Head to head

Bulgaria vs Spain

If they played today

Bulgaria at home

4% / 11% / 85%

Bulgaria win / draw / Spain win

Bulgaria–Spain

0–2 16.7%
0–3 14.9%
0–1 12.6%
0–4 9.9%
1–2 6.5%

Neutral venue

2% / 8% / 90%

Bulgaria win / draw / Spain win

Bulgaria–Spain

0–2 18.1%
0–3 17.3%
0–1 12.6%
0–4 12.4%
0–5 7.1%

Spain at home

1% / 6% / 93%

Bulgaria win / draw / Spain win

Bulgaria–Spain

0–3 19.8%
0–2 19.4%
0–4 15.2%
0–1 12.6%
0–5 9.3%

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

	Bulgaria	Spain
Current Elo	1542	2324
Elo rank	96th	1st
Peak Elo	1861 (1995)	2324 (2026)
Matches played	736	791
All-time record	262W 188D 286L	468W 183D 140L
Goals for	1016	1616
Goals against	1105	704
Biggest win	10–2 vs Solomon Islands · 2026-03-27 · FIFA Series	13–0 vs Bulgaria · 1933-05-21 · Friendly
Biggest loss	0–13 vs Spain · 1933-05-21 · Friendly	1–7 vs England · 1931-12-09 · Friendly
World Cups won	0	2
Expected World Cups	0.15	1.28
European Championships won	0	4
Expected European Championships	0.05	1.48

When they've met

Meetings

Bulgaria 0W 1D 6L

Goals

2–30

Bulgaria first

First meeting

0–13

Spain won · 1933-05-21 · Friendly

Most recent

0–4

Spain won · 2025-10-14 · FIFA World Cup qualification

Bulgaria's biggest win

—

Never beaten Spain

Spain's biggest win

13–0

1933-05-21 · Friendly

Current run

Unbeaten in 7

Spain · since 1933-05-21

7 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2025-10-14	0–4	Spain home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2025-09-04	0–3	Bulgaria home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2002-11-20	0–1	Spain home	Friendly
1998-06-24	1–6	Neutral	FIFA World Cup
1996-06-09	1–1	Neutral	UEFA Euro
1985-12-18	0–2	Spain home	Friendly
1933-05-21	0–13	Spain home	Friendly