Montenegro vs Bulgaria Prediction 10.09.2023

• Competition: EURO Qualification 2024
• Date: 10.09.2023
• Kickoff: 17:00 UTC +1 / 18:00 CEST
• Venue: Podgorica City Stadium (Podgorica)

Montenegro missed a great opportunity to tie with Serbia in the 2nd place of the group G table. Although they took a 2-1 lead against Lithuania in the 89th minute with a goal by Savic, the Baltic national team found the strength to equalize in the 94th minute. Thus, the Montenegrins remained in 3rd place with 5 points and the next match could be decisive. What they showed in the previous 4 rounds could be characterized as a very good game in defense and insufficient efficiency. A draw against Hungary and a win against Bulgaria were great results, but they need wins against underdogs like Lithuania.

Bulgaria has been one of the teams from the third class of European football for years. They don't have big ambitions in these qualifications either. They rejuvenated the team a lot, but still lacked victories. In the 4 matches played in this group, Bulgaria played 2 draws and lost 2 times. A draw against Serbia in Sofia could be an incentive and an additional dose of self-confidence for the next matches. In a friendly match against Iran the other day, they lost 1-0, and it turned out that they have a hard time getting chances and goals.

Montenegro vs Bulgaria pick: MONTENEGRO TO WIN

If Montenegro does not win these 3 points at home, it will be very difficult to overtake Serbia in 2nd place. They have already lost to them at home. Against Bulgaria, they were quite confident in the first away match, winning 1-0. Bulgaria has a roster with only a couple of international players, most of them play in domestic teams like CSKA, Levski... There is potential, but it is still far from real quality.

The defense of Montenegro led by Stefan Savic is very safe and if we take into account that it will be difficult for them to concede a goal here, it is very realistic that they will score 2 and maybe even 3. This could be a much easier victory than expected.