Ireland vs Bulgaria - Result

UEFA Nations League · Round 1 · Sunday, Mar 23 2025

Ireland

2 · 1

Full time

Bulgaria

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Events 3 goals · 6 cards · 10 subs

30'

⚽

V. Antov 0 - 1

32'

S. Petrov

Yellow card

40'

M. Johnston

Yellow card

44'

J. Knight

Yellow card

HT 0 - 1

60'

⇄

↑ V. Nikolov

↓ B. Kraev

63'

⚽

E. Ferguson 1 - 1

assist by F. Azaz

65'

⇄

↑ A. Idah

↓ M. Johnston

66'

⇄

↑ M. Sykes

↓ T. Parrott

66'

⇄

↑ R. Manning

↓ R. Brady

74'

⇄

↑ J. Dunne

↓ E. Ferguson

75'

⇄

↑ R. Kirilov

↓ M. Petkov

75'

⇄

↑ F. Krastev

↓ G. Milanov

82'

⇄

↑ J. Taylor

↓ J. Knight

84'

⚽

A. Idah 2 - 1

84'

I. Gruev

Yellow card

89'

⇄

↑ S. Shopov

↓ I. Gruev

89'

⇄

↑ I. Iliev

↓ F. Nürnberger

90'+2

V. Nikolov

Yellow card

90'+2

N. Collins

Yellow card

FT 2 - 1

Momentum

0'HTFT

Team form

Ireland 3W · 0D · 2L

@ Bulgaria 2–1

@ England 0–5

vs Finland 1–0

@ Greece 0–2

@ Finland 2–1

Bulgaria 1W · 2D · 2L

vs Ireland 1–2

vs Belarus 1–1

@ Luxembourg 1–0

@ Northern Ireland 0–5

vs Luxembourg 0–0

Top Players

Ireland

E. Ferguson

F · ⚽ 1

7.5

R. Brady

7.4

F. Azaz

M · 🅰 1

7.4

Bulgaria

V. Antov

D · ⚽ 1

7.5

A. Nedyalkov

7.3

M. Petkov

6.8

Head to Head

Ireland

Draws

Bulgaria

Last 2 meetings · 3.0 avg goals

Match Facts

StadiumAviva Stadium · Dublin

Capacity51700

CountryIreland

KickoffSun, Mar 23 2025 · 23:45 UTC

Round1

CompetitionUEFA Nations League

Head Coaches

Heimir Hallgrímsson

Aleksandar Dimitrov

Ireland 4-4-2

Starting XI

1 C. Kelleher

G · 90'

6.6

2 M. Doherty

D · 90'

7.1

22 N. Collins

D · 90'

6.7

5 J. O'Brien

D · 90'

7.1

11 R. Brady ↓ 66'

M · 66'

7.4

21 M. Johnston ↓ 65'

M · 65'

6.4

6 J. Cullen

M · 90'

6.8

8 J. Knight ↓ 82'

M · 82'

6.4

7 F. Azaz

M · 90'

7.4

9 E. Ferguson ⚽ ↓ 74'

F · 74'

7.5

15 T. Parrott ↓ 66'

F · 66'

7.2

Substitutes (12)

10 A. Idah ↑ 65'

7.4

3 R. Manning ↑ 66'

6.7

13 M. Sykes ↑ 66'

6.8

12 J. Dunne ↑ 74'

6.8

18 J. Taylor ↑ 82'

6.6

16 G. Bazunu

23 M. Travers

4 D. O'Shea

20 J. Abankwah

17 A. Moran

14 R. Vata

19 S. Armstrong

Bulgaria 5-4-1

Starting XI

23 P. Iliev

G · 90'

6.6

2 N. Minkov

D · 90'

6.6

6 V. Antov ⚽

D · 90'

7.5

15 S. Petrov

D · 90'

6.7

14 A. Nedyalkov

D · 90'

7.3

5 F. Nürnberger ↓ 89'

D · 89'

6.7

16 M. Petkov ↓ 75'

M · 75'

6.8

17 G. Milanov ↓ 75'

M · 75'

6.8

4 I. Gruev ↓ 89'

M · 89'

6.8

11 K. Despodov

M · 90'

6.6

10 B. Kraev ↓ 60'

M · 60'

6.3

Substitutes (12)

9 V. Nikolov ↑ 60'

6.5

7 R. Kirilov ↑ 75'

6.6

20 F. Krastev ↑ 75'

6.6

13 S. Shopov ↑ 89'

6.5

22 I. Iliev ↑ 89'

6.7

1 I. Dyulgerov

12 D. Sheytanov

3 H. Petrov

8 A. Kraev

18 V. Panayotov

19 S. Ivanov

21 K. Stoyanov

Shots · 21

4' Off target

F. Azaz

Left foot · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

4' Saved

J. O'Brien

Header · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

10' Off target

M. Johnston

Header · Throw-in

0.0

xGOT

—

30' Goal

V. Antov

Left foot · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

30' Blocked

G. Milanov

Left foot · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

35' Off target

T. Parrott

Header · Assisted

0.0

xGOT

—

43' Saved

J. O'Brien

Header · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

49' Off target

M. Johnston

Right foot · Assisted

0.0

xGOT

—

52' Blocked

M. Johnston

Right foot · Assisted

0.0

xGOT

—

53' Off target

F. Azaz

Left foot · Set piece

0.0

xGOT

—

55' Saved

E. Ferguson

Right foot · Assisted

0.0

xGOT

—

57' Saved

F. Nürnberger

Left foot · Assisted

0.0

xGOT

—

61' Off target

F. Nürnberger

Left foot · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

63' Goal

E. Ferguson

Right foot · Assisted

0.0

xGOT

—

67' Off target

M. Petkov

Left foot · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

72' Blocked

F. Azaz

Left foot · Assisted

0.0

xGOT

—

84' Goal

A. Idah

Left foot · Counter

0.0

xGOT

—

86' Blocked

F. Krastev

Right foot · Assisted

0.0

xGOT

—

90' Blocked

M. Sykes

Right foot · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

90' Blocked

J. Dunne

Header · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

90'+3 Off target

R. Kirilov

Left foot · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

Player stats

Ireland vs Bulgaria · Last 2 meetings

Ireland

Draws

Bulgaria

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-03-23	Ireland	2 – 1	Bulgaria
2025-03-20	Bulgaria	1 – 2	Ireland

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