Rep. Of Ireland vs Bulgaria

Final score: Rep. Of Ireland 2-1 Bulgaria in the UEFA Nations League, March 23, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 5 meetings: 3 wins for Rep. Of Ireland, 2 draws, 0 wins for Bulgaria.

Overview

Football: UEFA Nations League · Play-offs B/C
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Form: LWWDD Rep. Of Ireland
: DLLDL Bulgaria

30' 0-1 V. Antov
32' Simeon Petrov
40' Michael Johnston
44' Jason Knight
HT0-1
60' ▲ V. Nikolov ▼ B. Kraev
63' E. Ferguson · F. Azaz 1-1
65' ▲ A. Idah ▼ M. Johnston
66' ▲ R. Manning ▼ R. Brady
66' ▲ M. Sykes ▼ T. Parrott
74' ▲ J. Dunne ▼ E. Ferguson
75' ▲ R. Kirilov ▼ M. Petkov
75' ▲ F. Krastev ▼ G. Milanov
82' ▲ J. Taylor ▼ J. Knight
84' Ilia Gruev
84' A. Idah 2-1
89' ▲ I. Iliev ▼ F. Nürnberger
89' ▲ S. Shopov ▼ I. Gruev
90'+2 Nathan Collins
90'+2 Vladimir Nikolov
FT2-1

Line-ups

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

1C. Kelleher 6.7
2M. Doherty 7.2
22N. Collins 6.6
5J. O'Brien 7.2
11R. Brady ▼ 66' 7.5
21M. Johnston ▼ 65' 6.5
6J. Cullen 6.9
8J. Knight ▼ 82' 6.5
7F. Azaz ⇢ 7.5
9E. Ferguson ⚽ ▼ 74' 7.3
15T. Parrott ▼ 66' 7.3

Substitutes 12

10A. Idah ⚽ ▲ 65' 7.5
3R. Manning ▲ 66' 6.6
13M. Sykes ▲ 66' 6.9
12J. Dunne ▲ 74' 6.9
18J. Taylor ▲ 82' 6.7
19S. Armstrong
20J. Abankwah
17A. Moran
4D. O'Shea
16G. Bazunu
23M. Travers
14R. Vata

Bulgaria Formation: 5-4-1 · Coach: I. Iliev

23P. Iliev 6.7
2N. Minkov 6.7
6V. Antov ⚽ 7.3
15S. Petrov 6.6
14A. Nedyalkov 7.2
5F. Nürnberger ▼ 89' 6.6
16M. Petkov ▼ 75' 6.9
17G. Milanov ▼ 75' 6.9
4I. Gruev ▼ 89' 6.9
11K. Despodov 6.7
10B. Kraev ▼ 60' 6.2

Substitutes 12

9V. Nikolov ▲ 60' 6.3
7R. Kirilov ▲ 75' 6.7
20F. Krastev ▲ 75' 6.7
22I. Iliev ▲ 89' 6.6
13S. Shopov ▲ 89' 6.3
12D. Sheytanov
19S. Ivanov
8A. Kraev
3H. Petrov
18V. Panayotov
1I. Dyulgerov
21K. Stoyanov

Statistics

03⚑5

⚑530

51%Possession49%

14Shots7

5Shots on target2

5Shots off target3

11Shots inside box4

3Shots outside box3

4Blocked shots2

5Corners5

2Offsides0

12Fouls12

3Yellow cards3

1Saves2

490Passes482

423Accurate passes413

86%Pass accuracy86%

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