Bulgaria vs Ireland — UEFA Nations League — Lineups & Player Ratings (Thu, Mar 20, 2025, 7:45 PM UTC)

Overview

UEFA Nations League

Thu, Mar 20, 2025

League B/C Play-off

Bulgaria

1 – 2

Full-time

Ireland

M. Petkov6'

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21'F. Azaz

42'M. Doherty

📍Stadion Hristo Botev Plovdiv

️Benoît Bastien

⚽ SummaryLineups📊 Statistics

Formation

Bulgaria6.8

4–4–2

6

1 D. Mitov

🔁46

6.9

14 A. Nedyalkov

6.6

3 Z. Atanasov

6.5

5 A. Petkov

6.7

19 F. Nürnberger

🔁72

7.2

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16 M. Petkov

6.9

8 A. Kraev

🔁85

6.7

4 I. Gruev

7

C11 K. Despodov

7.3

👟

20 F. Krastev

🔁85

6.7

21 L. Petkov

🔁72

7.3

👟

15 T. Parrott

🔁76

7.7

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7 F. Azaz

🔁76

7

3 R. Manning

🔁79

7.3

👟

6 J. Cullen

6.6

8 J. Knight

🔁79

6.6

21 M. Johnston

🔁76

7.7

11 R. Brady

7.3

4 D. O'Shea

6.9

C22 N. Collins

7.3

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2 M. Doherty

6.5

1 C. Kelleher

Ireland7.1

4-4-2

Managers

Bulgaria

Ireland

I. Iliev

H. Hallgrímsson

Substitutes

Bulgaria

Ireland

6.9

23 P. Iliev

Goalkeeper

🔁46

6.7

13 M. Sykes

Midfielder

🔁76

6.3

10 B. Kraev

Midfielder

🔁72

6.6

18 J. Taylor

Midfielder

🔁76

6.3

17 N. Minkov

Midfielder

🔁72

6.6

9 E. Ferguson

Forward

🔁76

6.2

22 I. Iliev

Midfielder

🔁85

6.6

5 J. O'Brien

Defender

🔁79

6.3

9 V. Nikolov

Forward

🔁85

6.3

14 R. Vata

Forward

🔁79

12 D. Sheytanov

Goalkeeper

16 G. Bazunu

Goalkeeper

6 V. Antov

Defender

23 M. Travers

Goalkeeper

15 S. Petrov

Defender

12 J. Dunne

Defender

13 S. Shopov

Midfielder

20 J. Abankwah

Defender

18 V. Panayotov

Midfielder

17 A. Moran

Midfielder

7 R. Kirilov

Forward

10 A. Idah

Forward

19 S. Armstrong

Forward

Recent form

Key players from the last 5 matches (all competitions).

Bulgaria

Based on player stats from 4 verified matches.

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K. Despodov

Midfielder

Played

4

Starts

4

Goals

1

D. Mitov

Goalkeeper

Played

4

Starts

4

V. Popov

Played

4

Starts

4

👟

A. Kolev

Forward

Played

3

Starts

3

Assists

1

Z. Atanasov

Defender

Played

4

Starts

3

R. Kirilov

Forward

Played

4

Starts

3

Ireland

Based on player stats from 5 verified matches.

7.3

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👟

R. Brady

Defender

Played

3

Starts

3

Minutes

270

Goals

1

Assists

1

7

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L. Scales

Defender

Played

4

Starts

4

Minutes

321

Goals

1

6.6

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E. Ferguson

Forward

Played

5

Starts

4

Minutes

298

Goals

1

6.9

N. Collins

Midfielder

Played

5

Starts

5

Minutes

450

6.7

C. Kelleher

Goalkeeper

Played

5

Starts

5

Minutes

450

6.5

S. Szmodics

Midfielder

Played

5

Starts

5

Minutes

408