Bulgaria Interceptions Stats 2026/2027

Bulgaria Interceptions Stats 2024/2025

Bulgaria have recorded 72 interceptions across 8 UEFA Nations League games in 2024/2025, averaging 9 per match. V. Popov leads the squad with 10 interceptions - 2.5 per game. F. Krastev is next with 7.

Bulgaria Interceptions: Form & Insights

Over their last 10 games, Bulgaria are averaging 9 interceptions per match - V. Popov leads that period with 10. Use the match-by-match table above to compare interceptions game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Bulgaria vs Luxembourg on 26.09.2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many interceptions do Bulgaria average per game?

Bulgaria average 9 interceptions per UEFA Nations League game in 2024/2025, based on 8 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 9 per match.

Who leads Bulgaria for interceptions?

V. Popov leads Bulgaria for interceptions in 2024/2025 with 10 in UEFA Nations League - an average of 2.5 per game. F. Krastev is second with 7.

How do Bulgaria's interceptions break down home vs away?

Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Bulgaria's interceptions totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2024/2025.

Bulgaria player interceptions rates

Player	Position	Apps	Interceptions	Per game	1+ hit rate
Filip Krastev	midfielder	5	8	1.6	60%
Ilia Gruev	midfielder	5	5	1	60%
Andrian Kraev	midfielder	6	4	0.67	50%
Anton Nedyalkov	defender	2	4	2	100%
Zdravko Dimitrov	attacker	7	3	0.43	29%
Martin Georgiev	defender	4	3	0.75	50%
Georgi Rusev	attacker	3	3	1	67%
Fabian Nürnberger	midfielder	2	3	1.5	50%
Kristian Dimitrov	defender	5	2	0.4	40%
Emil Tsenov	defender	5	2	0.4	40%
Radoslav Kirilov	attacker	4	2	0.5	25%
Ivan Turitsov	defender	3	2	0.67	33%
Rosen Bozhinov	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Atanas Chernev	defender	2	2	1	50%
Dimitar Velkovski	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Ivaylo Chochev	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Petko Hristov	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Kristiyan Stoyanov	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Nikolay Minkov	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Stefan Velkov	defender	1	1	1	100%
Viktor Popov	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Marin Petkov	attacker	8	0	0	0%
Vladimir Nikolov	attacker	5	0	0	0%
Dimitar Mitov	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Kiril Despodov	attacker	4	0	0	0%

Bulgaria interceptions match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team interceptions
5 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Moldova	Away	2-2	0
1 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Montenegro	Home	0-1	0
30 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Indonesia	Away	0-1	0
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Solomon Islands	Away	2-10	0
18 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Georgia	Home	2-1	9
15 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Turkey	Away	2-0	14
14 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Spain	Away	4-0	6
11 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Turkey	Home	1-6	8
7 Sep 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Georgia	Away	3-0	11
4 Sep 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Spain	Home	0-3	4

Bulgaria interceptions 2026/2027: last 10 games

Interceptions for per game: 8.83
Interceptions against per game: 6.5
Match total interceptions per game: 15.33
Games: 6

Bulgaria Interceptions for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 4.5 %	Over 6.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	3	6.33	67%	67%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	11.33	100%	100%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	6	8.83	83%	83%	33%	33%	33%

Bulgaria Interceptions against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 4.5 %	Over 6.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	3	7	67%	33%	33%	33%	0%
Away	3	6	67%	67%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	6	6.5	67%	50%	17%	17%	0%

Bulgaria Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %
Home	3	13.33	67%	67%	33%	33%	33%
Away	3	17.33	67%	67%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	6	15.33	67%	67%	50%	50%	50%

Bulgaria Team interceptions 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team interceptions	Overall	Home	Away
Interceptions / match	8.83	6.33	11.33
Interceptions over 4.5	83%	67%	100%
Interceptions over 6.5	83%	67%	100%
Interceptions over 8.5	33%	0%	67%
Interceptions over 10.5	33%	0%	67%
Interceptions over 12.5	33%	0%	67%

Bulgaria Interceptions against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Interceptions against	Overall	Home	Away
Interceptions against / match	6.5	7	6
Interceptions against over 4.5	67%	67%	67%
Interceptions against over 6.5	50%	33%	67%
Interceptions against over 8.5	17%	33%	0%
Interceptions against over 10.5	17%	33%	0%
Interceptions against over 12.5	0%	0%	0%

Bulgaria Match interceptions 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match interceptions	Overall	Home	Away
Match interceptions / match	15.33	13.33	17.33
Match interceptions over 10.5	67%	67%	67%
Match interceptions over 12.5	67%	67%	67%
Match interceptions over 14.5	50%	33%	67%
Match interceptions over 16.5	50%	33%	67%
Match interceptions over 18.5	50%	33%	67%

Bulgaria interceptions match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Interceptions for	Interceptions against	Match total	1st-half total
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Georgia (H)	2-1	7	12	19	-
15 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Turkey (A)	2-0	14	8	22	-
14 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Spain (A)	4-0	7	3	10	-
11 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Turkey (H)	1-6	8	6	14	-
7 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Georgia (A)	3-0	13	7	20	-
4 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Spain (H)	0-3	4	3	7	-

Bulgaria interceptions against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 14.5 %
Vs top six	8	9.25	8.5	17.75	75%
Vs top half	8	9.25	8.5	17.75	75%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Bulgaria interceptions per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 14.5 %
WC Qualification Europe	2026	6	8.83	6.5	15.33	50%
Friendly International	2025	1	14	6	20	100%

Bulgaria next three opponents: interceptions per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their interceptions for	Their interceptions against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 26 Sep 16:00	Luxembourg (home)	17.89	9.89	8	20.5	12.5	8
Tue 29 Sep 18:45	Estonia (home)	14.33	7.67	6.67	8.5	5	3.5
Sat 3 Oct 16:00	Iceland (away)	16	8.56	7.44	22.5	13.5	9

Luxembourg interceptions match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Interceptions for	Interceptions against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Jun	Friendly International	Italy (H)	0-1	4	11	15	-
31 Mar	UEFA Nations League	Malta (H)	3-0	6	11	17	-
26 Mar	UEFA Nations League	Malta (A)	0-2	5	4	9	-
17 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Northern Ireland (A)	1-0	14	12	26	-
14 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Germany (H)	0-2	9	8	17	-
13 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia (A)	2-0	14	10	24	-
10 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Germany (A)	4-0	17	6	23	-
7 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia (H)	0-1	15	1	16	-
4 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Northern Ireland (H)	1-3	5	9	14	-