Preview :
As we all know this week UEFA EURO Qualifiers are being played and from group A, England will take on Bulgaria at Wembley Stadium in London tonight. England began their campaign on a great note with a 5-0 win over Czech Republic followed by a 5-1 win over Montenegro and now will look to consolidate their position at top with a win over Bulgaria. On the other hand, Bulgaria who have two draws and two losses from four outings, will be eyeing their first victory. England is a stronger team and also have home crowd advantage and should emerge victorious.
Match Details :
Match : ENG vs BLG, England vs Bulgaria, UEFA EURO Qualifiers
Date and Time : 7 September 2019, 9.30 PM IST
Venue : Wembley Stadium, London
England Team News and Expected Playing XI :
Team News :
1. England is currently sitting at top of the points table of group A with 6 points from 2 matches.
2. Jesse Lingard is doubtful for this match as he is suffering from illness.
3. Defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka has pulled out of the squad due to back injury.
4. Alex Oxlade Chamberlain is back in the side for the first time since March 2018 while Dele Ali has been left out of the squad as he wasn’t 100% fit.
5. Tyrone Mings, Mason Mount and James Maddison who are uncapped, might be left out on the bench.
6. Defender Kyle Walker has been dropped of the squad due to his poor performances.
7. No player is suspended for this match.
Expected XI –
GK : Pickford
DF : Alexander-Arnold, Keane, Maguire, Rose
MF : Henderson, Rice, Barkley
FW : Sterling, Rashford, Kane
Bulgaria Team News and Expected Playing XI :
Team News :
1. Bulgaria is currently sitting at 4th place in the points table of group A with 2 points from 4 matches.
2. 37 years old goal keeper Hristo Ivanov has got his maiden call up to the Bulgaria national team.
3. Wanderson and Georgi Kostadinov too have got their maiden call ups to the national side.
4. Bulgaria team have no injury concerns.
Expected XI :
GK : Iliev
DF : S Popov, Nedyalkov, Bozhikov, Goranov
MF : Dimitrov, Wanderson, I Popov, Sarmov
FW : Ivanov, Despodov
ENG vs BLG Dream11 Prediction :
Goalkeeper : Iliev
Defenders : Maguire, Alexander-Arnold, Keane
Midfielders : Henderson, Barkley, Dimitrov, Wanderson
Forwards : Sterling, Kane, I Popov
Captain and Vice Captain :
Captain Harry Kane and vice captain Raheem Sterling
Stats and facts :
1. Form guide (last 5 matches)
England – W, L, W, W, W
Bulgaria – L, L, D, D, D
2. England have won both their matches in the UEFA EURO Qualifiers.
3. England have scored 10 goals and conceded only 1 goal in these two Qualifiers.
4. Bulgaria have scored 5 goals and conceded 7 goals in the four Qualifiers they played.
5. Bulgaria captain Ivelin Popov is the most experienced player of his team.
6. England’s pass completion rate of 89% is the fourth best in the UEFA EURO Qualifiers.
7. Most Goals and assists for England in this EURO Qualifiers –
Goals –
4 – Raheem Sterling
2 – Harry Kane / R Barkley
1 – Michael Keane
Assists –
2 – R Barkley
1 – Jadon Sancho / Raheem Sterling / Henderson
8. Most Goals and assists for Bulgaria in this EURO Qualifiers –
Goals –
1 – Ivelin Popov / Kristian Dimitrov / Ismail Isa / Vasil Bozhikov / T. Nedelev
Assists –
2 – T. Nedelev
1 – G. Ivanov / Ivelin Popov