Türkiye vs Bulgaria match stats & report

2–0 Full time

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Group Stage - 9 · Timsah Park, Bursa · Ref N. Walsh

Türkiye stats & fixtures · Bulgaria stats & fixtures

Türkiye beat Bulgaria 2–0 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 9) on 15 November 2025. Expected goals finished 2.46–0.31. Türkiye had 67% of the ball.

Türkiye vs Bulgaria match statistics

TürkiyeBulgaria

67% Ball possession 33%
2.46 Expected goals (xG) 0.31
19 Total shots 9
6 Shots on target 2
10 Shots off target 2
3 Blocked shots 5
12 Shots inside the box 5
9 Corners 6
11 Fouls 12
0 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 1
555 Passes 283
86% Pass accuracy 73%
2 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

18' Penalty scored H. Calhanoglu Türkiye
20' Yellow card Abdülkerim Bardakcı Türkiye
40' Yellow card A. Guler Türkiye
64' Yellow card M. Todorski Bulgaria
83' Own goal A. Chernev Türkiye
89' Yellow card İsmail Yüksek Türkiye

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Türkiye

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Vincenzo Montella

23 Uğurcan Çakır

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

16 İsmail Yüksek 10 H. Calhanoglu

11 K. Yildiz 8 A. Guler 19 Oğuz Aydın

7 K. Akturkoglu

Bench M. Gunok , A. Bayındır , C. Soyuncu , S. Özcan , O. Kökçü , B. Yılmaz , A. Karazor , Samet Akaydın , Yusuf Sarı , M. Muldur , Deniz Gül , K. Ayhan

Bulgaria

Confirmed

1 D. Mitov Goalkeeper
20 M. Todorski Defender
5 K. Dimitrov Defender
3 A. Chernev Defender
2 H. Petrov Defender
7 G. Rusev Midfielder
4 I. Gruev Midfielder
8 A. Kraev Midfielder
14 F. Krastev Midfielder
10 Z. Dimitrov Midfielder
11 K. Despodov Attacker

Bench A. Bozhev , Dimitar Evtimov , V. Popov , V. Nikolov , R. Bozhinov , S. Velkov , M. Petkov , M. Minchev , I. Chochev , I. Yordanov , K. Stoyanov , S. Shopov

Form guide

Türkiye at home

5–0–3 in 8 matches

Scored: 1.9 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 8
Corners: 7.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.5 per game

13% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

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.

Türkiye vs Bulgaria head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
11 Oct 25	Bulgaria v Türkiye	1–6

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Türkiye vs Bulgaria head-to-head record