Updated 23 March 2025, after full time.
Republic of Ireland 2-1 Bulgaria in the UEFA Nations League on 23 March 2025. Scorers: Evan Ferguson, Adam Idah for Republic of Ireland; Valentin Antov for Bulgaria. In their last 1 meetings, Republic of Ireland have won 1, Bulgaria 0, with 0 draws.
Republic of Ireland 2-1 Bulgaria was the final score in the UEFA Nations League on Sunday 23 March 2025. Scorers: Evan Ferguson, Adam Idah for Republic of Ireland; Valentin Antov for Bulgaria. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
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.
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.
Across the last 1 meetings Republic of Ireland have won 1, Bulgaria have won 0 and 0 were drawn, with Republic of Ireland scoring 2 goals to Bulgaria's 1. The most recent was Bulgaria 1-2 Republic of Ireland on 20 March 2025 in the UEFA Nations League.
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.
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.
Halil Umut Meler refereed Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria, averaging 25.3 fouls and 4.3 yellow cards per game across 3 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2025 | UEFA Nations League | Bulgaria vs Republic of Ireland | 1-2 |
| Stat | Republic of Ireland | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 50% | 50% |
| Shots | 14 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 2 |
| Corners | 5 | 5 |
| Fouls | 12 | 12 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 3 |
| Tackles | 9 | 15 |
| Passes | 488 | 483 |
Republic of Ireland: E. Ferguson 63', A. Idah 84'. Bulgaria: V. Antov 30'.
| 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 |
| 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 |