Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland match stats & report
2–1 Full time
Bulgaria stats & fixtures · Northern Ireland stats & fixtures
Bulgaria beat Northern Ireland 2–1 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 8) on 12 October 2021. Northern Ireland had 54% of the ball.
Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland match statistics
- 46% Ball possession 54%
- 10 Total shots 15
- 4 Shots on target 6
- 3 Shots off target 5
- 3 Blocked shots 4
- 3 Shots inside the box 8
- 10 Corners 5
- 16 Fouls 13
- 2 Offsides 3
- 1 Yellow cards 2
- 366 Passes 429
- 74% Pass accuracy 77%
- 5 Goalkeeper saves 2
Goals and cards
- 35' Goal Conor Washington Northern Ireland
- 53' Goal Todor Nedelev Bulgaria
- 63' Goal Todor Nedelev (assist I. Chochev) Bulgaria
- 69' Yellow card D. Ballard Northern Ireland
- 88' Yellow card Kristiyan Malinov Bulgaria
- 88' Yellow card Stuart Dallas Northern Ireland
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Bulgaria
Bench I. Iliev , D. Yankov , Kristiyan Malinov , K. Krastev , Vasil Bozhikov , S. Delev , P. Vitanov , R. Kirilov , D. Iliev , M. Lukov , S. Vutsov , B. Karagaren
Northern Ireland
Bench Stuart Dallas , Jordan Jones , Niall McGinn , D. Charles , A. McCalmont , Liam John Hughes , P. Smyth , C. Winchester , C. Hazard , C. Brown
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.
Northern Ireland away
2–1–3 in 6 matches
- Scored
- 1.0 per game
- Conceded
- 1.2 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 6
- Corners
- 1.7 per game
- Shots on target
- 2.8 per game
17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 6 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland v Bulgaria | 0–0 |
Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.