Bulgaria vs Rep. Of Ireland match stats & report

1–2 Full time

UEFA Nations League · Play-offs B/C · Stadion Hristo Botev, Plovdiv · Ref Benoît Bastien, France

Bulgaria stats & fixtures · Rep. Of Ireland stats & fixtures

Bulgaria lost to Rep. Of Ireland 1–2 in the UEFA Nations League (Play-offs B/C) on 20 March 2025. Bulgaria had 56% of the ball.

Bulgaria vs Rep. Of Ireland match statistics

BulgariaRep. Of Ireland

56% Ball possession 44%
7 Total shots 12
3 Shots on target 3
1 Shots off target 7
3 Blocked shots 2
3 Shots inside the box 11
2 Corners 3
21 Fouls 10
4 Yellow cards 4
509 Passes 395
83% Pass accuracy 79%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

6' Goal M. Petkov (assist F. Krastev) Bulgaria
21' Goal F. Azaz (assist T. Parrott) Rep. Of Ireland
42' Goal Matt Doherty (assist J. Cullen) Rep. Of Ireland
47' Yellow card F. Azaz Rep. Of Ireland
51' Yellow card M. Johnston Rep. Of Ireland
59' Yellow card A. Kraev Bulgaria
61' Yellow card Z. Atanasov Bulgaria
61' Yellow card J. Knight Rep. Of Ireland
81' Yellow card R. Vata Rep. Of Ireland
85' Yellow card A. Nedyalkov Bulgaria
90+5' Yellow card N. Minkov Bulgaria

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Bulgaria

Confirmed 4-4-2 I. Iliev

1 D. Mitov

19 F. Nurnberger 5 A. Petkov 3 Z. Atanasov 14 A. Nedyalkov

11 K. Despodov 4 I. Gruev 8 A. Kraev 16 M. Petkov

21 L. Petkov 20 F. Krastev

Bench P. Iliev , N. Minkov , Bozhidar Kraev , V. Nikolov , I. Iliev , S. Shopov , V. Panayotov , R. Kirilov , D. Sheytanov , S. Petrov , V. Antov

Rep. Of Ireland

Confirmed 4-4-2 H. Hallgrímsson

1 C. Kelleher

11 Robbie Brady 4 D. O'Shea 22 N. Collins 2 Matt Doherty

3 R. Manning 6 J. Cullen 8 J. Knight 21 M. Johnston

15 T. Parrott 7 F. Azaz

Bench E. Ferguson , J. Taylor , M. Sykes , R. Vata , J. O'Brien , J. Abankwah , G. Bazunu , J. Dunne , Sinclair Armstrong , A. Moran , A. Idah , M. Travers

Form guide

Bulgaria at home

1–1–3 in 5 matches

Scored: 0.8 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 5
Corners: 4.0 per game
Shots on target: 3.5 per game

Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Rep. Of Ireland away

2–1–2 in 5 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 5
Corners: 1.2 per game
Shots on target: 1.8 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Bulgaria vs Rep. Of Ireland head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
18 Nov 20	Rep. Of Ireland v Bulgaria	0–0
3 Sep 20	Bulgaria v Rep. Of Ireland	1–1
10 Sep 19	Rep. Of Ireland v Bulgaria	3–1

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Bulgaria vs Rep. Of Ireland head-to-head record