Bulgaria vs Spain Tips & Preview - Upper hand for the Spaniards

By Tolu Shotade

02 Sep 2025

Tolu Shotade 02 Sep 2025

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Spain to face Bulgaria in opening UEFA World Cup qualifier.
Spain unbeaten in 10 games; Bulgaria winless in 7 of last 8.
Spain never lost to Bulgaria; strong attacking form continues.

Bulgaria vs Spain

Spain begin their campaign in the UEFA World Cup qualifiers with a trip to Bulgaria for a Group E clash on Thursday.

Fresh from losing the UEFA Nations League final, the Spaniards will be keen to make a statement in this one. They should have too much quality for the Bulgarians, who are out of sorts coming into this one.

Bulgaria News

Bulgaria have struggled coming into these qualifiers as they are winless in seven of their last eight matches across all competitions. Their last outing was a 4-0 defeat to Greece in a friendly back in June.

Results like that have become common for Bulgaria, who often struggle to keep things tight at the back. Ilian Iliev’s team have conceded at least two goals in their last four matches across all competitions.

Bulgaria have had little joy at home lately and often fail to make it count in front of their fans. They are winless in eight of their last 10 home matches across all competitions.

Spain News

This will be the first outing for Spain after losing on penalties to Portugal in the Nations League final. They had thrown away the lead twice to draw 2-2 in normal time before falling in the shootout.

Before that result, the Spaniards had looked unstoppable and have not lost in regulation time in the last 10 matches across all competitions. They are also unbeaten in their last seven away matches across all competitions, picking up five wins on this run.

Spain’s solid attack often sees them claim one-sided results like the 7-1 victory in Georgia. Luis de la Fuente’s team have scored in both halves in four of their last five matches across all competitions.

Head to Head

Spain are unbeaten in this fixture, with two wins and a draw from three matches against Bulgaria. The last meeting between both teams was a friendly back in 2022, which ended 1-0 in favour of the Spaniards.

Verdict

Bulgaria v Spain

Spain have too much quality for Bulgaria and that fact is likely to be evident in this one. They should claim the win here and given their knack for one-sided victories, a handicap bet could be considered.

The Spaniards have scored in both halves in four of their last five matches, and a repeat is expected here. Scoring in both halves could also see the reigning European champions win both halves on Sunday.

Spain -2

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