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Turkey vs BulgariaLive Score, Lineups & H2H

WC Qualification Europe20262026
Turkey

Turkey

Çalhanoğlu18'(P)
2
-FT
0
Nov 15, 2025
Bursa Atatürk Stadyumu|Bursa
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Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

89'Yellow Card
İsmail Yüksek
İsmail Yüksek
Turkey
88'Substitution
Yusuf Sarı
Yusuf Sarı· In
Arda Güler
Arda Güler· Out
Turkey
85'Substitution
Vladimir Nikolov
Vladimir Nikolov· In
Georgi Rusev
Georgi Rusev· Out
Bulgaria
Goal!
2-0
Atanas Chernev
Atanas Chernev
83'·Turkey
⚽
81'Substitution
Atakan Karazor
Atakan Karazor· In
Kaan Ayhan
Kaan Ayhan· Out
Turkey
72'Substitution
Ivaylo Chochev
Ivaylo Chochev· In
Andrian Kraev
Andrian Kraev· Out
Bulgaria
72'Substitution
Marin Petkov
Marin Petkov· In
Zdravko Dimitrov
Zdravko Dimitrov· Out
Bulgaria
64'Yellow Card
Martin Georgiev
Martin Georgiev
Bulgaria
63'Substitution
Martin Minchev
Martin Minchev· In
Kiril Despodov
Kiril Despodov· Out
Bulgaria
61'Substitution
Kaan Ayhan
Kaan Ayhan· In
Zeki Çelik
Zeki Çelik· Out
Turkey
61'Substitution
Mert Müldür
Mert Müldür· In
Ferdi Kadıoğlu
Ferdi Kadıoğlu· Out
Turkey
46'Substitution
Samet Akaydin
Samet Akaydin· In
Merih Demiral
Merih Demiral· Out
Turkey
40'Yellow Card
Arda Güler
Arda Güler
Turkey
20'Yellow Card
Abdülkerim Bardakcı
Abdülkerim Bardakcı
Turkey
Goal!
1-0
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
18'·Turkey
⚽

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Turkey
Turkey
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
67%Ball Possession33%
19Shots Total9
6Shots On Target2
9Corners6
11Fouls12
3Yellow Cards1
0Offsides1
2Saves5
555Passes283
126Attacks81
69Dangerous Attacks22
11Goal Attempts3
13Shots Off Target7
12Shots Inside Box5
7Shots Outside Box4
2Goals0
3Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions4
22Tackles11
480Accurate Passes206
0Red Cards0
33Ball Safe40
86.49%Pass Accuracy72.79%

Team Lineups

Turkey
Turkey
Manager: V. Montella

Starting XI

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UÇUğurcan Çakır
Uğurcan Çakır
-
ZÇZeki Çelik
Zeki Çelik
-
MDMerih Demiral
Merih Demiral
-
ABAbdülkerim Bardakcı
Abdülkerim Bardakcı
-
FKFerdi Kadıoğlu
Ferdi Kadıoğlu
-
HÇHakan Çalhanoğlu
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
-
İYİsmail Yüksek
İsmail Yüksek
-
OAOğuz Aydın
Oğuz Aydın
-
AGArda Güler
Arda Güler
-
KYKenan Yıldız
Kenan Yıldız
-
KAKerem Aktürkoğlu
Kerem Aktürkoğlu

Substitutes

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MGMert Günok
Mert Günok
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ÇSÇağlar Söyüncü
Çağlar Söyüncü
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SÖSalih Özcan
Salih Özcan
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OKOrkun Kökçü
Orkun Kökçü
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BYBarış Alper Yılmaz
Barış Alper Yılmaz
-
ABAltay Bayındır
Altay Bayındır
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AKAtakan Karazor
Atakan Karazor
-
SASamet Akaydin
Samet Akaydin
-
YSYusuf Sarı
Yusuf Sarı
-
MMMert Müldür
Mert Müldür
-
DGDeniz Gül
Deniz Gül
-
KAKaan Ayhan
Kaan Ayhan
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Manager: A. Dimitrov

Starting XI

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DMDimitar Mitov
Dimitar Mitov
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MGMartin Georgiev
Martin Georgiev
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KDKristian Dimitrov
Kristian Dimitrov
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ACAtanas Chernev
Atanas Chernev
-
HPHristiyan Petrov
Hristiyan Petrov
-
GRGeorgi Rusev
Georgi Rusev
-
IGIlia Gruev
Ilia Gruev
-
AKAndrian Kraev
Andrian Kraev
-
FKFilip Krastev
Filip Krastev
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ZDZdravko Dimitrov
Zdravko Dimitrov
-
KDKiril Despodov
Kiril Despodov

Substitutes

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VPViktor Popov
Viktor Popov
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VNVladimir Nikolov
Vladimir Nikolov
-
ABAleks Bozhev
Aleks Bozhev
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RBRosen Bozhinov
Rosen Bozhinov
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SVStefan Velkov
Stefan Velkov
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MPMarin Petkov
Marin Petkov
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MMMartin Minchev
Martin Minchev
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ICIvaylo Chochev
Ivaylo Chochev
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IYIvan Yordanov
Ivan Yordanov
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DEDimitar Evtimov
Dimitar Evtimov
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KSKristiyan Stoyanov
Kristiyan Stoyanov
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SSStanislav Shopov
Stanislav Shopov

