Bulgaria vs Iceland Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H
FT · HT 0–20 – 5
Andri Gudjohnsen 17′ (pen), 68′, 79′Orri Óskarsson 21′Emil Tsenov 52′ (og)
Player of the matchAndri GudjohnsenICE · 3 goals · 97′ played · 4 shots (3 on target) · 6 duels won · 1 key passes
9.2- Possession
- 52%48%
- Shots · on target in brackets
- 9 (2)16 (7)
- Corners
- 41
UEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 5Stadion Hristo BotevRef F. Badstübner
This meeting
Minute by minute
45 of 105 updates- The fourth official has indicated there will be 2 minutes of added time.
- Attempt missed. Ivaylo Chochev from Bulgaria heads the ball from the right side of the six-yard box, but it goes to the left. The cross was assisted by Marin Petkov following a corner.
- Attempt saved. Ivaylo Chochev's left-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Hákon Valdimarsson. The shot was assisted by Andrian Kraev.
- Substitution for Bulgaria: Dimitar Velkovski comes on for Lukas Petkov.
- Attempt saved. Gylfi Sigurdsson from Iceland has a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it's saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Naumov of Bulgaria. The assist came from Brynjólfur Willumsson.
- GoalGoal! Iceland leads 5-0 against Bulgaria. Andri Gudjohnsen scores with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the center of the goal.
- Attempt blocked. Arnór Sigurdsson's right-footed shot from very close range for Iceland is blocked. Mikael Ellertsson provided the assist.
- Arnór Sigurdsson's right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Brynjólfur Willumsson.
- GoalGoal! Iceland leads 4-0 against Bulgaria. Andri Gudjohnsen scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box, assisted by Hákon Haraldsson.
- Hákon Haraldsson from Iceland receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
- Logi Tómasson of Iceland commits a foul.
- Andrian Kraev from Bulgaria is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
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- Andri Gudjohnsen from Iceland is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
- Atanas Iliev's left-footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Hákon Valdimarsson. The attempt was assisted by Georgi Rusev.
- Andrian Kraev commits a foul for Bulgaria.
- Andrian Kraev from Bulgaria receives a yellow card for a foul.
- Foul committed by Daníel Grétarsson of Iceland.
- GoalOwn goal by Emil Tsenov for Bulgaria. The score is now Bulgaria 0, Iceland 3.
- Corner awarded to Bulgaria after a concession by Victor Pálsson.
- The second half begins with Bulgaria trailing 0-2 against Iceland.
- Substitution for Bulgaria: Marin Petkov comes on for Kristiyan Balov.
- Kristiyan Balov from Bulgaria receives a yellow card for a foul.
- Daníel Grétarsson from Iceland is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
- The fourth official has indicated there will be 5 minutes of added time.
- Foul committed by Hristiyan Petrov of Bulgaria.
- Atanas Iliev's left-footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- Kristiyan Balov of Bulgaria wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- Hördur Magnússon of Iceland receives a yellow card for a foul.
- The match is delayed due to an injury to Atanas Iliev from Bulgaria.
- Arnór Sigurdsson from Iceland is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
- Lukas Petkov from Bulgaria is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
- Logi Tómasson from Iceland commits a foul.
- Atanas Iliev's right-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box is blocked. He was assisted by Lukas Petkov.
- The match is delayed due to an injury to Kristall Ingason from Iceland.
- GoalGoal! Iceland leads 2-0 against Bulgaria. Orri Óskarsson scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Hördur Magnússon after a fast break.
- Kristall Ingason from Iceland wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- GoalGoal! Iceland takes the lead 1-0 as Andri Gudjohnsen scores with a right-footed shot into the bottom left corner from the penalty.
- Yoan Stoyanov of Bulgaria concedes a penalty due to a foul in the penalty area.
- Kristiyan Balov from Bulgaria is penalized for dangerous play.
- Georgi Rusev from Bulgaria is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
- Kristiyan Balov from Bulgaria is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
- First half begins.
- The match ends with Bulgaria losing 0-5 to Iceland.
- The second half ends with Bulgaria losing 0-5 to Iceland.
- The first half ends with Bulgaria trailing 0-2 against Iceland.
