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Head to head

Bulgaria vs Italy

If they played today

Bulgaria at home
18% / 22% / 59%
Bulgaria win / draw / Italy win
Bulgaria–Italy
  • 0–1 11.5%
  • 0–2 10.7%
  • 1–1 10.6%
  • 1–2 9.9%
  • 0–3 6.6%
Neutral venue
13% / 20% / 67%
Bulgaria win / draw / Italy win
Bulgaria–Italy
  • 0–2 12.2%
  • 0–1 11.9%
  • 1–2 9.7%
  • 1–1 9.4%
  • 0–3 8.4%
Italy at home
9% / 17% / 74%
Bulgaria win / draw / Italy win
Bulgaria–Italy
  • 0–2 13.8%
  • 0–1 12.2%
  • 0–3 10.4%
  • 1–2 9.1%
  • 1–1 8.0%

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

 BulgariaItaly
Current Elo15421922
Elo rank96th19th
Peak Elo1861 (1995)2140 (2021)
Matches played736893
All-time record262W 188D 286L477W 243D 173L
Goals for10161565
Goals against1105876
Biggest win10–2 vs Solomon Islands · 2026-03-27 · FIFA Series10–0 vs United States · 1975-04-02 · Friendly
Biggest loss0–13 vs Spain · 1933-05-21 · Friendly1–7 vs Hungary · 1924-04-06 · Friendly
World Cups won04
Expected World Cups0.151.66
European Championships won02
Expected European Championships0.051.29

When they've met

Meetings
21
Bulgaria 2W 8D 11L
Goals
17–36
Bulgaria first
First meeting
1–6
Italy won · 1966-06-14 · Friendly
Most recent
1–1
Drawn · 2021-09-02 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Bulgaria's biggest win
3–2
1968-04-06 · UEFA Euro qualification
Italy's biggest win
6–1
1966-06-14 · Friendly
Most common result
1–1
Bulgaria first · 3 times, last 2021-09-02
Current run
Unbeaten in 10
Italy · since 1994-07-13
21 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2021-09-021–1Italy homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2021-03-280–2Bulgaria homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2015-09-060–1Italy homeUEFA Euro qualification
2015-03-282–2Bulgaria homeUEFA Euro qualification
2013-09-060–1Italy homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2012-09-072–2Bulgaria homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2009-09-090–2Italy homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2008-10-110–0Bulgaria homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2004-06-221–2NeutralUEFA Euro
1994-07-131–2NeutralFIFA World Cup
1991-09-252–1Bulgaria homeFriendly
1989-09-200–4Italy homeFriendly
1986-05-311–1NeutralFIFA World Cup
1981-09-232–3Italy homeFriendly
1978-09-200–1Italy homeFriendly
1974-12-290–0Italy homeFriendly
1972-06-211–1Bulgaria homeFriendly
1969-05-240–0Italy homeFriendly
1968-04-200–2Italy homeUEFA Euro qualification
1968-04-063–2Bulgaria homeUEFA Euro qualification
1966-06-141–6Italy homeFriendly