Player Statistics

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
Zeki Çelik
Zeki Çelik
DF
-61'00-
33(85%)
3
5/7
Merih Demiral
Merih Demiral
DF
-46'00-
38(92%)
-
2/2
Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Kerem Aktürkoğlu
FW
-90'002/7
11(73%)
-
3/5
Arda Güler
Arda Güler
MF
-88'001/1
37(89%)
1
4/10
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
MF
-90'102/3
83(96%)
4
7/11
Kenan Yıldız
Kenan Yıldız
MF
-90'000/2
33(82%)
3
11/13
Abdülkerim Bardakcı
Abdülkerim Bardakcı
DF
-90'000/1
82(89%)
1
1/4
İsmail Yüksek
İsmail Yüksek
MF
-90'000/2
66(85%)
3
6/16
Oğuz Aydın
Oğuz Aydın
MF
-90'000/1
45(82%)
2
3/5
Ferdi Kadıoğlu
Ferdi Kadıoğlu
DF
-61'00-
48(88%)
5
6/7
Uğurcan Çakır
Uğurcan Çakır
GK
-90'00-
27(78%)
-
-
Atakan Karazor
Atakan Karazor
MF
-9'00-
4(75%)
1
1/3
Samet Akaydin
Samet Akaydin
DF
-44'00-
25(88%)
-
4/5
Yusuf Sarı
Yusuf Sarı
FW
-2'001/1
2(100%)
-
-
Mert Müldür
Mert Müldür
DF
-29'000/1
13(62%)
1
4/6
Kaan Ayhan
Kaan Ayhan
DF
-20'00-
8(75%)
-
1/1

Turkey vs Bulgaria — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Turkey15W220269/1513-11
Bulgaria15L509090/151-20

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Turkey — last 5 games
  1. L0-1 @ Mexico2025-06-11
  2. W3-2 @ Georgia2025-09-04
  3. L0-6 vs Spain2025-09-07
  4. W6-1 @ Bulgaria2025-10-11
  5. W4-1 vs Georgia2025-10-14
Bulgaria — last 5 games
  1. L0-4 @ Greece2025-06-10
  2. L0-3 vs Spain2025-09-04
  3. L0-3 @ Georgia2025-09-07
  4. L1-6 vs Turkey2025-10-11
  5. L0-4 @ Spain2025-10-14
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
3
Period covered
2012-05-29 – 2025-10-11
Turkey wins
3
Draws
0
Bulgaria wins
0
Avg goals per meeting
4.33
Over 2.5 goals
67%
Both teams scored
33%
Home side won
33%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 3 finished meetings (2012-05-29 – 2025-10-11) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings
DateHomeScoreAway
2025-10-11Bulgaria1-6Turkey
2015-06-08Turkey4-0Bulgaria
2012-05-29Bulgaria0-2Turkey
Standings context (current table)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Türkiye26135LWWWD14-12
Bulgaria463-16LLLLW38-34

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context
Points gap
10 ptsTürkiye 13 · Bulgaria 3
Positions
#2 vs #4
Goals per game
2.83/2 vs 0.5/3.17scored/conceded per game · league average 1.66

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2025-11-15

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Last 3 matches
Turkey
Won 100%
(3/3)
Draw 0%
(0/3)
Bulgaria
Won 0%
(0/3)
Goals
12-1
Total matches
3

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 3 matches

3
Turkey wins
0
Draws
0
Bulgaria wins
Goals Scored
12 - 1
Oct 11, 2025 • WC Qualification Europe
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1-6
Turkey
Turkey
Jun 8, 2015 • Friendly International
Turkey
Turkey
4-0
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
May 29, 2012 • Friendly International
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
0-2
Turkey
Turkey

Fixtures

Matchday 9 — WC Qualification Europe

Match Report

The table read 2nd (Turkey, 13 pts) against 4th (Bulgaria, 3 pts), 10 points apart. On recent form Bulgaria sat only 38th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Against a league average of 1.66 goals per team per game, Turkey ran at 2.83 scored and 2 conceded, Bulgaria at 0.5 and 3.17.

Defeat had followed defeat for Bulgaria — five in succession. Turkey had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Bulgaria, 0.

The venue was Bursa Atatürk Stadyumu in Bursa, with room for 43,331 spectators. On the scoreboard, Turkey led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.

Goal scorers

Turkey: Atanas Chernev (83' og), Hakan Çalhanoğlu (18')

More details:

Turkey — live results and scheduleBulgaria — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Turkey vs Bulgaria?
Turkey 2-0 Bulgaria. WC Qualification Europe match played on 15 Nov 2025.
What league is Turkey vs Bulgaria in?
This match is part of the WC Qualification Europe. The match was played at Bursa Atatürk Stadyumu. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.
What is the head-to-head record between Turkey and Bulgaria?
In 3 meetings between 2012 and 2025: Turkey has 3 wins, 0 draws, and 0 losses against Bulgaria.
Where was Turkey vs Bulgaria played?
The match was played at Bursa Atatürk Stadyumu.