Team stats
45 figures- 52%Possession48%
- 9Shots16
- 2Shots on target7
- 1Big chances5
- 4Corners1
- 547Passes509
- 11Fouls12
- 2Yellow cards2
All 45 stats
- Attack
- 3Accurate crosses3
- 101Attacks118
- 1Big chances missed1
- 14Crosses12
- 27Dangerous attacks36
- 16Dribble attempts13
- 0Hit woodwork2
- 2Offsides1
- 22%Shot accuracy44%
- 2Shots blocked4
- 5Shots inside box12
- 5Shots off target5
- 4Shots outside box4
- 4Successful dribbles6
- Passing
- 14Accurate long passes25
- 460Accurate passes424
- 81%Forward passes %84%
- 8Key passes14
- 26%Long pass accuracy49%
- 54Long passes51
- 84%Pass accuracy83%
- 48Passes in final third49
- Defence
- 58Ball recoveries61
- 107Ball safe86
- 38Duels won55
- 7Goal kicks8
- 11Headers won16
- 5Interceptions10
- 3Saves2
- 11Tackles22
- 9Tackles won10
- Discipline
- 12Free kicks10
- Other
- 1Injuries2
- 0Penalties1
- 145Possession lost117
- 5Substitutions5
- 21Throw-ins18
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 0-2L15 Nov
- 2-1W18 Nov
- 10-2W27 Mar
- 1-0W30 Mar
- 0-1L1 Jun
- 2-2D5 Jun
- 1-2L26 Sep
- 0-0D29 Sep
- 0-3L3 Oct
- 2-0W6 Oct
4-2-4goals 18:131.40pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 0-2L16 Nov
- 0-4L26 Feb
- 2-2D28 Mar
- 1-1D31 Mar
- 0-1L31 May
- 0-3L10 Jun
- 1-1D26 Sep
- 3-0W29 Sep
- 3-0W3 Oct
- 0-0D6 Oct
2-4-4goals 10:141.00pts/game
latest 5
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 3.47Goals per game (both sides)3.07
- 80%Over 1.587%
- 67%Over 2.560%
- 33%Over 3.533%
- 33%Both teams scored40%
- 20%Clean sheets33%
- 53%Failed to score33%
- Bulgaria at home v Iceland away
- 6Played10
- 1Won2
- 1Drawn3
- 4Lost5
- 4-13Goals (for-against)9-15
- 0.67Points per game0.9
- 67%Over 2.550%
- 17%Clean sheets30%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
- 13-111st-half goals (for-against)12-7
- 6-222nd-half goals (for-against)11-16
- 32%Goals after half-time48%
- 80%Goal before half-time73%
- 5-5-5Half-time W-D-L7-5-3
- Corners & cards (last 15 matches each)
- 3Corners won / game3.6
- 5.6Corners conceded / game4
- 47%Over 9.5 corners40%
- 13%Won the corner count40%
- 1.8Yellow cards / game1.87
- 3.4Cards in the match / game4
- 47%Over 3.5 cards40%
- 0Red cards (total)0
Match strip & events
BGR 0–5 ICE · 2–2 yellow1′HT90′Iceland on top 77 of 90 min · BGR 25% · ICE 75% pressure · peaks BGR 85′, ICE 79′
- Full time 0–5
- Dimitar Velkovskifor Lukas Petkov
- Ivan Pankovfor Ilia Gruev
- Andri Gudjohnsen0–5Goal · left foot
- Aron Gunnarssonfor Daníel Leó Grétarsson
- Gylfi Sigurdssonfor Ísak Jóhannesson
- Andri Gudjohnsen0–4Goal · right foot · assist Hákon Arnar Haraldsson
- Hákon Arnar HaraldssonYellow card
- Georgi Lazarovfor Atanas Iliev
- Ivaylo Chochevfor Georgi Rusev
- Andrian KraevYellow card
- Emil Tsenov0–3Own goal
- Brynjólfur Willumssonfor Orri Óskarsson
- Marin Petkovfor Kristiyan Balov
- Half-time 0–2
- Kristiyan BalovYellow card
- Hörður MagnússonYellow card
- +Arnór Sigurdssonfor Kristall Máni Ingason · injury
- Orri Óskarsson0–2Goal · right foot · assist Hörður Magnússon
- Andri Gudjohnsen0–1Penalty goal
- +Hörður Magnússonfor Stefán Teitur Thórdarson · injury
Ball territory & heatmap
792 ball coords29%BGR third 29% · Midfield 38% · ICE third 33%33%
What stands out
- 86%on top
Iceland had the upper hand in 77 of 90 minutes of the momentum series.
- 0–2half-time
The match stood at 0–2 at half-time before 0–3 after the break (0–5 full time).
Player leaders
this matchShots
- Andri GudjohnsenICE4 (3)
- Arnór SigurdssonICE4
- Atanas IlievBGR3 (1)
Big chances created
Passes
- Hákon Arnar HaraldssonICE69/77
- Emil TsenovBGR65/74
- Ísak JóhannessonICE61/70
Progressive passes
- Emil TsenovBGR71 (96%)
- Stefan VelkovBGR66 (96%)
- Hákon Arnar HaraldssonICE65 (84%)
Final-third passes
- Stefan VelkovBGR12
- Hörður MagnússonICE10
- Ísak JóhannessonICE10
Key passes
Ball recoveries
- Hákon Arnar HaraldssonICE12
- Hákon ValdimarssonICE10
- Ísak JóhannessonICE9
Duels won
- Victor PálssonICE9/12
- Andri GudjohnsenICE6/11
- Hákon Arnar HaraldssonICE6/11
Dribbles
- Logi TómassonICE2/3
- Ísak JóhannessonICE2/2
- Yoan StoyanovBGR2/4
Tackles
- Hákon Arnar HaraldssonICE5
- Logi TómassonICE4
- Yoan StoyanovBGR4
Clearances
- Stefan VelkovBGR7
- Victor PálssonICE6
- Hörður MagnússonICE5
Saves
- Daniel NaumovBGR3
- Hákon ValdimarssonICE2
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Match info
- Competition
- UEFA Nations League
- Season
- 2026/2027 · Matchday 5 of 24
- Stage
- League C
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Stadion Hristo Botev, Galabovo
- Capacity
- 18,700 · grass
- Weather
- 18 °C · scattered clouds · humidity 59%
- Referee
- F. Badstübner
- BGR coach
- Atanas Ribarski
- ICE coach
- Arnar Gunnlaugsson (1.84 PPG)
- Hashtag
- #BGRICE
Match summary
Iceland beat Bulgaria 5-0 in the UEFA Nations League, League C.
