Top 2 League C target

Bulgaria's battle for top spot in Group 3 League C of the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League continues on Friday evening, when the side travel to the Stade de Luxembourg to face Luxembourg.

Bulgaria are currently third in the table, two points behind leaders Northern Ireland, while Luxembourg are bottom of the table, having picked up just two points from their first four games.

Latest Luxembourg vs Bulgaria team information

Gerson Rodrigues, with 22 goals, is Luxembourg's all-time leading scorer and the striker is expected to start again on Friday night. No surprise changes are expected to the home side's starting line-up.

Danel Sinani, who has scored 13 goals in 67 international appearances, will also feature up front, while Alessio Curci is also expected to be given an attacking role.

The most experienced player in the squad is captain Laurent Jans, who will continue to start this match, with him set to make his 109th international appearance.

For Bulgaria, captain Kiril Despodov, 28, will be in contention for a 54th cap, as he looks to add to his tally of 15 international goals.

Aleksandar Kolev, despite not having scored a goal for the team, could still be selected as a striker, while Radoslav Kirilov, with two goals, is likely to be given a different attacking role against Luxembourg.

In addition, Aberdeen goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov is also expected to start in goal for Bulgaria.

Latest expected lineup Luxembourg vs Bulgaria

Luxembourg:

Morris; D'Anzico, Korac, Carlson; Jans, Olesen, Barreiro, Pinto; Sinani; Curci, Rodrigues

Bulgaria:

Mitov; Popov, Atanasov, Petkov, Nurnberger; Kostadinov, Antov; Despodov, Krastev, Kirilov; Kolev

Latest football commentary Luxembourg vs Bulgaria

Luxembourg started their Nations League campaign with back-to-back defeats to Northern Ireland and Belarus, but they have picked up two recent draws, drawing 0-0 with Bulgaria on 12 October, then drawing 1-1 with Belarus three days later.

Under coach Luc Holtz, the team are currently bottom of League C's Group 3, but still have a slim chance of reaching the promotion play-offs, as they are just four points behind second-placed Belarus with two games remaining.

Luxembourg need to win their remaining two games and hope that the result goes in their favour. However, as things stand, they are in serious danger of being relegated to League D.

The team have only managed one win in 2024, a 2–1 win over Kazakhstan in a friendly in March, while their last competitive win came in November 2023, when they beat Liechtenstein in a Euro 2024 qualifier.

Luxembourg have never beaten Bulgaria in their last 16 meetings in all competitions, and have lost 13 times, showing the huge challenge they face in this match.

As for Bulgaria, coach Iliyan Iliev's team won 1, drew 2 and lost 1 in 4 matches in this group, earning 5 points, currently ranked third, 1 point behind Belarus and 2 points behind the top team Northern Ireland.

Bulgaria started with a 0-0 draw with Belarus, then won 1-0 against Northern Ireland just three days later. However, they were held to a 0-0 draw by Luxembourg on 12 October before suffering a shocking 5-0 defeat to Northern Ireland, denting their hopes of finishing top of the group.

Even so, a win over Luxembourg on Friday night would see Bulgaria go into their final group game against Belarus on November 18, and they could still finish in the top two of League C Group 3.

Defeat against Northern Ireland was Bulgaria's first loss since October 2023, and they will be looking to make it 14th win in 17 meetings with Luxembourg when the two teams meet in this match.

Latest Luxembourg vs Bulgaria score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the match Luxembourg vs Bulgaria :

• Sportsmole: Luxembourg 1-2 Bulgaria

• WhoScore: Luxembourg 0-2 Bulgaria
• Our prediction: Luxembourg 1-2 Bulgaria

When and where to watch Luxembourg vs Bulgaria live?

To watch the live match Luxembourg vs Bulgaria in the Nations League taking place at 2:45 a.m. on November 16, viewers can watch on TV360 here, Mytv system here or on online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy moments of watching football.

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