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Bulgaria vs Russia Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 21 Feb 2019
Tip-off: 16:00
Final 60-104
18-26 12-26 14-30 16-22
Position#35
Record8-6
FormLWLWL
Points / game77.9
Allowed / game75.3
vs
Russia 🏆
Position#15
Record6-4
FormLLWWW
Points / game77.1
Allowed / game71.7
EuropeWorld Cup
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

Bulgaria winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Russia winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

BulgariaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Finland
#34
L
80-82
80
82
-2
H24/11
World Cup
Iceland
#56
W
77-74
77
74
+3
A27/11
World Cup
Czech Republic
#20
L
76-78
76
78
-2
H23/02
World Cup
Finland
#34
L
70-75
70
75
-5
A25/02
World Cup
Iceland
#56
W
88-86
88
86
+2
H29/06
World Cup
Czech Republic
#20
L
75-81
75
81
-6
A02/07
World Cup
France
#6
W
74-68
74
68
+6
H13/09
World Cup
Russia
#15
L
73-77
73
77
-4
A16/09
World Cup
Bosnia & Herzegovina
#49
W
89-82
89
82
+7
H30/11
World Cup
France
#6
L
53-77
53
77
-24
A03/12
World Cup
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
19-17
17-22
17-21
27-22
17-21
18-22
18-18
24-13
17-20
31-17
8-17
20-24
16-12
14-28
30-18
10-17
22-21
23-22
20-25
23-18
20-19
15-22
15-18
25-22
26-23
19-21
14-14
15-10
20-30
20-17
20-15
13-15
25-22
20-29
27-16
17-15
16-19
13-20
16-17
8-21
153.5Avg total
75.5Scored
78.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)77.975.3153.1+2.657%
Season at home (7)82.375.6157.9+6.771%
Season away (7)73.475.0148.4-1.643%
Last 10 (10)75.578.0153.5-2.540%
Last 5 (5)72.877.0149.8-4.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (5)67.679.4147.0-11.820%
vs Similar (7)79.379.7159.0-0.443%
vs Weaker (4)83.868.5152.2+15.2100%
This opponent (Russia) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RussiaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Bosnia & Herzegovina
#49
L
76-81
76
81
-5
A24/11
World Cup
Belgium
#70
W
76-69
76
69
+7
H27/11
World Cup
France
#6
L
74-75 OT
74
75
-1
A23/02
World Cup
Bosnia & Herzegovina
#49
W
70-53
70
53
+17
H25/02
World Cup
Belgium
#70
W
84-66
84
66
+18
A29/06
World Cup
France
#6
L
78-84
78
84
-6
H02/07
World Cup
Czech Republic
#20
L
78-80
78
80
-2
A13/09
World Cup
Bulgaria
#35
W
77-73
77
73
+4
H16/09
World Cup
Finland
#34
W
77-75 OT
77
75
+2
A30/11
World Cup
Czech Republic
#20
W
81-61
81
61
+20
H03/12
World Cup
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
21-20
17-18
18-22
20-21
16-23
20-13
26-11
14-22
12-12
17-16
12-15
20-18
15-16
21-16
21-6
13-15
20-23
25-24
22-14
17-5
22-22
20-22
17-22
19-18
24-27
15-10
19-19
20-24
30-20
17-20
15-20
15-13
13-18
14-18
20-21
21-11
14-16
30-12
21-11
16-22
148.8Avg total
77.1Scored
71.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (10)77.171.7148.8+5.460%
Season at home (5)76.468.0144.4+8.480%
Season away (5)77.875.4153.2+2.440%
Last 10 (10)77.171.7148.8+5.460%
Last 5 (5)78.274.6152.8+3.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)76.281.2157.5-5.00%
vs Similar (5)78.678.4157.0+0.260%
vs Weaker ◀ (21)76.968.5145.4+8.476%
This opponent (Bulgaria) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-4-2+0+2+4Q1Q1: -0.6-0.6Q1: -1.0-1.0Q2Q2: -3.0-3.0Q2: +2.7+2.7Q3Q3: +0.6+0.6Q3: +3.0+3.0Q4Q4: +0.5+0.5Q4: +0.6+0.6
-4-2+0+2+4Q1Q1: -0.6-0.6Q1: -1.0-1.0Q2Q2: -3.0-3.0Q2: +2.7+2.7Q3Q3: +0.6+0.6Q3: +3.0+3.0Q4Q4: +0.5+0.5Q4: +0.6+0.6
