Match Report
Bulgaria (4th, 3 pts) visited Spain (1st, 16 pts) with 13 points between them. Bulgaria had been under-performing their position — 38th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Spain were scoring 3.5 and conceding 0.33, Bulgaria 0.5 and 3.17, against a competition average of 1.66 goals per team per game.
Spain arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Bulgaria arrived off four straight defeats. The last-five ledger: Spain 13/15, Bulgaria 1/15.
Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla, capacity 27,618, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Spain led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-0.
Goal scorers
Spain: Mikel Merino (35'), Mikel Merino (57'), Atanas Chernev (79' og), Mikel Oyarzabal (90')
Key stats
Possession: Spain 78% · Bulgaria 22% · Total shots: 33-3 · On target: 11-0 · Corners: 11-0