Bulgaria v Iceland: what the numbers say
Bulgaria meet Iceland at Hristo Botev Stadium, Saturday 6:45am (UEFA Nations League). Key match-up: Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) and Orri Óskarsson (Iceland) are level on goals, both around 1 a game.
The big picture
Bulgaria are 1–2–1 in UEFA Nations League 2026, averaging 0.8 goals for and 1.3 against.
Iceland are 2–0–2 in UEFA Nations League 2026, averaging 1.8 goals for and 0.3 against.
Form
Bulgaria have won one of their last five and most recently beat Luxembourg 2–0.
Iceland have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Estonia 0–0.
Head to head
These sides have met 1 time on our records since 2026: Bulgaria 0, Iceland 1.
Last time out (2026), Iceland won 3–0 at Laugardalsvöllur.
Players to watch
For Bulgaria, watch Marin Petkov (1 goals a game in 2026) and Vladimir Nikolaev Nikolov (0.8 goals a game in 2026).
For Iceland, watch Orri Óskarsson (1 goals a game in 2026) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (0.3 goals a game in 2026).
At Hristo Botev Stadium
Bulgaria have won 1 of their last 8 at Hristo Botev Stadium.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