BulgariaRussia
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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BulgariaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Finland
#34
L
36-39
36
39
-3
H24/11
World Cup
Iceland
#56
L
35-43
35
43
-8
A27/11
World Cup
Czech Republic
#20
W
48-37
48
37
+11
H23/02
World Cup
Finland
#34
L
30-40
30
40
-10
A25/02
World Cup
Iceland
#56
W
45-43
45
43
+2
H29/06
World Cup
Czech Republic
#20
L
35-41
35
41
-6
A02/07
World Cup
France
#6
W
45-44
45
44
+1
H13/09
World Cup
Russia
#15
L
40-47
40
47
-7
A16/09
World Cup
Bosnia & Herzegovina
#49
L
45-51
45
51
-6
H30/11
World Cup
France
#6
L
29-39
29
39
-10
A03/12
World Cup
81.2Avg total
38.8Scored
42.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (16)40.540.180.6+0.450%-
Last 30 at home (7)44.038.982.9+5.171%-
Last 30 away (9)37.841.178.9-3.333%-
Last 10 (10)38.842.481.2-3.630%-
Last 5 (5)38.844.483.2-5.620%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (5)37.645.282.8-7.640%-
vs Similar (7)39.142.081.1-2.929%-
vs Weaker (4)46.530.577.0+16.0100%-
This opponent (Russia) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RussiaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Bosnia & Herzegovina
#49
D
38-38
38
38
+0
A24/11
World Cup
Belgium
#70
D
36-36
36
36
+0
H27/11
World Cup
France
#6
W
29-28
29
28
+1
A23/02
World Cup
Bosnia & Herzegovina
#49
W
36-32
36
32
+4
H25/02
World Cup
Belgium
#70
L
45-47
45
47
-2
A29/06
World Cup
France
#6
L
42-44
42
44
-2
H02/07
World Cup
Czech Republic
#20
W
39-37
39
37
+2
A13/09
World Cup
Bulgaria
#35
W
47-40
47
40
+7
H16/09
World Cup
Finland
#34
L
27-36
27
36
-9
A30/11
World Cup
Czech Republic
#20
W
44-28
44
28
+16
H03/12
World Cup
74.9Avg total
38.3Scored
36.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.834.472.2+3.463%-
Last 30 at home (11)38.834.273.0+4.664%-
Last 30 away (19)37.334.571.8+2.763%-
Last 10 (10)38.336.674.9+1.750%-
Last 5 (5)39.837.076.8+2.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)34.035.569.5-1.525%-
vs Similar (5)40.237.878.0+2.460%-
vs Weaker ◀ (21)38.033.471.4+4.671%-
This opponent (Bulgaria) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Bulgaria wins
1
Russia wins
DateGameScore
16/09/18Russia v Bulgaria77-73
Bulgarialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/12/18AFrance53-77
30/11/18HBosnia & Herzegovina89-82
16/09/18ARussia73-77
13/09/18HFrance74-68
02/07/18ACzech Republic75-81
29/06/18HIceland88-86
25/02/18AFinland70-75
23/02/18HCzech Republic76-78
27/11/17AIceland77-74
24/11/17HFinland80-82
Russialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/12/18HCzech Republic81-61
30/11/18AFinland77-75 OT
16/09/18HBulgaria77-73
13/09/18ACzech Republic78-80
02/07/18HFrance78-84
29/06/18ABelgium84-66
25/02/18HBosnia & Herzegovina70-53
23/02/18AFrance74-75 OT
27/11/17HBelgium76-69
24/11/17ABosnia & Herzegovina76-81

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Bulgaria
World Cup 2019
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWL57%
HomeLLWWW71%
AwayWLLLL43%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1477
Win %57%71%43%
Points / game77.982.373.4
Allowed / game75.375.675.0
Point differential+2.6+6.7-1.6
Avg total153.1157.9148.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+29%29%29%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (6)33% (3)33% (3)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Russia
