Bulgaria vs Rep. Of Ireland

Final score: Bulgaria 1-2 Rep. Of Ireland in the UEFA Nations League, March 20, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 5 meetings: 0 wins for Bulgaria, 2 draws, 3 wins for Rep. Of Ireland.

Overview

Football: UEFA Nations League · Play-offs B/C
Venue: Stadion Hristo Botev, Plovdiv
Form: DLLDL Bulgaria
: LWWDD Rep. Of Ireland

6' M. Petkov · F. Krastev 1-0
21' 1-1 F. Azaz · T. Parrott
42' 1-2 M. Doherty · J. Cullen
HT1-2
46' ▲ P. Iliev ▼ D. Mitov
47' Finn Azaz
51' Michael Johnston
59' Andrian Kraev
61' Zhivko Atanasov
61' Jason Knight
72' ▲ N. Minkov ▼ F. Nürnberger
72' ▲ B. Kraev ▼ L. Petkov
76' ▲ E. Ferguson ▼ T. Parrott
76' ▲ J. Taylor ▼ F. Azaz
76' ▲ M. Sykes ▼ M. Johnston
79' ▲ R. Vata ▼ J. Knight
79' ▲ J. O'Brien ▼ R. Manning
81' Rocco Vata
85' Anton Nedyalkov
85' ▲ V. Nikolov ▼ A. Kraev
85' ▲ I. Iliev ▼ F. Krastev
90'+5 Nikolay Minkov
FT1-2

Line-ups

Bulgaria Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: I. Iliev

1D. Mitov ▼ 46' 6.0
14A. Nedyalkov 6.9
3Z. Atanasov 6.6
5A. Petkov 6.5
19F. Nürnberger ▼ 72' 6.7
16M. Petkov ⚽ 7.2
8A. Kraev ▼ 85' 6.9
4I. Gruev 6.7
11K. Despodov 7.0
20F. Krastev ⇢ ▼ 85' 7.3
21L. Petkov ▼ 72' 6.7

Substitutes 11

23P. Iliev ▲ 46' 6.9
17N. Minkov ▲ 72' 6.3
10B. Kraev ▲ 72' 6.3
9V. Nikolov ▲ 85' 6.3
22I. Iliev ▲ 85' 6.2
13S. Shopov
18V. Panayotov
7R. Kirilov
12D. Sheytanov
15S. Petrov
6V. Antov

Rep. Of Ireland Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: H. Hallgrímsson

1C. Kelleher 6.5
2M. Doherty ⚽ 7.3
22N. Collins 6.9
4D. O'Shea 7.3
11R. Brady 7.7
21M. Johnston ▼ 76' 6.6
8J. Knight ▼ 79' 6.6
6J. Cullen ⇢ 7.3
3R. Manning ▼ 79' 7.0
7F. Azaz ⚽ ▼ 76' 7.7
15T. Parrott ⇢ ▼ 76' 7.3

Substitutes 12

9E. Ferguson ▲ 76' 6.6
18J. Taylor ▲ 76' 6.6
13M. Sykes ▲ 76' 6.7
14R. Vata ▲ 79' 6.3
5J. O'Brien ▲ 79' 6.6
20J. Abankwah
16G. Bazunu
12J. Dunne
19S. Armstrong
17A. Moran
10A. Idah
23M. Travers

Statistics

04⚑2

⚑340

56%Possession44%

7Shots12

3Shots on target3

1Shots off target7

3Shots inside box11

4Shots outside box1

3Blocked shots2

2Corners3

21Fouls10

4Yellow cards4

1Saves2

509Passes395

423Accurate passes312

83%Pass accuracy79%

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Czechia	6	9 - 8	+1	11
1	England	6	16 - 3	+13	15
1	France	6	12 - 6	+6	13
1	FYR Macedonia	6	10 - 1	+9	16
1	Germany	6	18 - 4	+14	14
1	Moldova	4	5 - 1	+4	9
1	Northern Ireland	6	11 - 3	+8	11
1	Norway	6	15 - 7	+8	13
1	Portugal	6	13 - 5	+8	14
1	Romania	6	18 - 3	+15	18
1	San Marino	4	5 - 3	+2	7
1	Spain	6	13 - 4	+9	16
1	Sweden	6	19 - 4	+15	16
1	Wales	6	9 - 4	+5	12
2	Armenia	6	8 - 9	-1	7
2	Austria	6	14 - 5	+9	11
2	Bulgaria	6	3 - 6	-3	9
2	Croatia	6	8 - 8	0	8
2	Denmark	6	7 - 5	+2	8
2	Gibraltar	4	4 - 3	+1	6
2	Greece	6	11 - 4	+7	15
2	Italy	6	13 - 8	+5	13
2	Kosovo	6	10 - 7	+3	12
2	Malta	4	2 - 2	0	7
2	Netherlands	6	13 - 7	+6	9
2	Slovakia	6	10 - 5	+5	13
2	Türkiye	6	9 - 6	+3	11
2	Ukraine	6	8 - 8	0	8
3	Andorra	4	0 - 4	-4	1
3	Belarus	6	3 - 4	-1	7
3	Belgium	6	6 - 9	-3	4
3	Cyprus	6	4 - 15	-11	6
3	Estonia	6	3 - 9	-6	4
3	Faroe Islands	6	5 - 6	-1	6
3	Georgia	6	7 - 6	+1	7
3	Hungary	6	4 - 11	-7	6
3	Iceland	6	10 - 13	-3	7
3	Liechtenstein	4	3 - 6	-3	2
3	Rep. Of Ireland	6	3 - 12	-9	6
3	Scotland	6	7 - 8	-1	7
3	Serbia	6	3 - 6	-3	6
3	Slovenia	6	7 - 9	-2	8
4	Albania	6	4 - 6	-2	7
4	Azerbaijan	6	3 - 17	-14	1
4	Bosnia & Herzegovina	6	4 - 17	-13	2
4	Finland	6	2 - 13	-11	0
4	Israel	6	5 - 13	-8	4
4	Kazakhstan	6	0 - 15	-15	1
4	Latvia	6	4 - 11	-7	4
4	Lithuania	6	4 - 11	-7	0
4	Luxembourg	6	3 - 7	-4	3
4	Montenegro	6	4 - 9	-5	3
4	Poland	6	9 - 16	-7	4
4	Switzerland	6	6 - 14	-8	2