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England U19 vs Bulgaria U19UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification 2022

England U19
England U19
FT
41
HT: 30
Bulgaria U19
Bulgaria U19
C. Ezenwata 34', 14'
R. Heskey 11'

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 10+ matches

England U1959%
×Draw25%
Bulgaria U1916%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

England U19
1.63
Bulgaria U19
0.72

England U19 creates 126% more chances

Season form · 20 home / 10 away

creates per match

England U19
1.95
Bulgaria U19
1.00

allows per match

England U19
0.45
Bulgaria U19
1.30

finishing

England U19+0.00on par
Bulgaria U19+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

59%No
  • No59
  • Yes41

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

England U19

Bulgaria U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
017%
022%
031%
040%
1
1016%
1111%
124%
131%
140%
2
2013%
219%
223%
231%
240%
3
307%
315%
322%
330%
340%
4
403%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (16%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
68%32%2.5
42%58%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

England U19 or draw
84%
England U19 or Bulgaria U19
75%
Draw or Bulgaria U19
41%

Winning margin

England U19 wins by 2+
32%
Bulgaria U19 wins by 2+
5%

Team goals

England U19 1+ goals
80%
England U19 2+ goals
48%
England U19 3+ goals
22%
Bulgaria U19 1+ goals
51%
Bulgaria U19 2+ goals
16%
Bulgaria U19 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

England U19 (draw refunded)
78%
Bulgaria U19 (draw refunded)
22%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
30%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

England U19 at homecreates 1.95, concedes 0.45 · 20 matches

Bulgaria U19 awaycreates 1.00, concedes 1.30 · 10 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

England U19 attack 1.95 + Bulgaria U19 defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.63

Bulgaria U19 attack 1.00 + England U19 defence 0.45 → ÷2 → 0.72

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 59%?"

England U19 scores more
59%
level
25%
Bulgaria U19 scores more
16%

England U19 at 59% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 59% does not mean "England U19 will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

England
Bulgaria
Will Antwi
Manager: Will Antwi
61'B. BurrowesJ. Monga
70'L. HutchinsonR. Heskey
77'H. MilesR. Walsh
77'B. CaseyC. Ezenwata
46'E. NyagolovK. Mihaylov
46'S. KrumovR. Stoilov
46'D. MrankovS. Tsonov
72'N. GenchevM. Minkov
75'K. GoryanovM. Boychev

England U19 4 – 1 Bulgaria U19

England U19 beat Bulgaria U19 4-1 in UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification on March 25, 2026.

Goals: R. Heskey (11'), C. Ezenwata (14', 34'), B. Stoichkov (64'), L. Hutchinson (90').