New Zealand vs Bulgaria, IIHF World Championship IIB

09/04/2026 at 13:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Winter Sports Palace (Sofia).

WCH IIB

Match Stats


Shots on Goal
0	0
Shooting PCT
0% (0/0)	0% (0/0)
Goalkeeper Saves
0	0
Saves PCT
100% (0/0)	100% (0/0)
Penalties
0	0
PIM
0	0
Power-play Goals
0	0
Shorthanded Goals
0	0
Power-play PCT
0% (0/0)	0% (0/0)
Pen. Killing PCT
100% (0/0)	100% (0/0)
Faceoffs Won
0	0
Faceoffs %
0	0
Empty Net Goals
0	0

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Period (0 - 0)

Chances of winning

New Zealand
57.9%

Draw
17.4%

Bulgaria
24.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

54.5%

19.3%

26.2%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

New Zealand has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.4%)

Bulgaria has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.5%)

New Zealand - Bulgaria Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.57 ↓ (1.66)	5.24 ↑ (4.7)	3.7 ↑ (3.45)	9.7% (10.5%)

The most likely Over/Under: 7.75

Preview Facts

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, New Zealand won 3.
In this match, New Zealand is seen as the favorite.
In the last 6 head-to-head matches, New Zealand won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 30:18. (average 5:3).

How many head-to-head matches has New Zealand won against Bulgaria?

New Zealand has won 1 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Bulgaria won against New Zealand?

Bulgaria has won 2 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between New Zealand - Bulgaria were as follows:

02.05.2025 Bulgaria - New Zealand 2:3

25.04.2024 Bulgaria - New Zealand 7:6

18.04.2023 Bulgaria - New Zealand 7:2

Latest results of New Zealand

07.04.2026 Iceland - New Zealand 6:2 ✺

06.04.2026 New Zealand - Israel 6:7 ✺

03.05.2025 Iceland - New Zealand 5:1 ✺

02.05.2025 Bulgaria - New Zealand 2:3 ✺

30.04.2025 New Zealand - Thailand 7:1 ✺

Latest results of Bulgaria

07.04.2026 Israel - Bulgaria 4:2 ✺

06.04.2026 Kyrgyzstan - Bulgaria 5:3 ✺