Head to head

Bulgaria vs England

If they played today

Bulgaria at home

7% / 15% / 78%

Bulgaria win / draw / England win

Bulgaria–England

0–2 14.9%
0–1 12.4%
0–3 12.0%
1–2 8.3%
0–4 7.2%

Neutral venue

4% / 12% / 84%

Bulgaria win / draw / England win

Bulgaria–England

0–2 16.3%
0–3 14.2%
0–1 12.5%
0–4 9.3%
1–2 7.0%

England at home

2% / 9% / 89%

Bulgaria win / draw / England win

Bulgaria–England

0–2 17.7%
0–3 16.6%
0–1 12.6%
0–4 11.7%
0–5 6.6%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

	Bulgaria	England
Current Elo	1542	2197
Elo rank	96th	3rd
Peak Elo	1861 (1995)	2197 (2026)
Matches played	736	1098
All-time record	262W 188D 286L	631W 259D 208L
Goals for	1016	2401
Goals against	1105	1053
Biggest win	10–2 vs Solomon Islands · 2026-03-27 · FIFA Series	13–0 vs Northern Ireland · 1882-02-18 · Friendly
Biggest loss	0–13 vs Spain · 1933-05-21 · Friendly	1–7 vs Hungary · 1954-05-23 · Friendly
World Cups won	0	1
Expected World Cups	0.15	1.45
European Championships won	0	0
Expected European Championships	0.05	1.50

When they've met

Meetings

Bulgaria 0W 4D 8L

Goals

2–26

Bulgaria first

First meeting

0–0

Drawn · 1962-06-07 · FIFA World Cup

Most recent

0–6

England won · 2019-10-14 · UEFA Euro qualification

Bulgaria's biggest win

—

Never beaten England

England's biggest win

6–0

2019-10-14 · UEFA Euro qualification

Most common result

0–4

Bulgaria first · twice, last 2019-09-07

Current run

Unbeaten in 12

England · since 1962-06-07

12 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2019-10-14	0–6	Bulgaria home	UEFA Euro qualification
2019-09-07	0–4	England home	UEFA Euro qualification
2011-09-02	0–3	Bulgaria home	UEFA Euro qualification
2010-09-03	0–4	England home	UEFA Euro qualification
1999-06-09	1–1	Bulgaria home	UEFA Euro qualification
1998-10-10	0–0	England home	UEFA Euro qualification
1996-03-27	0–1	England home	Friendly
1979-11-22	0–2	England home	UEFA Euro qualification
1979-06-06	0–3	Bulgaria home	UEFA Euro qualification
1974-06-01	0–1	Bulgaria home	Friendly
1968-12-11	1–1	England home	Friendly
1962-06-07	0–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup