Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria

UEFA Nations League - League B 18 Nov 2020, 19:45
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
🏟 Aviva Stadium (Dublin) 👤 L. Visser Round 6

Match report

Republic of Ireland played out a goalless draw with Bulgaria in the UEFA Nations League - League B on 18 November 2020.

Republic of Ireland failed to register a single shot on target, while Bulgaria had 11 shots to Republic of Ireland's 7.

The match was played at Aviva Stadium (Dublin), with L. Visser in charge.

Possession 58% - 42% Shots 7 - 11 On target 0 - 1 Corners 4 - 6 Fouls 10 - 25 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Dara O'Shea
Republic of Ireland · captained the side
8 Shane Duffy 76 passes (86% accurate)
8 Kevin Long 79 passes (84% accurate)
8 Conor Hourihane captained the side
8 Kristian Dimitrov captained the side
Match statistics
7 Shots Total 11
0 Shots On Goal 1
7 Shots Off Goal 3
0 Shots Blocked 7
6 Shots Inside Box 6
1 Shots Outside Box 5
10 Fouls 25
4 Corners 6
2 Offsides 1
58% Ball Possession 42%
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 1
506 Passes Total 366
399 Passes Accurate 258
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Republic of Ireland · 4-4-2
23 D. Randolph
20 D. O'Shea 4 S. Duffy 15 K. Long 3 R. Manning
17 J. Knight 10 R. Brady 6 C. Hourihane 11 R. Curtis
9 J. Collins 8 D. Horgan
Bulgaria · 4-4-2
1 M. Lukov
2 S. Popov 5 K. Dimitrov 3 G. Angelov 6 Cicinho
16 K. Malinov 22 A. Tsvetkov 9 S. Delev 20 D. Iliev
18 G. Ivanov 10 B. Kraev
Republic of Ireland
Coach
S. Kenny
Substitutes
  • 1 Mark Travers
  • 16 Caoimhin Kelleher
  • 21 Darragh Lenihan
  • 2 Cyrus Christie
  • 5 Ciaran Clark
  • 22 Aaron McEneff
  • 13 Jack Taylor
  • 19 Sean Maguire
  • 14 Jack Byrne
  • 7 Josh Cullen
  • 18 Troy Parrott
  • 12 Graham Burke
Bulgaria
Coach
G. Dermendzhiev
Substitutes
  • 23 Ivan Karadzhov
  • 4 Aleksandar Vasilev
  • 14 Radoslav Galinov Terziev
  • 17 Birsent Karagaren
  • 7 Dominik Yankov
  • 8 Serkan Ussein
  • 11 Yanis Karabelyov
  • 21 Svetoslav Kovachev
  • 12 Denislav Aleksandrov
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ Svetoslav Kovachev ↓ Spas Delev Bulgaria
  • 61' ↑ Aleksandar Vasilev ↓ Cicinho Bulgaria
  • 61' ↑ Birsent Karagaren ↓ Galin Ivanov Bulgaria
  • 67' ↑ Josh Cullen ↓ Daryl Horgan Republic of Ireland
  • 78' ↑ Jack Byrne ↓ Robbie Brady Republic of Ireland
  • 81' ↑ Denislav Aleksandrov ↓ Dimitar Iliev Bulgaria
  • 85' ↑ Troy Parrott ↓ Ronan Curtis Republic of Ireland
  • 86' ↑ Cyrus Christie ↓ Ryan Manning Republic of Ireland
  • 86' ↑ Sean Maguire ↓ James Collins Republic of Ireland
Cards
  • 11' Kevin Long Republic of Ireland
  • 21' Ryan Manning Republic of Ireland
  • 29' Cicinho Bulgaria
  • 45' Galin Ivanov Bulgaria
Head-to-head
Republic of Ireland 2 2 draws 0 Bulgaria
2025-03-23 Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria 2 - 1
2025-03-20 Bulgaria vs Republic of Ireland 1 - 2
2020-11-18 Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria 0 - 0
2020-09-03 Bulgaria vs Republic of Ireland 1 - 1
Recent form
Republic of Ireland D D D D D
Bulgaria D W W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria?
Republic of Ireland drew 0-0 against Bulgaria on 18 November 2020.
Who won Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria played?
The match was played at Aviva Stadium (Dublin).
Who had more possession in Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria?
Republic of Ireland had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.