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UEFA Nations League · Play-offs B/C · Mar 20

Bulgaria - Rep. Of Ireland

Rep. Of Ireland won 2-1 away at Bulgaria in UEFA Nations League (Play-offs B/C). Goals: M. Petkov 6'; F. Azaz 21'; M. Doherty 42'.

BulgariaHOME Bulgaria
1 - 2
FT
Rep. Of IrelandAWAY Rep. Of Ireland
M. Petkov 6'
⚽
F. Azaz 21'M. Doherty 42'
🏟 Stadion Hristo Botev 👤 Referee: Benoît Bastien, France
Key events
6' ⚽ M. Petkov(1 - 0) · Assist: F. Krastev Bulgaria
21' ⚽ F. Azaz(1 - 1) · Assist: T. Parrott Rep. Of Irel
42' ⚽ M. Doherty(1 - 2) · Assist: J. Cullen Rep. Of Irel
47' 🟨 Finn AzazYellow card Rep. Of Irel
51' 🟨 Michael JohnstonYellow card Rep. Of Irel
59' 🟨 Andrian KraevYellow card Bulgaria
61' 🟨 Zhivko AtanasovYellow card Bulgaria
61' 🟨 Jason KnightYellow card Rep. Of Irel
81' 🟨 Rocco VataYellow card Rep. Of Irel
85' 🟨 Anton NedyalkovYellow card Bulgaria
90+5' 🟨 Nikolay MinkovYellow card Bulgaria
Quick stats
%56 Possession %44
7 Total shots 12
3 Shots on target 3
1 Shots off target 7
3 Blocked shots 2
3 Shots inside box 11
4 Shots outside box 1
1 Saves 2
Match timeline
First half
M. Petkov(1 - 0) · Assist: F. Krastev⚽
6'
21'
⚽F. Azaz(1 - 1) · Assist: T. Parrott
42'
⚽M. Doherty(1 - 2) · Assist: J. Cullen
HT 1 - 2
D. Mitov ↔ P. IlievSubstitution🔁
46'
47'
🟨Finn AzazYellow card
51'
🟨Michael JohnstonYellow card
Andrian KraevYellow card🟨
59'
Zhivko AtanasovYellow card🟨
61'
61'
🟨Jason KnightYellow card
F. Nürnberger ↔ N. MinkovSubstitution🔁
72'
L. Petkov ↔ B. KraevSubstitution🔁
72'
76'
🔁T. Parrott ↔ E. FergusonSubstitution
76'
🔁F. Azaz ↔ J. TaylorSubstitution
76'
🔁M. Johnston ↔ M. SykesSubstitution
79'
🔁J. Knight ↔ R. VataSubstitution
79'
🔁R. Manning ↔ J. O'BrienSubstitution
81'
🟨Rocco VataYellow card
Anton NedyalkovYellow card🟨
85'
A. Kraev ↔ V. NikolovSubstitution🔁
85'
F. Krastev ↔ I. IlievSubstitution🔁
85'
Nikolay MinkovYellow card🟨
90+5'
FT 1 - 2
Match statsBulgaria · Rep. Of Ireland
Key stats
%56 Possession %44
Shots
7 Total shots 12
3 Shots on target 3
1 Shots off target 7
3 Blocked shots 2
3 Shots inside box 11
4 Shots outside box 1
1 Saves 2
Passing
509 Total passes 395
423 Accurate passes 312
%83 Pass accuracy %79
Set pieces & discipline
2 Corners 3
21 Fouls 10
Cards
4 Yellow cards 4
By half
1 1st-half goals 2
0 2nd-half goals 0
LineupsBulgaria 4-4-2Rep. Of Ireland 4-4-2
1Mitov 19Nürnberger 5Petkov 3Atanasov 14Nedyalkov 11Despodov 4Gruev 8Kraev 16Petkov 21Petkov 20Krastev 1Kelleher 11Brady 4O'Shea 22Collins 2Doherty 3Manning 6Cullen 8Knight 21Johnston 15Parrott 7Azaz
Bulgaria · Bench
12D. Sheytanov12
7R. Kirilov7
18V. Panayotov18
13S. Shopov13
22I. Iliev22
9V. Nikolov9
10B. Kraev10
6V. Antov6
15S. Petrov15
Coach: I. Iliev
Rep. Of Ireland · Bench
9E. Ferguson9
23M. Travers23
10A. Idah10
17A. Moran17
19S. Armstrong19
12J. Dunne12
16G. Bazunu16
20J. Abankwah20
5J. O'Brien5
Coach: H. Hallgrímsson
HEAD TO HEAD3 meetings · 2020–2025
Bulgaria 0
Sep 3who was on topMar 23
Rep. Of Ireland 1
0 Bulgaria 2 draw 1 Rep. Of Ireland
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
1.7goals / match
2–3total goals
1/1clean sheets
2-1Rep. Of Ireland best win · Mar 23
%67 Over 1.5 2/3
%33 Over 2.5 1/3
%0 Over 3.5 0/3
%67 BTTS 2/3
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Bulgaria at home1 matches
0W 1D 0L 1:1
Rep. Of Ireland at home2 matches
1W 1D 0L 2:1
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
2Bulgariain the table9pts
6matches 2-3-1W-D-L 3:6goals -3diff
DWLDW
3Rep. Of Irelandin the table6pts
6matches 2-0-4W-D-L 3:12goals -9diff
LWLWL
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Mar 23 Rep. Of Ireland 2-1 Bulgaria UEFA Nations League
Nov 18 Rep. Of Ireland 0-0 Bulgaria UEFA Nations League
Sep 3 Bulgaria 1-1 Rep. Of Ireland UEFA Nations League
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