Bulgaria vs Türkiye match stats & report

1–6 Full time

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Group Stage - 7 · National Stadium Vasil Levski, Sofia · Ref L. M. Branco Godinho

Bulgaria stats & fixtures · Türkiye stats & fixtures

Bulgaria lost to Türkiye 1–6 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 7) on 11 October 2025. Expected goals finished 0.53–1.84. Türkiye had 78% of the ball.

Bulgaria vs Türkiye match statistics

BulgariaTürkiye

22% Ball possession 78%
0.53 Expected goals (xG) 1.84
4 Total shots 18
2 Shots on target 8
2 Shots off target 6
0 Blocked shots 4
4 Shots inside the box 9
5 Corners 8
11 Fouls 4
6 Offsides 4
2 Yellow cards 1
198 Passes 717
61% Pass accuracy 88%
3 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

11' Goal A. Guler (assist H. Calhanoglu) Türkiye
13' Goal R. Kirilov (assist K. Despodov) Bulgaria
42' Yellow card R. Bozhinov Bulgaria
44' Yellow card R. Kirilov Bulgaria
49' Own goal V. Popov Türkiye
51' Goal K. Yildiz (assist A. Guler) Türkiye
56' Goal K. Yildiz (assist H. Calhanoglu) Türkiye
65' Goal Z. Çelik (assist A. Guler) Türkiye
88' Yellow card Oğuz Aydın Türkiye
90' Goal İrfan Can Kahveci (assist Oğuz Aydın) Türkiye

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Bulgaria

Confirmed

1 D. Mitov Goalkeeper
6 V. Popov Defender
15 P. Hristov Defender
12 R. Bozhinov Defender
2 H. Petrov Defender
16 M. Petkov Midfielder
9 K. Stoyanov Midfielder
8 A. Kraev Midfielder
10 R. Kirilov Midfielder
18 I. Chochev Attacker
11 K. Despodov Attacker

Bench D. Sheytanov , S. Vutsov , A. Chernev , I. Gruev , K. Dimitrov , Z. Dimitrov , F. Krastev , M. Minchev , I. Turitsov , L. Petkov , D. Velkovski , S. Shopov

Türkiye

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Vincenzo Montella

23 Uğurcan Çakır

20 Ferdi Kadıoğlu 14 Abdülkerim Bardakcı 3 M. Demiral 2 Z. Çelik

6 O. Kökçü 10 H. Calhanoglu

11 K. Yildiz 8 A. Guler 19 Oğuz Aydın

7 K. Akturkoglu

Bench M. Gunok , A. Bayındır , C. Soyuncu , S. Özcan , Deniz Gül , Eren Elmalı , Samet Akaydın , İsmail Yüksek , İrfan Can Kahveci , M. Muldur , Yunus Akgün , C. Uzun

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.

Türkiye away

3–1–3 in 7 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 7
Corners: 6.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.7 per game

8% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.