[2] Bulgaria 1-2 Rep of Ireland [3] 2025-03-07 11:45

Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium Round: 14

Referee: Benoit Bastien Home Manager: Ilian Iliev Away Manager: Heimir Hallgrimsson

Bulgaria Bulgaria   Rep of Ireland Rep of Ireland
1 Goals 2
2 Corners 3
1 Corners (Half) 1
4 Yellow Card 4
0 Yellow/Red Card 0
0 Red Card 0
3 Goal attempts 6
1 Saves 2
2 Shots blocked 0
18 Fouls 11
0 Penalties 0
75 Ball Safe 56
1 Injuries 1
5 Substitutions 5
92 92
Attacks
88 88
31 31
Dangerous Attacks
38 38
3 3
On Target
3 3
4 4
Off Target
8 8
56 56
Possession %
44 44
0.33 xG 1.79
3 Key Passes 10
83 83
Passing Accuracy
79 79
8 Crosses 16
13 13
Crossing Accuracy
44 44
€39,100,000 Total market value €186,450,000
€1,450,000 Avg. market value €8,110,000
27.0 Avg. Age 25.3
13 Foreigners 23
Bulgaria Bulgaria   Rep of Ireland Rep of Ireland
1 Goals 2
1 Corners 1
0 Yellow Card 0
0 Red Card 0
0 Penalties 0
1 Substitutions 0
43 43
Attacks
43 43
14 14
Dangerous Attacks
19 19
3 3
On Target
3 3
1 1
Off Target
3 3
49 49
Possession %
51 51

Lineups

Bulgaria Rep of Ireland
Lineup
4-4-2 4-1-4-1
1 - Guard - Dimitar Mitov Caoimhin Kelleher - Guard - 1
14 - Defender - Anton Nedyalkov Matt Doherty - Defender - 2
3 - Defender - Zhivko Atanasov Nathan Collins - Defender - 22
5 - Defender - Alex Petkov Dara O'Shea - Defender - 4
19 - Midfielder - Fabian Nurnberger Ryan Manning - Midfielder - 3
11 - Forward - Kiril Despodov Jason Knight - Midfielder - 8
20 - Midfielder - Filip Krastev Josh Cullen - Midfielder - 6
4 - Midfielder - Ilia Gruev Finn Azaz - Midfielder - 7
21 - Forward - Lukas Petkov Mikey Johnston - Forward - 21
8 - Midfielder - Andrian Kraev Robbie Brady - Midfielder - 11
16 - Forward - Marin Petkov Troy Parrott - Forward - 15
Substitutes
17 - Midfielder - Nikolay Minkov Mark Travers - Guard - 23
6 - Defender - Valentin Antov Evan Ferguson - Forward - 9
9 - Defender - Vladimir Nikolov Andy Moran - Midfielder - 17
13 - Midfielder - Stanislav Shopov James Abankwah - Defender - 20
15 - Defender - Simeon Petrov Jake O'Brien - Defender - 5
22 - Midfielder - Ilian Iliev Sinclair Armstrong - Forward - 19
7 - Forward - Radoslav Kirilov Gavin Bazunu - Guard - 16
23 - Guard - Plamen Ivanov Iliev Jimmy Dunne - Defender - 12
10 - Midfielder - Bozhidar Kraev Adam Idah - Forward - 10
18 - Midfielder - Vasil Panayotov Mark Sykes - Midfielder - 13
12 - Guard - Dimitar Sheytanov Jack Taylor - Midfielder - 18

Prematch Analytics

- Avg. Half Goals Avg. Goals Avg. Half Losts Avg. Losts Avg. Corners
Home 0.60 0.60 0.60 1.20 2.20
Away 0.20 0.60 0.20 2.00 3.20
Total 0.80 1.20 0.80 3.20 5.40
- Avg. Half Goals Avg. Goals Avg. Half Losts Avg. Losts Avg. Corners
Home 0.40 0.60 0.40 0.80 3.40
Away 0.20 0.50 0.60 1.70 2.80
Total 0.60 1.10 1.00 2.50 6.20