Across 2 previous meetings on record, Bulgaria won 1 and Iceland won 1, with 0 draws (3.5 goals per game).
Andri Gudjohnsen (17', 68', 79'), Orri Óskarsson (21') and Emil Tsenov (52' og) scored the goals for Iceland.
Bulgaria — live results and scheduleIceland — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this
Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 15.8Daniel Naumov97′
- 226.0Yoan Stoyanov97′
- 135.7Stefan Velkov97′
- 35.8Emil Tsenov97′
- 66.0Hristiyan Petrov97′
- 86.3Andrian KraevYC 97′
- 46.6Ilia Gruev↓85′
- 206.0Lukas Petkov↓85′
- 116.4Georgi Rusev↓62′
- 75.9Kristiyan BalovYC ↓46′
- 96.4Atanas Iliev↓63′
- 127.0Hákon Valdimarsson97′
- 27.2Logi Tómasson97′
- 36.9Daníel Leó Grétarsson↓72′
- 166.4Stefán Teitur Thórdarson↓9′+
- 47.4Victor Pálsson97′
- 156.4Kristall Máni Ingason↓29′+
- 87.1Ísak Jóhannesson↓71′
- 77.7Hákon Arnar HaraldssonA YC 97′
- 197.3Mikael Egill Ellertsson97′
- 97.7Orri ÓskarssonG ↓46′
- 229.2Andri Gudjohnsen3G 97′
- 5Ivan PankovMF · ↑85′6.2
- 15Georgi LazarovFW · ↑63′6.6
- 16Marin PetkovFW · ↑46′6.6
- 18Ivaylo ChochevMF · ↑62′6.6
- 21Dimitar VelkovskiDF · ↑85′6.5
- 2Rosen BozhinovDF
- 10Asen ChandarovMF
- 12Aleks BozhevGK
- 14Teodor IvanovDF
- 17Svetoslav KovachevFW
- 19Ivan TuritsovDF
- 23Plamen AndreevGK
SubstitutesCoaches: Atanas Ribarski · Arnar Gunnlaugsson (1.84 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 10Gylfi SigurdssonMF · ↑71′7.3
- 14Brynjólfur WillumssonFW · ↑46′6.8
- 17Aron GunnarssonMF · ↑72′6.4
- 21Arnór SigurdssonMF · ↑29′6.9
- 23Hörður MagnússonDF · A YC ↑9′7.3
- 1Rúnar Alex RúnarssonGK
- 5Ísak Snær ThorvaldssonFW
- 6Thórir Jóhann HelgasonMF
- 11Jón Dagur ThorsteinssonFW
- 13Anton Ari EinarssonGK
- 18Mikael AndersonMF
- 20Kristian HlynssonMF
Top ratings
XI avg 6.09 v 7.30
Andri GudjohnsenICE9.2
Hákon Arnar HaraldssonICE7.7
Orri ÓskarssonICE7.7
Victor PálssonICE7.4
Hörður MagnússonICE7.3
Table
UEFA Nations League 2026/2027 · current| # | Team | P | W-D-L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3-2-0 | 12:1 | +11 | 11 | |
| 2 | 5 | 2-3-0 | 3:1 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1-1-3 | 3:10 | -7 | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | 1-0-4 | 2:8 | -6 | 3 |
Head-to-head
2 meetings on record since 20041-0-1Bulgaria W-D-L · goals 3:4
1 BGR0 draws1 ICE- Goals per meeting
- 3.5
- Iceland3–0BulgariaUEFA Nations League
- Iceland1–3BulgariaWC Qualification Europe
Goal timing
goals per 15-minute window · last 20 v 20 matches- 531-15
- 4316-30
- 6631-45+
- 2746-60
- 3661-75
- 3876-90+
23:33 goals 30:36Bar and top figure: scored. Red figure: conceded. A goal from minute 76 on in 40% v 45% of their matches.
- 441-15
- 3616-30
- 8431-45+
- 6446-60
- 7761-75
- 21176-90+
Referee
F. Badstübner- Cards / match
- 3.92this match 4 (+0.08)
- Yellows / match
- 3.63this match 4
- Reds / match
- 0.29
- Penalties / match
- 0.4134% of matches
- Fouls / match
- 22.6this match 23
1.86Home 1.86 vs Away 1.77 yellows/match · 11–18 red · 9 coach cards1.77
39%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 21%40%
home winsaway winsAnalysed latest 100 of 125 career matches.
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