Match summary
Spain had gone 15 matches unbeaten before this one. Bulgaria had gone 8 matches without a win before this one.
Spain vs Bulgaria in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Spain4W 1D 0L
SpainBulgaria
13Pointsof 151
18Goals scored3
6Goals conceded18
3Clean sheets0
12Scored in a row1
15+Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win8
0Conceded in a row8
Head to head2 meetings · Jun 1996 – Sep 2025
- Spain wins
- 1
- Draws
- 1
- Bulgaria wins
- 0
2.5goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
50%3+ goals
0%won by the host
Meetings
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
SpainBulgaria
- Penalty · Spain · Mikel Oyarzabal4-0 · Penalty90+2'
- 89'Substitution · Bulgaria · Andrian Kraev · InOut: Ilia Gruev
- 84'Substitution · Bulgaria · Kristiyan Stoyanov · InOut: Stanislav Shopov
- Own Goal · Spain · Atanas Chernev3-0 · Own Goal79'
- Substitution · Spain · Dani Vivian · InOut: Robin Le Normand71'
- Substitution · Spain · Pablo Barrios · InOut: Pedri68'
- 67'Substitution · Bulgaria · Zdravko Dimitrov · InOut: Radoslav Kirilov
- 67'Substitution · Bulgaria · Vladimir Nikolov · InOut: Kiril Despodov
- 67'Substitution · Bulgaria · Marin Petkov · InOut: Martin Minchev
- Substitution · Spain · Aleix García · InOut: Martín Zubimendi63'
- Substitution · Spain · Yéremy Pino · InOut: Álex Baena63'
- Goal · Spain · Mikel Merino2-057'
- Substitution · Spain · Borja Iglesias · InOut: Samu Aghehowa46'
- Goal · Spain · Mikel Merino1-035'
Match Statistics
Match stats
SpainBulgaria
78%Ball Possession22%
33Shots Total3
11Shots On Target0
11Corners0
7Fouls6
3Offsides0
0Saves8
817Passes239
12Shots Off Target3
155Attacks38
124Dangerous Attacks11
24Shots Inside Box2
9Shots Outside Box1
4Goals0
5Free Kicks7
10Shots Blocked0
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
8Tackles11
2Assists0
757Accurate Passes175
1Injuries1
32Total Crosses3
5Accurate Crosses0
3Interceptions7
23Duels Won32
8Big Chances Created1
6Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-5-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 90' | 2 | 0 | 2/5 | 46(87%) | 1 | 5/8 | |
Pedri MF | 7.9 | 68' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 109(93%) | - | 1/1 |
| 7.8 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 2/5 | 48(85%) | 2 | 3/5 | |
| 7.8 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 78(95%) | 1 | 2/8 | |
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 128(99%) | 1 | 3/6 | |
| 7.4 | 63' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 82(99%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 7.4 | 71' | 0 | 1 | - | 78(99%) | 1 | 2/3 | |
| 7.4 | 63' | 0 | 0 | 2/5 | 55(82%) | - | 2/7 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 72(92%) | - | 1/5 | |
| 7.0 | 27' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 15(80%) | 2 | 2/3 | |
| 6.7 | 22' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 24(96%) | - | - | |
| 6.7 | 27' | 0 | 0 | - | 31(90%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 16(88%) | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 44' | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 10(70%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.4 | 19' | 0 | 0 | - | 18(94%) | - | - | |
| 5.8 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 2/5 | 7(71%) | - | 1/6 |
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