Match summary
Republic of Ireland beat Bulgaria 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League, Play-offs B/C.
Republic of Ireland trailed 0-1 at half-time and won 2-1.
Republic of Ireland vs BulgariaResult, Lineups & H2H
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Republic of Ireland3W 0D 2L
Republic of IrelandBulgaria
9Pointsof 155
5Goals scored3
9Goals conceded8
1Clean sheets2
1Scored in a row3
1Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win2
2Conceded in a row2
Head to head3 meetings · Sep 2019 – Mar 2025
- Republic of Ireland wins
- 2
- Draws
- 1
- Bulgaria wins
- 0
2.33goals per meeting
67%both teams scored
67%3+ goals
33%won by the host
Meetings
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Republic of IrelandBulgaria
- Yellow Card · Republic of Ireland · Nathan Collins90+2'
- 90+2'Yellow Card · Bulgaria · Vladimir Nikolov
- 89'Substitution · Bulgaria · Stanislav Shopov · InOut: Ilia Gruev
- 89'Substitution · Bulgaria · Ilian Iliev · InOut: Fabian Nürnberger
- Goal · Republic of Ireland · Adam Idah2-184'
- 84'Yellow Card · Bulgaria · Ilia Gruev
- Substitution · Republic of Ireland · Jack Taylor · InOut: Jason Knight82'
- 75'Substitution · Bulgaria · Radoslav Kirilov · InOut: Marin Petkov
- 75'Substitution · Bulgaria · Filip Krastev · InOut: Georgi Milanov
- Substitution · Republic of Ireland · Jimmy Dunne · InOut: Evan Ferguson74'
- Substitution · Republic of Ireland · Ryan Manning · InOut: Robbie Brady66'
- Substitution · Republic of Ireland · Mark Sykes · InOut: Troy Parrott66'
- Substitution · Republic of Ireland · Adam Idah · InOut: Mikey Johnston65'
- Goal · Republic of Ireland · Evan Ferguson1-163'
- 60'Substitution · Bulgaria · Vladimir Nikolov · InOut: Bozhidar Kraev
- Yellow Card · Republic of Ireland · Jason Knight44'
- Yellow Card · Republic of Ireland · Mikey Johnston40'
- 32'Yellow Card · Bulgaria · Simeon Petrov
- 30'Goal · Bulgaria · Valentin Antov 0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
Republic of IrelandBulgaria
51%Ball Possession49%
14Shots Total7
5Shots On Target2
5Corners5
12Fouls12
3Yellow Cards3
2Offsides0
1Saves2
490Passes482
104Attacks87
40Dangerous Attacks30
9Goal Attempts5
9Shots Off Target5
11Shots Inside Box4
3Shots Outside Box3
2Goals1
3Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions5
10Tackles15
423Accurate Passes413
0Red Cards0
75Ball Safe58
0Injuries2
86.33%Pass Accuracy85.68%
Team Lineups
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 25' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 9(78%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 7.5 | 66' | 0 | 0 | - | 45(80%) | 2 | 5/8 | |
| 7.5 | 74' | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 15(80%) | 1 | 4/9 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 35(81%) | - | 1/5 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 64(95%) | - | 5/6 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 49(88%) | 2 | 5/7 | |
| 7.2 | 66' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 16(94%) | - | 5/6 | |
| 7.0 | 24' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(88%) | 1 | 1/2 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 46(87%) | 1 | 4/7 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 74(88%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 6.8 | 16' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 4(75%) | - | 2/3 | |
| 6.8 | 24' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 9(88%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.6 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.6 | 82' | 0 | 0 | - | 55(91%) | - | 2/6 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 32(78%) | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 65' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 25(84%) | 1 | 2/9 |