Ireland vs Bulgaria — UEFA Nations League — Lineups & Player Ratings (Sun, Mar 23, 2025, 7:45 PM UTC)

Overview

UEFA Nations League

Sun, Mar 23, 2025

League B/C Play-off

Ireland

2 – 1

Full-time

Bulgaria

E. Ferguson63'

A. Idah84'

⚽

30'V. Antov

📍Aviva Stadium

️Halil Umut Meler

⚽ SummaryLineups📊 Statistics

Formation

Ireland7

4–4–2

6.7

1 C. Kelleher

7.2

2 M. Doherty

6.6

C22 N. Collins

7.2

5 J. O'Brien

7.5

11 R. Brady

🔁66

6.5

21 M. Johnston

🔁65

6.9

6 J. Cullen

6.5

8 J. Knight

🔁82

7.5

👟

7 F. Azaz

7.3

⚽

9 E. Ferguson

🔁74

7.3

15 T. Parrott

🔁66

6.2

10 B. Kraev

🔁60

6.7

C11 K. Despodov

6.9

4 I. Gruev

🔁89

6.9

17 G. Milanov

🔁75

6.9

16 M. Petkov

🔁75

6.6

5 F. Nürnberger

🔁89

7.2

14 A. Nedyalkov

6.6

15 S. Petrov

7.3

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6 V. Antov

6.7

2 N. Minkov

6.7

23 P. Iliev

Bulgaria6.8

5-4-1

Managers

Ireland

Bulgaria

H. Hallgrímsson

I. Iliev

Substitutes

Ireland

Bulgaria

7.5

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10 A. Idah

Forward

🔁65

6.3

9 V. Nikolov

Forward

🔁60

6.6

3 R. Manning

Defender

🔁66

6.7

20 F. Krastev

Midfielder

🔁75

6.9

13 M. Sykes

Midfielder

🔁66

6.7

7 R. Kirilov

Forward

🔁75

6.9

12 J. Dunne

Defender

🔁74

6.3

13 S. Shopov

Midfielder

🔁89

6.7

18 J. Taylor

Midfielder

🔁82

6.6

22 I. Iliev

Midfielder

🔁89

16 G. Bazunu

Goalkeeper

1 I. Dyulgerov

Goalkeeper

23 M. Travers

Goalkeeper

12 D. Sheytanov

Goalkeeper

4 D. O'Shea

Defender

3 H. Petrov

Defender

20 J. Abankwah

Defender

8 A. Kraev

Midfielder

17 A. Moran

Midfielder

18 V. Panayotov

Midfielder

14 R. Vata

Forward

21 K. Stoyanov

Midfielder

19 S. Armstrong

Forward

19 S. Ivanov

Forward

Recent form

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

Ireland

Based on player stats from 5 verified matches.

7

👟

J. Cullen

Midfielder

Played

5

Starts

5

Minutes

436

Assists

1

7.7

⚽

👟

R. Brady

Defender

Played

3

Starts

3

Minutes

270

Goals

1

Assists

1

7

⚽

L. Scales

Defender

Played

4

Starts

4

Minutes

321

Goals

1

6.7

⚽

E. Ferguson

Forward

Played

5

Starts

4

Minutes

285

Goals

1

6.9

N. Collins

Defender

Played

5

Starts

5

Minutes

450

6.8

C. Kelleher

Goalkeeper

Played

5

Starts

5

Minutes

450

Bulgaria

Based on player stats from 4 verified matches.

👟

F. Krastev

Forward

Played

4

Starts

4

Assists

1

D. Mitov

Goalkeeper

Played

4

Starts

4

K. Despodov

Midfielder

Played

4

Starts

4

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A. Kraev

Midfielder

Played

2

Starts

2

Goals

1

Z. Atanasov

Defender

Played

4

Starts

3

V. Popov

Played

3

Starts

3