Spain vs Bulgaria match stats & report
4–0 Full time
Spain beat Bulgaria 4–0 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 8) on 14 October 2025. Expected goals finished 2.99–0.40. Spain had 78% of the ball.
Spain vs Bulgaria match statistics
- 78% Ball possession 22%
- 2.99 Expected goals (xG) 0.40
- 33 Total shots 3
- 11 Shots on target 0
- 12 Shots off target 3
- 10 Blocked shots 0
- 24 Shots inside the box 2
- 11 Corners 0
- 7 Fouls 6
- 3 Offsides 0
- 817 Passes 239
- 93% Pass accuracy 73%
- 0 Goalkeeper saves 8
Goals and cards
- 35' Goal Mikel Merino (assist R. Le Normand) Spain
- 57' Goal Mikel Merino (assist Álex Grimaldo) Spain
- 79' Own goal A. Chernev (assist Aleix García) Spain
- 90' Penalty scored Mikel Oyarzabal Spain
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Spain
Bench David Raya , Álex Remiro , J. de Frutos , Pau Cubarsí Paredes , D. Vivian , Yeremy Pino , Aleix García , B. Iglesias , Jesús Rodríguez , Marcos Llorente , P. Barrios , Marc Cucurella
Bulgaria
- 21 S. Vutsov Goalkeeper
- 20 M. Todorski Defender
- 15 P. Hristov Defender
- 3 A. Chernev Defender
- 22 D. Velkovski Defender
- 17 M. Minchev Midfielder
- 23 S. Shopov Midfielder
- 4 I. Gruev Midfielder
- 14 F. Krastev Midfielder
- 10 R. Kirilov Midfielder
- 11 K. Despodov Attacker
Bench D. Mitov , D. Sheytanov , H. Petrov , K. Dimitrov , V. Popov , Z. Dimitrov , A. Kraev , V. Nikolov , R. Bozhinov , M. Petkov , I. Chochev , K. Stoyanov
Form guide
Spain at home
6–4–0 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 2.0 per game
- Conceded
- 0.4 per game
- Clean sheets
- 6 / 10
- Corners
- 7.2 per game
- Shots on target
- 8.0 per game
20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Bulgaria away
3–1–3 in 7 matches
- Scored
- 2.1 per game
- Conceded
- 1.9 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 7
- Corners
- 2.8 per game
- Shots on target
- 2.5 per game
20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Spain vs Bulgaria head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria v Spain | 0–3 |
Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.