Pts

H F
1 1
2 2

Events

  • 5' - 1st Shot On Target - Manning (Rep of Ireland)]
  • 6' - 1st Goal - Petkov (Bulgaria) - Shot
  • 6' - 2nd Shot On Target - Petkov (Bulgaria)]
  • 6' - 1st Assist - Krastev (Bulgaria)]
  • 13' - 3rd Shot On Target - Despodov (Bulgaria)]
  • 15' - 1st Corner - Bulgaria
  • 17' - 1st Shot Off Target - Manning (Rep of Ireland)]
  • 22' - 2nd Goal - Azaz (Rep of Ireland) - Header
  • 21' - 4th Shot On Target - Azaz (Rep of Ireland)]
  • 21' - 2nd Assist - Parrott (Rep of Ireland)]
  • 21' - 2nd Goal - Parrott (Rep of Ireland) -
  • 29' - 2nd Shot Off Target - Petkov (Bulgaria)]
  • 32' - 2nd Corner - Rep of Ireland
  • 34' - 3rd Shot Off Target - Parrott (Rep of Ireland)]
  • 36' - 4th Shot Off Target - Brady (Rep of Ireland)]
  • 40' - 5th Shot On Target - Nedyalkov (Bulgaria)]
  • 42' - 6th Shot On Target - Doherty (Rep of Ireland)]
  • 43' - 3rd Goal - Doherty (Rep of Ireland) - Header
  • 42' - 3rd Assist - Cullen (Rep of Ireland)]
  • Score After First Half - 1-2 - 4,4
  • 46' ~ Substitution ~ Iliev ~ Mitov ~(Bulgaria)
  • 47' ~ 1st Yellow Card ~ Azaz ~(Rep of Ireland)
  • 51' ~ 2nd Yellow Card ~ Johnston ~(Rep of Ireland)
  • 59' ~ 3rd Yellow Card ~ Kraev ~(Bulgaria)
  • 61' ~ 4th Yellow Card ~ Atanasov ~(Bulgaria)
  • 60' - 5th Shot Off Target - O'Shea (Rep of Ireland)]
  • 60' - 7th Shot Off Target - Collins (Rep of Ireland)]
  • 61' ~ 5th Yellow Card ~ Knight ~(Rep of Ireland)
  • 70' - 3rd Corner - Rep of Ireland
  • 71' - 8th Shot Off Target - Kraev (Bulgaria)]
  • 74' - 4th Corner - Rep of Ireland
  • 74' - Race to 3 Corners - Rep of Ireland
  • 72' ~ Substitution ~ Kraev ~ Petkov ~(Bulgaria)
  • 72' ~ Substitution ~ Minkov ~ Nurnberger ~(Bulgaria)
  • 70' - 8th Shot Off Target - Collins (Rep of Ireland)]
  • 76' ~ Substitution ~ Taylor ~ Azaz ~(Rep of Ireland)
  • 76' ~ Substitution ~ Ferguson ~ Parrott ~(Rep of Ireland)
  • 76' ~ Substitution ~ Sykes ~ Johnston ~(Rep of Ireland)
  • 81' - 9th Shot Off Target - O'Shea (Rep of Ireland)]
  • 81' ~ 6th Yellow Card ~ Vata ~(Rep of Ireland)
  • 80' ~ Substitution ~ Vata ~ Knight ~(Rep of Ireland)
  • 79' ~ Substitution ~ O'Brien ~ Manning ~(Rep of Ireland)
  • 83' - 5th Corner - Bulgaria
  • 83' - 10th Shot Off Target - Krastev (Bulgaria)]
  • 85' ~ 7th Yellow Card ~ Nedyalkov ~(Bulgaria)
  • 86' ~ Substitution ~ Nikolov ~ Kraev ~(Bulgaria)
  • 86' ~ Substitution ~ Iliev ~ Krastev ~(Bulgaria)
  • 88' - 11th Shot Off Target - Brady (Rep of Ireland)]
  • 90+5' ~ 8th Yellow Card ~ Minkov ~(Bulgaria)
  • 90+5' - 12th Shot Off Target - (Bulgaria)]
  • Score After Full Time - 1-2 - 4,4

Stadium

  • Hristo Botev Stadium
  • Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Capacity: 19000