Bulgaria Passes Stats 2026

Bulgaria Passes Stats - World Cup 2026 Preview

Heading into the World Cup 2026, Bulgaria have completed 1285 passes across 3 UEFA Nations League games, averaging 428.3 per match. K. Dimitrov leads the squad with 169 passes in qualifying — 56.33 per game — completing at least one in 3/3 appearances (100%). D. Velkovski follows with 164 passes at 54.67 per game.

Bulgaria Passes: World Cup 2026 Betting Insights

Over their last 10 UEFA Nations League games, Bulgaria are averaging 428.3 passes per match — K. Dimitrov leads that period with 169 (56.33 per game). Bulgaria average 428.3 passes per UEFA Nations League game. K. Dimitrov is the most involved passer with 169 across qualifying. Use the match-by-match data to assess passing patterns heading into the World Cup 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many passes does Bulgaria complete per game?

Bulgaria average 428.3 passes per UEFA Nations League game in 2026. Their last 10 game average is 428.3.

Who completes the most passes for Bulgaria heading into World Cup 2026?

K. Dimitrov leads Bulgaria for passes in UEFA Nations League with 169 — 56.33 per game. D. Velkovski is second with 164 at 54.67 per game.

Does Bulgaria dominate possession in UEFA Nations League?

With 428.3 passes per game in UEFA Nations League, check the match-by-match data above to assess Bulgaria's possession patterns heading into the World Cup 2026.

Do Bulgaria pass more at home or away?

Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Bulgaria's passing volumes split by venue across UEFA Nations League 2026.

Bulgaria player passes rates

Player	Position	Apps	Passes	Per game	1+ hit rate
Ilia Gruev	midfielder	6	241	40.17	100%
Kristian Dimitrov	defender	6	197	32.83	83%
Dimitar Velkovski	defender	6	192	32	67%
Stefan Velkov	defender	3	136	45.33	100%
Ivan Turitsov	defender	5	119	23.8	60%
Andrian Kraev	midfielder	5	86	17.2	40%
Filip Krastev	midfielder	5	84	16.8	60%
Daniel Naumov		5	81	16.2	60%
Georgi Rusev	attacker	5	68	13.6	80%
Zdravko Dimitrov	attacker	9	67	7.44	67%
Hristiyan Petrov	defender	3	67	22.33	67%
Lukas Petkov	attacker	4	60	15	75%
Marin Petkov	attacker	8	59	7.38	63%
Martin Georgiev	defender	4	57	14.25	75%
Petko Panayotov	midfielder	4	53	13.25	75%
Dimitar Mitov	goalkeeper	3	52	17.33	67%
T. Ivanov	defender	4	50	12.5	25%
Atanas Chernev	defender	2	39	19.5	100%
Asen Chandarov	midfielder	3	34	11.33	100%
Kristiyan Stoyanov	midfielder	3	32	10.67	67%
Kiril Despodov	attacker	3	31	10.33	100%
Svetoslav Vutsov	goalkeeper	1	29	29	100%
Emil Tsenov	defender	5	28	5.6	40%
Martin Yankov	attacker	4	22	5.5	75%
Stanislav Shopov	midfielder	1	18	18	100%

Bulgaria passes match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team passes
3 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Iceland	Away	3-0	419
29 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Estonia	Home	0-0	452
26 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Luxembourg	Home	1-2	414
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	244
15 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Turkey	Away	2-0	282
14 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Spain	Away	4-0	237

Bulgaria passes 2026: last 10 games

Passes for per game: 341.67
Passes against per game: 566
Match total passes per game: 907.67
Games: 6
League rank for match passes: 50 of 53

Bulgaria Passes for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 275.5 %	Over 300.5 %	Over 325.5 %	Over 350.5 %	Over 375.5 %
Home	3	369.67	67%	67%	67%	67%	67%
Away	3	313.67	67%	33%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	6	341.67	67%	50%	50%	50%	50%

Bulgaria Passes against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 275.5 %	Over 300.5 %	Over 325.5 %	Over 350.5 %	Over 375.5 %
Home	3	531.33	100%	100%	100%	100%	67%
Away	3	600.67	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	6	566	100%	100%	100%	100%	83%

Bulgaria Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 850.5 %	Over 875.5 %	Over 900.5 %	Over 925.5 %	Over 950.5 %
Home	3	901	33%	33%	33%	33%	33%
Away	3	914.33	33%	33%	33%	33%	33%
Overall	6	907.67	33%	33%	33%	33%	33%

Bulgaria Team passes 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team passes	Overall	Home	Away
Passes / match	341.67	369.67	313.67
Passes over 275.5	67%	67%	67%
Passes over 300.5	50%	67%	33%
Passes over 325.5	50%	67%	33%
Passes over 350.5	50%	67%	33%
Passes over 375.5	50%	67%	33%

Bulgaria Passes against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Passes against	Overall	Home	Away
Passes against / match	566	531.33	600.67
Passes against over 275.5	100%	100%	100%
Passes against over 300.5	100%	100%	100%
Passes against over 325.5	100%	100%	100%
Passes against over 350.5	100%	100%	100%
Passes against over 375.5	83%	67%	100%

Bulgaria Match passes 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match passes	Overall	Home	Away
Match passes / match	907.67	901	914.33
Match passes over 850.5	33%	33%	33%
Match passes over 875.5	33%	33%	33%
Match passes over 900.5	33%	33%	33%
Match passes over 925.5	33%	33%	33%
Match passes over 950.5	33%	33%	33%

Bulgaria passes match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Passes for	Passes against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Iceland (A)	3-0	419	430	849	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Estonia (H)	0-0	452	359	811	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Luxembourg (H)	1-2	414	420	834	-
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Georgia (H)	2-1	243	815	1058	-
15 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Turkey (A)	2-0	283	555	838	-
14 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Spain (A)	4-0	239	817	1056	-

