Luxembourg vs Bulgaria prediction — UEFA Nations League · Tue 6 Oct · 19:45 UK

UEFA Nations League · Tue 6 Oct · 19:45 UK
Luxembourg 45Draw 27Bulgaria 27
Our call before kickoff
73%
Luxembourg or draw
Missed
2.6
Goals expected
Full time
Final 0–2
Goal before half-time (before kick-off)
68%
Both teams score (before kick-off)
52%
3+ goals (before kick-off)
48%

How it finished

Bulgaria beat Luxembourg 2–0. Bawler's model favoured Luxembourg at 45% before kickoff and got it wrong — it gave Bulgaria 27%. It forecast 2.6 goals and the match produced 2. Luxembourg had 18 shots (7 on target) to Bulgaria's 13 (5), with 63% of the ball against 37%. On expected goals it was 1.8 to 0.9, so Luxembourg created the better chances and still lost the game.

LuxembourgFull-time statsBulgaria
63%Possession37%
1.8Expected goals (xG)0.9
18Shots13
7Shots on target5
11Shots inside box10
2Big chances2
5Corners4
3Saves7
15Fouls15
2Offsides1
1Yellow cards3
What we publishedBeforeAfter
Our callLuxembourg or draw 73%Bulgaria won (27% called)
Total goals2.62
Both teams to score52%No
Graded pickOver 1.5 goals 73%Landed

Published before kickoff and settled afterwards — misses included. Every call is time-stamped to the Bitcoin blockchain before the match so it cannot be edited later.

What we expected

What we expected before kickoff.

LuxembourgBulgaria
1.5
Goals+0.4
1.1
LuxembourgBulgaria
0.5
Goals+0.1
0.4
LuxembourgBulgaria
1.0
Goals+0.3
0.7

Each row is drawn on one scale, so a bar means the same length on both sides. Second-half goals are our full-match forecast minus our first half. Shots and corners are not shown for this match — one of these national teams has too few recorded games for us to forecast them.

Our numbers, most likely first

What we published for this match, strongest first — our three strongest above the line.

MarketProbability
Luxembourg to score78%
Under 3.5 goals74%
Over 1.5 goals73%
Bulgaria to score67%

First half — what we expected

Luxembourg
48%
to score before half-time
Bulgaria
39%
to score before half-time

Chance of at least one goal before half-time: 68%

Shots and corners are not shown for international matches yet — national teams play too few games for us to forecast them well.

Model inputs

Expected goals gap (home minus away)+0.4 / match
Head-to-head, last 5Luxembourg 1 · Draws 3 · Bulgaria 1

Head to head

Sept 2026Bulgaria 1–2 Luxembourg
Nov 2024Luxembourg 0–1 Bulgaria
Oct 2024Bulgaria 0–0 Luxembourg
Nov 2022Luxembourg 0–0 Bulgaria
Oct 2017Luxembourg 1–1 Bulgaria
Full-time recap →
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Common questions

Who won Luxembourg vs Bulgaria?

Bulgaria beat Luxembourg 2–0. Bawler's model favoured Luxembourg at 45% before kickoff and got it wrong — it gave Bulgaria 27%. It forecast 2.6 goals and the match produced 2. Luxembourg had 18 shots (7 on target) to Bulgaria's 13 (5), with 63% of the ball against 37%. On expected goals it was 1.8 to 0.9, so Luxembourg created the better chances and still lost the game.

What was the final score in Luxembourg vs Bulgaria?

Luxembourg 0–2 Bulgaria, played on 06 Oct 2026 in the Europe: UEFA Nations League. Bawler's model had gone into it with Luxembourg 45%, the draw 27% and Bulgaria 27%.

What were the stats in Luxembourg vs Bulgaria?

Full-time: Possession 63%–37%, Expected goals (xG) 1.8–0.9, Shots 18–13, Shots on target 7–5, Shots inside box 11–10, Big chances 2–2, Corners 5–4, Saves 3–7, Fouls 15–15, Offsides 2–1, Yellow cards 1–3.

Did both teams score in Luxembourg vs Bulgaria?

No. It finished 0–2, so Luxembourg failed to score. Bawler's model had put both teams scoring at 52% before kickoff.

Was Bawler's prediction for Luxembourg vs Bulgaria right?

Every call is published before kickoff and graded afterwards, misses included. On this match: Our call — we said Luxembourg or draw 73%, it finished Bulgaria won (27% called); Total goals — we said 2.6, it finished 2; Both teams to score — we said 52%, it finished No; Graded pick — we said Over 1.5 goals 73%, it finished Landed.

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