Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Luxembourg and Bulgaria face each other at Stade de Luxembourg in what is expected to be a close Nations League encounter. Les Lions Rouges failed to win the previous six games in all competitions and given their difficulties in front of goal, home win should not be considered. A man to watch in the home team will be Gerson Rodrigues, who found the net in a 1-1 draw with Belarus in October.
Ilian Iliev’s men, on the other hand, have kept a clean sheet in three of their four group games. Given Luxembourg’s difficulties up front, we believe that there is a big value in betting on under 2.5 goals. Earlier in the process the two teams played out a goalless draw at Stadion Hristo Botev (Plovdiv). A man to watch in the away team will be PAOK winger Kiril Despodov, who has netted 15 goals in 53 appearances for Bulgaria.
Highlighted Team (Luxembourg):
Luxembourg national football team is controlled by Luxembourg Football Federation and they play their home games at Stade Josy Barthel. Les Lions Rouges have never qualified for the finals of a major tournament, but they often make life difficult for European teams in the qualifiers.
Luxembourg defeated Macedonia in the Euro 2016 qualifiers, but a victory over Czech Republic in the 1996 European Championship qualifying match is considered the team’s biggest success. Les Lions Rouges play their home matches in red shirts and red shorts, while they wear white jerseys and white shorts when playing on the travels.
Jeff Strasser is both the most famous and the most capped Luxembourg player and it has to be noted that the former Bundesliga player made 98 appearances for the national team. Luxembourg recorded their biggest win against Afghanistan (6-0), in the match that was played in London in 1948. Speaking of their biggest defeat, Luxembourg were outclassed by England 9-0 on two occasions (1960, 1982).