Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland

UEFA Nations League - League C 8 Sep 2024, 16:00
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
🏟 Stadion Hristo Botev (Plovdiv) 👤 A. Sidiropoulos Round 2

Match report

Bulgaria edged past Northern Ireland 1-0 in the UEFA Nations League - League C on 8 September 2024.

Bulgaria had 9 shots to Northern Ireland's 8.

The match was played at Stadion Hristo Botev (Plovdiv), with A. Sidiropoulos in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 48% - 52% Shots 9 - 8 On target 3 - 3 Corners 2 - 4 Fouls 19 - 12 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Kiril Despodov
Bulgaria · 1 goal
8 Daniel Ballard captained the side
7 Dimitar Mitov 3 saves
7 Viktor Popov captained the side
7 Zhivko Atanasov captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–5 1–3
Shots On Goal 3–3 0–0
Ball Possession 59–41 —
Corners 2–0 0–4
Attacks 43–45 34–56
Match statistics
2 Corners 4
5 Substitution 5
77 Attacks 101
34 Dangerous Attacks 37
3 On Target 3
6 Off Target 6
9 Shots Total 8
3 Shots On Goal 3
4 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 1
6 Shots Inside Box 4
3 Shots Outside Box 4
19 Fouls 12
2 Corners 4
2 Offsides 1
48% Ball Possession 52%
3 Yellow Cards 4
3 Saves 2
344 Passes Total 375
270 Passes Accurate 288
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bulgaria · 4-2-3-1
1 D. Mitov
16 V. Popov 3 Z. Atanasov 5 A. Petkov 13 F. Nürnberger
7 G. Kostadinov 4 I. Gruev
11 K. Despodov 17 M. Minchev 8 R. Kirilov
9 A. Kolev
Northern Ireland · 3-4-3
1 B. Peacock-Farrell
4 D. Ballard 17 P. McNair 22 C. Brown
5 T. Hume 19 S. Charles 6 G. Saville 3 J. Lewis
2 C. Bradley 10 D. Charles 14 I. Price
Bulgaria
Coach
I. Iliev
Substitutes
  • 19 Ahmed Ahmedov
  • 20 Zdravko Dimitrov
  • 18 Vasil Panayotov
  • 15 Simeon Petrov
  • 22 Stanislav Ivanov
  • 21 Svetoslav Vutsov
  • 23 Ivan Dyulgerov
  • 6 Valentin Antov
  • 2 Ertan Tombak
  • 12 Ivan Minchev
  • 10 Georgi Minchev
  • 14 Georgi Rusev
Northern Ireland
Coach
M. O'Neill
Substitutes
  • 9 Shayne Lavery
  • 8 Callum Marshall
  • 11 Paul Smyth
  • 16 Alistair McCann
  • 7 Ross McCausland
  • 12 Luke Southwood
  • 23 Joshua Clarke
  • 18 Eoin Toal
  • 20 Ethan Galbraith
  • 15 Bradley Lyons
  • 13 Corry Evans
  • 21 Josh Magennis
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ S. Lavery ↓ D. Charles Northern Ireland
  • 63' ↑ A. Ahmedov ↓ A. Kolev Bulgaria
  • 72' ↑ Z. Dimitrov ↓ R. Kirilov Bulgaria
  • 72' ↑ V. Panayotov ↓ M. Minchev Bulgaria
  • 73' ↑ C. Marshall ↓ P. McNair Northern Ireland
  • 73' ↑ P. Smyth ↓ G. Saville Northern Ireland
  • 78' ↑ S. Petrov ↓ G. Kostadinov Bulgaria
  • 78' ↑ S. Ivanov ↓ K. Despodov Bulgaria
  • 82' ↑ A. McCann ↓ I. Price Northern Ireland
  • 83' ↑ R. McCausland ↓ T. Hume Northern Ireland
Cards
  • 28' S. Charles Northern Ireland
  • 29' P. McNair Northern Ireland
  • 59' C. Bradley Northern Ireland
  • 78' A. Ahmedov Bulgaria
  • 81' T. Hume Northern Ireland
  • 90+1' F. Nurnberger Bulgaria
  • 90+3' A. Kolev Bulgaria
Head-to-head
Bulgaria 2 1 draws 1 Northern Ireland
2024-10-15 Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria 5 - 0
2024-09-08 Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland 1 - 0
2021-10-12 Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland 2 - 1
2021-03-31 Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria 0 - 0
Recent form
Bulgaria L D L D D
Northern Ireland D L L W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland?
Bulgaria won 1-0 against Northern Ireland on 8 September 2024.
Who won Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland?
Bulgaria won the match 1-0.
Where was Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland played?
The match was played at Stadion Hristo Botev (Plovdiv).
Who had more possession in Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland?
Northern Ireland had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.