Updated 20 March 2025, after full time.
Bulgaria 1-2 Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Nations League on 20 March 2025. Scorers: Marin Petkov for Bulgaria; Matt Doherty, Finn Azaz for Republic of Ireland. In their last 1 meetings, Bulgaria have won 0, Republic of Ireland 1, with 0 draws.
Bulgaria 1-2 Republic of Ireland was the final score in the UEFA Nations League on Thursday 20 March 2025. Scorers: Marin Petkov for Bulgaria; Matt Doherty, Finn Azaz for Republic of Ireland. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Bulgaria have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 7, with results reading D L D L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-0 win away to Luxembourg in the UEFA Nations League on 6 October.
Republic of Ireland have won 1, drawn 3 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 7 and conceding 5, with results reading D L W D D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-1 draw at home to Israel in the UEFA Nations League on 4 October.
Across the last 1 meetings Bulgaria have won 0, Republic of Ireland have won 1 and 0 were drawn, with Bulgaria scoring 1 goals to Republic of Ireland's 2. The most recent was Republic of Ireland 2-1 Bulgaria on 23 March 2025 in the UEFA Nations League.
Atanas Iliev leads Bulgaria with 6 shots across their last 10 games, 0.6 a game, the most of any Bulgaria player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Bulgaria player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Troy Parrott leads Republic of Ireland with 8 goals across their last 10 games, 0.8 a game, the most of any Republic of Ireland player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Republic of Ireland player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Benoît Bastien refereed Bulgaria vs Republic of Ireland, averaging 18.0 fouls and 2.5 yellow cards per game across 2 games this season. That is 0.50 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2025 | UEFA Nations League | Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria | 2-1 |
| Stat | Bulgaria | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 56% | 44% |
| Shots | 7 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 3 |
| Corners | 2 | 3 |
| Fouls | 21 | 10 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 4 |
| Tackles | 10 | 13 |
| Passes | 509 | 395 |
Bulgaria: M. Petkov 6'. Republic of Ireland: F. Azaz 21', M. Doherty 42'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1 | 33 of 54 |
| Goals against | 1.3 | 39 of 54 |
| Shots | 12.5 | 30 of 54 |
| Shots on target | 4.3 | 28 of 54 |
| Fouls | 12.3 | 22 of 54 |
| Tackles | 18.5 | 5 of 54 |
| Passes | 408.8 | 39 of 54 |
| Corners | 4 | 29 of 54 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.5 | 24 of 54 |
| Goals against | 1 | 24 of 54 |
| Shots | 9.3 | 46 of 54 |
| Shots on target | 2.8 | 45 of 54 |
| Fouls | 13.5 | 16 of 54 |
| Tackles | 12.3 | 44 of 54 |
| Passes | 405.5 | 42 of 54 |
| Corners | 2.5 | 47 of 54 |