Match Report
The table read 2nd (Bulgaria, 9 pts) against 3rd (Belarus, 7 pts), 2 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Belarus: only 27th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Scoring rates set the scale: Bulgaria 0.5 scored and 1 conceded per game, Belarus 0.5 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.3.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Bulgaria win, 2 for Belarus, 1 draw, at 1.25 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
Stadion Vasil Levski in Karlovo, capacity 43,230, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Bulgaria led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Bulgaria: Vasil Panayotov (12') · Belarus: Yuriy Kovalev (70')