
07 Nov 1962 Bulgaria 3โ€“1 Portugal H ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
30 Sep 1962 Bulgaria 2โ€“1 Poland H ITL ยท Friendly
07 Jun 1962 Bulgaria 0โ€“0 England D ITL ยท FIFA World Cup
03 Jun 1962 Bulgaria 1โ€“6 Hungary A ITL ยท FIFA World Cup
30 May 1962 Argentina 1โ€“0 Bulgaria H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup
06 May 1962 Austria 2โ€“0 Bulgaria H ITL ยท Friendly
24 Dec 1961 Belgium 4โ€“0 Bulgaria H ITL ยท Friendly
16 Dec 1961 Bulgaria 1โ€“0 France H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
12 Nov 1961 Bulgaria 1โ€“0 France H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
29 Oct 1961 Bulgaria 3โ€“1 Finland H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
16 Jun 1961 Finland 0โ€“2 Bulgaria A ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
11 Dec 1960 France 3โ€“0 Bulgaria H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
27 Nov 1960 Bulgaria 2โ€“1 Turkey H ITL ยท Friendly
23 Nov 1960 Bulgaria 2โ€“1 Germany H ITL ยท Friendly
10 Jul 1960 Bulgaria 2โ€“0 German DR H ITL ยท Friendly
26 Jun 1960 Poland 4โ€“0 Bulgaria H ITL ยท Friendly
22 May 1960 Bulgaria 4โ€“1 Belgium H ITL ยท Friendly
03 Apr 1960 Netherlands 4โ€“2 Bulgaria H ITL ยท Friendly
06 Dec 1959 Bulgaria 2โ€“1 Denmark H ITL ยท Friendly
25 Oct 1959 Bulgaria 1โ€“1 Yugoslavia D ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
11 Oct 1959 Bulgaria 1โ€“0 France H ITL ยท Friendly
31 May 1959 Yugoslavia 2โ€“0 Bulgaria H ITL ยท UEFA Euro qualification
13 May 1959 Bulgaria 3โ€“2 Netherlands H ITL ยท Friendly
21 Dec 1958 Germany 3โ€“0 Bulgaria H ITL ยท Friendly
07 Dec 1958 Turkey 0โ€“0 Bulgaria D ITL ยท Friendly
12 Oct 1958 Czechoslovakia 0โ€“1 Bulgaria A ITL ยท Friendly
05 Oct 1958 German DR 1โ€“1 Bulgaria D ITL ยท Friendly
18 May 1958 Brazil 3โ€“1 Bulgaria H ITL ยท Friendly
14 May 1958 Brazil 4โ€“0 Bulgaria H ITL ยท Friendly
25 Dec 1957 France 2โ€“2 Bulgaria D ITL ยท Friendly
03 Nov 1957 Bulgaria 7โ€“0 Norway H ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
29 Sep 1957 Bulgaria 1โ€“1 Poland D ITL ยท Friendly
15 Sep 1957 Bulgaria 1โ€“2 Hungary A ITL ยท FIFA World Cup qualification
21 Jul 1957 Bulgaria 0โ€“4 Russia A ITL ยท Friendly
23 Jun 1957 Hungary 4โ€“1 Bulgaria H 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
Fri, 13 Nov 2026
13 Nov 19:45 Bulgaria vs Iceland โ€“ / โ€“ / โ€“ 26.7% 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.