Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria match stats & report
0–0 Full time
Northern Ireland stats & fixtures · Bulgaria stats & fixtures
Northern Ireland drew with Bulgaria 0–0 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 3) on 31 March 2021. Northern Ireland had 70% of the ball.
Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria match statistics
- 70% Ball possession 30%
- 14 Total shots 3
- 3 Shots on target 1
- 6 Shots off target 2
- 5 Blocked shots 0
- 10 Shots inside the box 3
- 12 Corners 2
- 17 Fouls 17
- 3 Offsides 5
- 3 Yellow cards 3
- 549 Passes 239
- 83% Pass accuracy 59%
- 1 Goalkeeper saves 3
Goals and cards
- 24' Yellow card P. Hristov Bulgaria
- 33' Yellow card P. McNair Northern Ireland
- 45+2' Yellow card V. Antov Bulgaria
- 70' Yellow card G. Saville Northern Ireland
- 86' Yellow card A. Iliev Bulgaria
- 90+1' Yellow card Kyle Lafferty Northern Ireland
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Northern Ireland
Bench Niall McGinn , Michael Smith , M. Kennedy , Kyle Lafferty , S. Ferguson , J. Thompson , A. McCann , Connor McLaughlin , Corry Evans , D. Charles , Liam John Hughes , C. Hazard
Bulgaria
Bench P. Vitanov , D. Iliev , B. Karagaren , Petar Zanev , A. Iliev , I. Iliev , P. Iliev , I. Karadzhov , Kristiyan Malinov , Vasil Bozhikov , D. Dimov , S. Delev
Form guide
Northern Ireland at home
3–2–1 in 6 matches
- Scored
- 0.7 per game
- Conceded
- 0.2 per game
- Clean sheets
- 5 / 6
- Corners
- 4.5 per game
- Shots on target
- 3.7 per game
25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 6 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.