Bulgaria vs Spain match stats & report
0–3 Full time
Bulgaria lost to Spain 0–3 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 5) on 4 September 2025. Expected goals finished 0.23–3.41. Spain had 78% of the ball.
Bulgaria vs Spain match statistics
- 22% Ball possession 78%
- 0.23 Expected goals (xG) 3.41
- 3 Total shots 24
- 0 Shots on target 12
- 1 Shots off target 5
- 2 Blocked shots 7
- 3 Shots inside the box 16
- 1 Corners 6
- 6 Fouls 17
- 4 Offsides 1
- 0 Yellow cards 1
- 228 Passes 818
- 70% Pass accuracy 92%
- 8 Goalkeeper saves 0
Goals and cards
- 5' Goal Mikel Oyarzabal (assist M. Zubimendi) Spain
- 30' Goal Marc Cucurella Spain
- 38' Goal Mikel Merino (assist Lamine Yamal) Spain
- 39' Yellow card R. Le Normand Spain
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Bulgaria
- 21 S. Vutsov Goalkeeper
- 14 A. Nedyalkov Defender
- 5 K. Dimitrov Defender
- 13 E. Tsenov Defender
- 7 F. Nurnberger Defender
- 15 V. Panayotov Midfielder
- 18 I. Chochev Midfielder
- 4 I. Gruev Midfielder
- 12 N. Minkov Attacker
- 9 Aleksandar Kolev Attacker
- 10 R. Kirilov Attacker
Bench D. Mitov , I. Dyulgerov , H. Petrov , Z. Atanasov , R. Bozhinov , A. Kraev , K. Despodov , M. Petkov , G. Milanov , M. Minchev , L. Petkov , V. Nikolov
Spain
Bench David Raya , Álex Remiro , Carvajal , Pau Cubarsí Paredes , Álvaro Morata , Fermín , Aleix García , Dani Olmo , Ferran Torres , Jesús Rodríguez , Álex Grimaldo , Rodri
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.
Spain away
7–0–0 in 7 matches
- Scored
- 2.3 per game
- Conceded
- 0.6 per game
- Clean sheets
- 4 / 7
- Corners
- 4.8 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.0 per game
12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.