World Cup 2019
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWW60%
HomeWWLWW80%
AwayLLWLW40%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1055
Win %60%80%40%
Points / game77.176.477.8
Allowed / game71.768.075.4
Point differential+5.4+8.4+2.4
Avg total148.8144.4153.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+30%40%20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)100% (1)25% (4)
Overtime %20%0%40%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Nigeria990100%99.165.6+33.6
2 Australia1110191%89.258.4+30.8
3 New Zealand109190%94.170.8+23.3
4 Lithuania109190%83.566.0+17.5
5 Germany109190%87.771.7+16.0
6 France109190%78.663.6+15.0
7 Venezuela109190%76.467.1+9.3
8 Greece109190%82.274.8+7.4
9 Argentina98189%87.668.9+18.7
10 Tunisia1210283%77.855.8+22.0
11 Canada108280%93.573.2+20.3
12 South Korea108280%89.178.1+11.0
13 Spain108280%78.672.8+5.8
14 Senegal97278%73.671.0+2.6
15 Angola129375%69.162.3+6.8
16 Puerto Rico86275%82.878.0+4.8
17 Uruguay86275%69.970.5-0.6
18 Brazil107370%74.364.4+9.9
19 Italy107370%79.270.9+8.3
20 Turkey107370%73.967.3+6.6
21 Czech Republic107370%75.574.3+1.2
22 Japan117464%81.172.4+8.7
23 Iran117464%73.267.0+6.2
24 China106460%85.268.9+16.3
25 Lebanon106460%80.670.5+10.1
26 Serbia106460%82.672.8+9.8
27 Dominican Republic106460%84.478.3+6.1
28 Poland106460%79.674.1+5.5
29 Russia106460%77.171.7+5.4
30 Latvia106460%80.177.3+2.8
31 Montenegro106460%76.874.7+2.1
32 Cameroon127558%72.766.2+6.5
33 Egypt127558%66.866.6+0.2
34 Bulgaria148657%77.975.3+2.6
35 Jordan105550%86.580.9+5.6
36 Ukraine105550%75.073.1+1.9
37 Hungary105550%71.170.9+0.2
38 Finland105550%76.176.7-0.6
39 Armenia63350%78.380.3-2.0
40 Philippines105550%79.381.4-2.1
41 Georgia105550%78.180.3-2.2
42 Ivory Coast94544%64.262.8+1.4
43 Panama94544%72.873.7-0.9
44 Central African Republic94544%67.271.8-4.6
45 Netherlands146843%78.774.6+4.1
46 Sweden125742%72.875.6-2.8
47 Croatia104640%72.473.0-0.6
48 Israel104640%76.880.0-3.2
49 Bosnia & Herzegovina1661038%76.480.4-4.0
50 Kazakhstan114736%68.579.1-10.6
51 Estonia145936%68.976.4-7.4
52 D.R. Congo62433%67.867.7+0.2
53 Morocco124833%61.665.8-4.2
54 Mozambique62433%58.062.8-4.8
55 Iraq62433%68.773.7-5.0
56 Iceland62433%77.282.7-5.5
57 Mali93633%69.378.1-8.8
58 Rwanda93633%70.883.6-12.8
59 Romania62433%61.377.8-16.5
60 Austria103730%72.078.2-6.2
61 North Macedonia41325%74.075.0-1.0
62 Mexico82625%72.075.5-3.5
63 Portugal41325%72.582.2-9.8
64 Chad123925%60.174.8-14.8
65 Slovenia102820%76.682.7-6.1
66 Belarus102820%73.983.0-9.1
67 Chile102820%63.274.8-11.6
68 United States Virgin Islands102820%72.185.3-13.2
69 Kosovo102820%65.586.3-20.8
70 Qatar102820%63.884.7-20.9
71 Syria102820%66.091.1-25.1
72 Great Britain61517%73.376.2-2.8
73 Belgium61517%65.373.8-8.5
74 Slovakia61517%72.381.3-9.0
75 Uganda61517%77.790.0-12.3
76 Colombia61517%65.580.2-14.7
77 Bahamas61517%73.593.5-20.0
78 Chinese Taipei61517%71.092.0-21.0
79 Cuba4040%67.581.5-14.0
80 Paraguay6060%58.576.7-18.2
81 India6060%68.894.7-25.8
82 Guinea6060%56.089.3-33.3
83 Albania4040%57.094.5-37.5
84 Hong Kong6060%67.3110.2-42.8
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -). 84 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Bulgaria1812141660
Russia26263022104
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