Bulgaria 1-2 Rep. Of Ireland — UEFA Nations League, 20 Mar 2025
Rep. Of Ireland beat Bulgaria 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League Play-offs B/C on 20 March 2025 at Stadion Hristo Botev, Plovdiv. Marin Petkov, Finn Azaz, Matthew Doherty got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. Bulgaria and Rep. Of Ireland have drawn all 2 meetings on record.
· kickoff·Stadion Hristo Botev · Plovdiv·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-06'assist: F. Krastev
- 1-121'assist: Troy Parrott
- 1-242'assist: J. Cullen
- Half-time1-2
- 46'
- 47'Foul
- 51'Foul
- 59'Foul
- 61'Foul
- 61'Argument
- 72'
- 72'
- 76'
- 76'
- 76'
- 79'
- 79'
- 81'Foul
- 85'Foul
- 85'
- 85'out: I. Iliev
- 90+5'Foul
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Bulgaria
- 7.3Filip KrastevF
- 7.2Marin PetkovM
- 7.0Kiril DespodovM
- 6.9Andrian KraevM
- 6.9Anton NedyalkovD
- 6.9Plamen IlievG
- 6.7Lukas PetkovF
- 6.7Ilia GruevM
- 6.7Fabian NürnbergerD
- 6.6Zhivko AtanasovD
- 6.5Aleks PetkovD
- 6.3Bozhidar KraevM
- 6.3Vladimir NikolovF
- 6.3Nikolay MinkovM
- 6.2Ilian IlievM
- 6.0Dimitar MitovG
Rep. Of Ireland
- 7.7Finn AzazF
- 7.7Robbie BradyD
- 7.3Troy ParrottF
- 7.3Josh CullenM
- 7.3Matthew DohertyD
- 7.3Dara O'SheaD
- 7.0Ryan ManningM
- 6.9Nathan CollinsD
- 6.7Mark SykesM
- 6.6Jason KnightM
- 6.6Jack TaylorM
- 6.6Jake O'BrienD
- 6.6Evan FergusonF
- 6.6Michael JohnstonM
- 6.5Caoimhín KelleherG
- 6.3Rocco VataF
Line-ups
Substitutes
Substitutes
- 23P. Iliev46'G6.9
- 17N. Minkov72'M6.3
- 6Valentin AntovD
- 13S. ShopovM
- 18V. PanayotovM
- 7R. KirilovF
- 9V. Nikolov85'F6.3
- 10B. Kraev72'M6.3
- 22I. Iliev85'M6.2
- 15S. PetrovD
- 12Dimitar SheytanovG
Substitutes
- 18J. Taylor76'M6.6
- 23Mark TraversG
- 12James DunneD
- 13Mark Sykes76'M6.7
- 16G. BazunuG
- 9E. Ferguson76'F6.6
- 10Adam IdahF
- 17Andrew MoranM
- 19Sinclair ArmstrongF
- 5Jake O'Brien79'D6.6
- 20James AbankwahD
- 14Rocco Vata81'79'F6.3
Team statistics
56%Possession44%
7Total shots12
3Shots on target3
1Shots off target7
3Blocked shots2
2Corners3
21Fouls10
4Yellow cards4
1Goalkeeper saves2
509Total passes395
423Accurate passes312
83%Pass accuracy79%
Bulgaria
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Krastev | 86 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Marin Petkov | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Kiril Despodov | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Andrian Kraev | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Anton Nedyalkov | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Plamen Iliev | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Lukas Petkov | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Ilia Gruev | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Fabian Nürnberger | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Zhivko Atanasov | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Aleks Petkov | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Bozhidar Kraev | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Vladimir Nikolov | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Nikolay Minkov | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ilian Iliev | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Dimitar Mitov | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Rep. Of Ireland
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Azaz | 76 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 7.7 |
| Robbie Brady | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Troy Parrott | 76 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Josh Cullen | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Matthew Doherty | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Dara O'Shea | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Ryan Manning | 79 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Nathan Collins | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Mark Sykes | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jason Knight | 79 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Jack Taylor | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jake O'Brien | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Evan Ferguson | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Michael Johnston | 76 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Caoimhín Kelleher | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Rocco Vata | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
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- W15 Nov 24ALuxembourg1-0
- L15 Oct 24ANorthern Ireland0-5
- D12 Oct 24HLuxembourg0-0
- W08 Sept 24HNorthern Ireland1-0
Head-to-head
- 18 Nov 20Rep. Of Ireland0-0Bulgaria
- 03 Sept 20Bulgaria1-1Rep. Of Ireland
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