Bulgaria 2-1 Georgia: Stats, xG & Lineups – Nov 18, 2025

Commentary

90'

Full-time. Bulgaria 2-1 Georgia.

90'

5 minutes of added time.

89'

F. Krastev

Substitution, Bulgaria: I. Chochev comes on for F. Krastev.

88'

L. Lochoshvili

Attempt blocked. L. Lochoshvili (Georgia), header. xG 0.07.

88'

L. Lochoshvili

Goal! Bulgaria 2-1 Georgia. L. Lochoshvili (Georgia) scores, assisted by G. Kvilitaia.

86'

O. Kiteishvili

Substitution, Georgia: G. Abuashvili comes on for O. Kiteishvili.

84'

D. Mitov

Yellow card for D. Mitov (Bulgaria).

83'

G. Guliashvili

Attempt missed. G. Guliashvili (Georgia), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.

82'

G. Kochorashvili

Attempt missed. G. Kochorashvili (Georgia), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

76'

K. Stoyanov

Substitution, Bulgaria: S. Shopov comes on for K. Stoyanov.

76'

G. Rusev

Substitution, Bulgaria: M. Minchev comes on for G. Rusev.

76'

Z. Davitashvili

Substitution, Georgia: G. Guliashvili comes on for Z. Davitashvili.

74'

G. Kochorashvili

Attempt missed. G. Kochorashvili (Georgia), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.

70'

K. Kvaratskhelia

Attempt missed. K. Kvaratskhelia (Georgia), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

63'

Z. Davitashvili

Attempt missed. Z. Davitashvili (Georgia), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

60'

K. Despodov

Substitution, Bulgaria: M. Petkov comes on for K. Despodov.

60'

Z. Dimitrov

Substitution, Bulgaria: V. Nikolov comes on for Z. Dimitrov.

55'

B. Zivzivadze

Attempt blocked. B. Zivzivadze (Georgia), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

52'

G. Kvilitaia

Attempt saved. G. Kvilitaia (Georgia), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.

48'

G. Kashia

Attempt saved. G. Kashia (Georgia), header from a corner. xG 0.08.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Bulgaria 2-0 Georgia.

45+3'

B. Zivzivadze

Attempt missed. B. Zivzivadze (Georgia), header. xG 0.17.

45+1'

O. Kiteishvili

Attempt blocked. O. Kiteishvili (Georgia), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.

45+1'

B. Zivzivadze

Attempt blocked. B. Zivzivadze (Georgia), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.

45+1'

K. Kvaratskhelia

Attempt blocked. K. Kvaratskhelia (Georgia), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.

45+1'

G. Kvilitaia

Yellow card for G. Kvilitaia (Georgia).

45'

2 minutes of added time.

42'

G. Kvilitaia

Attempt missed. G. Kvilitaia (Georgia), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

37'

G. Kashia

Attempt missed. G. Kashia (Georgia), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.63.

31'

A. Mekvabishvili

Substitution, Georgia: G. Kvilitaia comes on for A. Mekvabishvili.

30'

O. Kiteishvili

Yellow card for O. Kiteishvili (Georgia).

24'

Z. Dimitrov

Attempt saved. Z. Dimitrov (Bulgaria), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

24'

F. Krastev

Goal! Bulgaria 2-0 Georgia. F. Krastev (Bulgaria) scores.

18'

K. Kvaratskhelia

Attempt missed. K. Kvaratskhelia (Georgia), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

10'

G. Rusev

Goal! Bulgaria 1-0 Georgia. G. Rusev (Bulgaria) scores, assisted by Z. Dimitrov.

1'

Kick-off: Bulgaria vs Georgia.

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Player of the match

Match events

10' ⚽ G. Rusev · assist Z. Dimitrov1–0

24' ⚽ F. Krastev2–0

30' O. Kiteishvili

31' 🔁 G. Kvilitaia ◂ A. Mekvabishvili

Half-time · 2–0

45'⁺¹ G. Kvilitaia

60' 🔁 V. Nikolov ◂ Z. Dimitrov

60' 🔁 M. Petkov ◂ K. Despodov

76' 🔁 G. Guliashvili ◂ Z. Davitashvili

76' 🔁 M. Minchev ◂ G. Rusev

76' 🔁 S. Shopov ◂ K. Stoyanov

84' D. Mitov

86' 🔁 G. Abuashvili ◂ O. Kiteishvili

88' ⚽ L. Lochoshvili · assist G. Kvilitaia2–1

89' 🔁 I. Chochev ◂ F. Krastev

Full-time · 2–1

Coaches

Aleksandar Dimitrov

Willy Sagnol

Recent form

Bulgaria

LATürkiye0-2

LASpain0-4

LHTürkiye1-6

LAGeorgia0-3

LHSpain0-3

Georgia

LHSpain0-4

LATürkiye1-4

LASpain0-2

WHBulgaria3-0

LHTürkiye2-3

Match facts

Stadium

Vasil Levski National Stadium

City

Sofia

Referee

Jakob Kehlet

3.25 yellows/match · 89 matches

Kickoff

18 Nov, 19:45 UTC

Competition

World Cup Qualification UEFA

Bulgaria 4-5-1 · 4-3-3 Georgia

1 D. Mitov 6.6 20 M. Georgiev 6.9 5 K. Dimitrov 6.7 15 S. Velkov 6.6 2 H. Petrov 6.7 23 S. Shopov 6.4 ↑ 76' 17 M. Minchev 6.4 ↑ 76' 4 I. Gruev 6.9 18 I. Chochev ↑ 89' 16 M. Petkov 6.6 ↑ 60' 9 V. Nikolov 6.4 ↑ 60' 1 G. Mamardashvili 6.3 13 G. Gocholeishvili 6.7 4 G. Kashia 7.2 14 L. Lochoshvili 7.4 19 G. Tsitaishvili 7.0 11 G. Kvilitaia 7.2 ↑ 31' 6 G. Kochorashvili 7.0 18 G. Abuashvili 6.9 ↑ 86' 9 G. Guliashvili 6.5 ↑ 76' 8 B. Zivzivadze 6.7 7 K. Kvaratskhelia 7.2

Top stats

23%Possession77%

0.78Expected goals (xG)1.49

3Total shots17

3Shots on target3

2Big chances3

0Corners4

Shots

0Shots off target9

0Blocked shots5

2Shots inside box9

1Shots outside box8

0Hit woodwork0

2Big chances scored1

0Big chances missed2

Attack

5Touches in box24

37Final third entries110

9Free kicks7

Passing

243Passes815

164Accurate passes746

10/45 (22%)Long balls35/49 (71%)

1/2 (50%)Crosses7/30 (23%)

16Throw-ins27

Duels

55Duels45

38/70 (54%)Ground duels32/70 (46%)

13/22 (59%)Aerial duels9/22 (41%)

7/16 (44%)Dribbles14/28 (50%)

2Dispossessed9

Defending

23Tackles11

57Tackles won45

7Interceptions12

39Clearances4

52Recoveries57

Discipline

7Fouls9

1Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

Goalkeeping

2Saves1

13Goal kicks4

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

Shot map

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

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