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Italy vs Bulgaria match stats & report

1–1 Full time

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Group Stage - 4 · Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze · Ref S. Gözübüyük

Italy stats & fixtures · Bulgaria stats & fixtures

Italy drew with Bulgaria 1–1 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 4) on 2 September 2021. Italy had 79% of the ball.

Italy vs Bulgaria match statistics

ItalyBulgaria

Goals and cards

  1. 16' Goal F. Chiesa Italy
  2. 26' Yellow card N. Barella Italy
  3. 31' Yellow card Georgi Yomov Bulgaria
  4. 39' Goal A. Iliev (assist K. Despodov) Bulgaria
  5. 74' Yellow card R. Toloi Italy
  6. 86' Yellow card A. Nedyalkov Bulgaria

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Italy

Confirmed 4-3-3 R. Mancini

Bench B. Cristante , R. Toloi , D. Berardi , G. Raspadori , L. Pellegrini , S. Sirigu , F. Bernardeschi , P. Gollini , G. Chiellini , C. Biraghi , A. Bastoni , Gaetano Castrovilli

Bulgaria

Confirmed 4-3-3 Y. Petrov

Bench S. Delev , I. Chochev , K. Krastev , Kristiyan Malinov , R. Kirilov , I. Turitsov , D. Naumov , D. Velkovski , D. Iliev , I. Iliev , Vasil Bozhikov , N. Mihaylov

Form guide

Italy at home

3–0–2 in 5 matches

Scored
1.8 per game
Conceded
1.4 per game
Clean sheets
2 / 5
Corners
5.8 per game
Shots on target
6.0 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 5 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.

Italy vs Bulgaria head-to-head

DateMatchScore
Bulgaria v Italy 0–2

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

The full Italy vs Bulgaria head-to-head record