Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria

UEFA Nations League - Play-offs B/C 23 Mar 2025, 19:45
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
🏟 Aviva Stadium (Dublin) 👤 H. Meler

Match report

Republic of Ireland edged past Bulgaria 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League - Play-offs B/C on 23 March 2025.

Republic of Ireland had 14 shots to Bulgaria's 7.

The match was played at Aviva Stadium (Dublin), with H. Meler in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 51% - 49% Shots 14 - 7 On target 5 - 2 Corners 5 - 5 Fouls 12 - 12 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Adam Idah
Republic of Ireland · 1 goal
8 Valentin Antov 1 goal
8 Robbie Brady captained the side
8 Finn Azaz 1 assist
7 Evan Ferguson 1 goal
First half vs second half
Republic of Ireland stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–2 9–5
Shots On Goal 2–1 3–1
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 2–1 3–4
Attacks 69–33 35–54
Match statistics
5 Corners 5
5 Substitution 5
104 Attacks 87
40 Dangerous Attacks 30
5 On Target 2
9 Off Target 5
14 Shots Total 7
5 Shots On Goal 2
5 Shots Off Goal 3
4 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 4
3 Shots Outside Box 3
12 Fouls 12
5 Corners 5
2 Offsides 0
51% Ball Possession 49%
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 2
489 Passes Total 482
424 Passes Accurate 413
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Republic of Ireland · 4-4-2
1 C. Kelleher
2 M. Doherty 22 N. Collins 5 J. O'Brien 11 R. Brady
21 M. Johnston 6 J. Cullen 8 J. Knight 7 F. Azaz
9 E. Ferguson 15 T. Parrott
Bulgaria · 5-4-1
23 P. Iliev
2 N. Minkov 6 V. Antov 15 S. Petrov 14 A. Nedyalkov 5 F. Nürnberger
16 M. Petkov 17 G. Milanov 4 I. Gruev 11 K. Despodov
10 B. Kraev
Republic of Ireland
Coach
H. Hallgrímsson
Substitutes
  • 10 Adam Idah
  • 3 Ryan Manning
  • 13 Mark Sykes
  • 12 Jimmy Dunne
  • 18 Jack Taylor
  • 16 Gavin Bazunu
  • 23 Mark Travers
  • 4 Dara O'Shea
  • 20 James Abankwah
  • 17 Andrew Moran
  • 14 Rocco Vata
  • 19 Sinclair Armstrong
Bulgaria
Coach
I. Iliev
Substitutes
  • 9 Vladimir Nikolov
  • 7 Radoslav Kirilov
  • 20 Filip Krastev
  • 13 Stanislav Shopov
  • 22 Ilian Iliev
  • 1 Ivan Dyulgerov
  • 12 Dimitar Sheytanov
  • 3 Hristiyan Petrov
  • 8 Andrian Kraev
  • 18 Vasil Panayotov
  • 19 Stanislav Ivanov
  • 21 Kristiyan Stoyanov
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ V. Nikolov ↓ B. Kraev Bulgaria
  • 65' ↑ A. Idah ↓ M. Johnston Republic of Ireland
  • 66' ↑ R. Manning ↓ R. Brady Republic of Ireland
  • 66' ↑ M. Sykes ↓ T. Parrott Republic of Ireland
  • 74' ↑ J. Dunne ↓ E. Ferguson Republic of Ireland
  • 75' ↑ R. Kirilov ↓ M. Petkov Bulgaria
  • 75' ↑ F. Krastev ↓ G. Milanov Bulgaria
  • 82' ↑ J. Taylor ↓ J. Knight Republic of Ireland
  • 89' ↑ I. Iliev ↓ F. Nürnberger Bulgaria
  • 89' ↑ S. Shopov ↓ I. Gruev Bulgaria
Cards
  • 32' S. Petrov Bulgaria
  • 40' M. Johnston Republic of Ireland
  • 45' J. Knight Republic of Ireland
  • 84' I. Gruev Bulgaria
  • 90+2' N. Collins Republic of Ireland
  • 90+3' V. Nikolov Bulgaria
Head-to-head
Republic of Ireland 2 2 draws 0 Bulgaria
2025-03-23 Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria 2 - 1
2025-03-20 Bulgaria vs Republic of Ireland 1 - 2
2020-11-18 Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria 0 - 0
2020-09-03 Bulgaria vs Republic of Ireland 1 - 1
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Republic of Ireland D D D D D
Bulgaria D W W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria?
Republic of Ireland won 2-1 against Bulgaria on 23 March 2025.
Who won Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria?
Republic of Ireland won the match 2-1.
Where was Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria played?
The match was played at Aviva Stadium (Dublin).
Who had more possession in Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria?
Republic of Ireland had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.