Head to head

Bulgaria vs France

If they played today

Bulgaria at home
9% / 16% / 75%
Bulgaria win / draw / France win
Bulgaria–France
  • 0–2 14.0%
  • 0–1 12.2%
  • 0–3 10.7%
  • 1–2 8.9%
  • 1–1 7.8%
Neutral venue
6% / 14% / 81%
Bulgaria win / draw / France win
Bulgaria–France
  • 0–2 15.5%
  • 0–3 12.9%
  • 0–1 12.4%
  • 0–4 8.0%
  • 1–2 7.8%
France at home
3% / 11% / 86%
Bulgaria win / draw / France win
Bulgaria–France
  • 0–2 16.9%
  • 0–3 15.2%
  • 0–1 12.6%
  • 0–4 10.2%
  • 1–2 6.3%

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

 BulgariaFrance
Current Elo15422139
Elo rank96th4th
Peak Elo1861 (1995)2232 (2026)
Matches played736943
All-time record262W 188D 286L483W 195D 265L
Goals for10161735
Goals against11051219
Biggest win10–2 vs Solomon Islands · 2026-03-27 · FIFA Series14–0 vs Gibraltar · 2023-11-18 · UEFA Euro qualification
Biggest loss0–13 vs Spain · 1933-05-21 · Friendly1–17 vs Denmark · 1908-10-22 · Olympic Games
World Cups won02
Expected World Cups0.150.90
European Championships won02
Expected European Championships0.051.80

When they've met

Meetings
22
Bulgaria 8W 3D 11L
Goals
26–41
Bulgaria first
First meeting
3–5
France won · 1932-06-09 · Friendly
Most recent
0–3
France won · 2021-06-08 · Friendly
Bulgaria's biggest win
2–0
1992-09-09 · FIFA World Cup qualification
France's biggest win
6–1
1938-03-24 · Friendly
Most common result
1–0
Bulgaria first · 4 times, last 1963-09-29
Current run
Won last 4
France · since 1996-06-18
22 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2021-06-080–3France homeFriendly
2017-10-070–1Bulgaria homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2016-10-071–4France homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1996-06-181–3NeutralUEFA Euro
1993-11-172–1France homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1992-09-092–0Bulgaria homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1985-05-022–0Bulgaria homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1984-11-210–1France homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1977-11-161–3France homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1976-10-092–2Bulgaria homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1971-12-042–1Bulgaria homeUEFA Euro qualification
1971-11-101–2France homeUEFA Euro qualification
1970-04-081–1France homeFriendly
1963-10-261–3France homeUEFA Euro qualification
1963-09-291–0Bulgaria homeUEFA Euro qualification
1961-12-161–0NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
1961-11-121–0Bulgaria homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1960-12-110–3France homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1959-10-111–0Bulgaria homeFriendly
1957-12-252–2France homeFriendly
1938-03-241–6France homeFriendly
1932-06-093–5Bulgaria homeFriendly