UEFA Nations League passes table 2026: every team's passes per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 900.5 %
1	Spain	15	668.53	373	1041.53	100%
2	Denmark	7	608.86	412.57	1021.43	100%
3	France	16	591.13	407	998.13	88%
4	Italy	8	456.75	534.13	990.88	75%
5	Belgium	14	479.93	509.79	989.71	86%
6	Czech Republic	8	377.75	610.38	988.13	75%
7	Switzerland	13	573.15	413.69	986.85	77%
8	Germany	12	627.92	353.67	981.58	92%
9	Croatia	11	483.82	496.64	980.45	91%
10	Scotland	10	448.3	519.6	967.9	80%
11	Serbia	7	343.86	616	959.86	86%
12	Norway	14	492.36	462.93	955.29	64%
13	Israel	5	477	476.2	953.2	100%
14	Iceland	7	430.57	516.71	947.29	57%
15	Northern Ireland	8	322.38	618.13	940.5	75%
16	Portugal	13	541.23	397.38	938.62	85%
17	Ukraine	5	538	400.6	938.6	60%
18	Moldova	3	416	519.67	935.67	67%
19	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	445.7	487.8	933.5	70%
20	Albania	5	502.8	429.2	932	100%
21	Austria	11	482.64	447.27	929.91	73%
22	England	15	544.27	380.93	925.2	73%
23	Slovenia	5	374.4	550.2	924.6	80%
24	San Marino	3	281.33	642	923.33	67%
25	Greece	7	395.14	527.43	922.57	71%
26	Finland	7	495.86	425.86	921.71	71%
27	Netherlands	12	502.58	418.67	921.25	50%
28	Turkey	11	515.45	403.91	919.36	64%
29	Armenia	4	490.5	428.75	919.25	100%
30	Georgia	4	528.5	390.25	918.75	50%
31	North Macedonia	6	404.67	513.83	918.5	83%
32	Montenegro	4	510	407.75	917.75	75%
33	Lithuania	3	569	344.33	913.33	33%
34	Wales	8	496.88	415.88	912.75	88%
35	Sweden	12	430.25	482.42	912.67	58%
36	Kosovo	6	425.17	485.17	910.33	50%
37	Slovakia	4	607.25	298.5	905.75	50%
38	Poland	6	498.5	401.5	900	67%
39	Luxembourg	6	501.67	396.33	898	50%
40	Cyprus	4	435.25	452.25	887.5	50%
41	Faroe Islands	3	315	570.33	885.33	33%
42	Estonia	3	374	506.67	880.67	33%
43	Kazakhstan	4	390	475.75	865.75	75%
44	Latvia	6	408	457.17	865.17	50%
45	Belarus	3	415	449.67	864.67	67%
46	Azerbaijan	3	471.33	392	863.33	33%
47	Romania	6	363.83	488.67	852.5	67%
48	Malta	5	434.8	417.6	852.4	20%
49	Hungary	8	451.88	380.75	832.63	38%
50	Bulgaria	3	428.33	403	831.33	0%
51	Andorra	3	387.67	437	824.67	0%
52	Republic of Ireland	9	380.56	427.44	808	56%
53	Gibraltar	4	313.75	457.75	771.5	0%

Bulgaria passes against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 900.5 %
Vs top six	11	436.18	406.91	843.09	27%
Vs top half	11	436.18	406.91	843.09	27%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Bulgaria passes per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 900.5 %
UEFA Nations League	2026/2027	3	428.33	403	831.33	0%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	6	267.5	724.83	992.33	83%
Friendly International	2025	2	238	289	527	50%

Bulgaria next three opponents: passes per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their passes for	Their passes against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Tue 6 Oct 18:45	Luxembourg (away)	951.67	528.33	423.33	1041	635	406
Fri 13 Nov 19:45	Iceland (home)	913.67	458	455.67	1041	406	635
Mon 16 Nov 17:00	Estonia (away)	880.67	374	506.67	980	450	530

Bulgaria players with the most games of 11+ passes 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 11+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Ilia Gruev	midfielder	3	3	100%
2	Kristian Dimitrov	defender	3	4	75%
3	Daniel Naumov	-	3	5	60%
4	Dimitar Velkovski	defender	3	5	60%
5	Ivan Turitsov	defender	3	6	50%

Bulgaria players with the most games of 17+ passes 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 17+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Ilia Gruev	midfielder	3	3	100%
2	Kristian Dimitrov	defender	3	4	75%
3	Daniel Naumov	-	3	5	60%
4	Dimitar Velkovski	defender	3	5	60%
5	Ivan Turitsov	defender	3	6	50%

Bulgaria players with the most games of 29+ passes 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 29+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Kristian Dimitrov	defender	3	4	75%
2	Dimitar Velkovski	defender	3	5	60%
3	Ivan Turitsov	defender	3	6	50%
4	Ilia Gruev	midfielder	2	3	67%
5	Stefan Velkov	defender	2	3	67%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Passes for	Passes against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Estonia (A)	1-0	530	450	980	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Iceland (H)	0-3	635	406	1041	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria (A)	1-2	420	414	834	-
3 Jun	Friendly International	Italy (H)	0-1	407	435	842	-
31 Mar	UEFA Nations League	Malta (H)	3-0	513	297	810	-
26 Mar	UEFA Nations League	Malta (A)	0-2	505	376	881	-
17 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Northern Ireland (A)	1-0	489	316	805	-
14 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Germany (H)	0-2	307	591	898	-
13 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Slovakia (A)	2-0	474	381	855	-