Ireland vs Bulgaria - Prediction and Stats

Ireland Ireland
UEFA Nations League C 23 mar 2025, 15:45 Ireland - Bulgaria
Finished
2 : 1
2nd match. FIRST MATCH: 2-1 International, Dublin, Aviva Stadium
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Evan Ferguson
63’
Adam Idah
84’
30’
Valentin Antov

Ireland vs Bulgaria Statistic

48 Ball possession 52
13 Goal attempts 7
4 Shots on target 2
5 Shots off target 3
4 Shots blocked 2
6 Goal kicks 8
1 Saves 2
5 Corner kicks 5
12 Free kicks 14
2 Offsides 0
12 Fouls 12
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Injuries 3
5 Substitutions 5

Match details

Game end
90 ’ +6
90’ +3
Vladimir Nikolov
(Yellow card)
90’ +2
Nathan Collins
(Yellow card)
89’ Stanislav Shopov (Leave  the field: Ilia Gruev)
89’ Ilian Iliev Jr. (Leave  the field: Fabian Nuernberger)
84’
2 : 1
Adam Idah
(assist: Mark Sykes)
84’
Ilia Gruev
(Yellow card)
82’ Jack Taylor (Leave  the field: Jason Knight)
75’ Radoslav Kirilov (Leave  the field: Marin Petkov)
75’ Filip Krastev (Leave  the field: Georgi Milanov)
74’ Jimmy Dunne (Leave  the field: Evan Ferguson)
66’ Adam Idah (Leave  the field: Michael Johnston)
66’ Mark Sykes (Leave  the field: Troy Parrott)
66’ Ryan Manning (Leave  the field: Robert Brady)
63’
1 : 1
Evan Ferguson
(assist: Finn Azaz)
60’ Vladimir Nikolov (Leave  the field: Bozhidar Kraev)
Break
0 : 1
45’
Jason Knight
(Yellow card)
40’
Michael Johnston
(Yellow card)
32’
Simeon Petrov
(Yellow card)
30’
0 : 1
Valentin Antov
(Goal !!!)
KICK-OFF!

Ireland vs Bulgaria Odds

Bookmaker Bonus Movement
1 X 2
1xBet
BetWay
Melbet
10bet
Highest
1.66
3.99
6.8
Average
1.59
3.81
6.27
Lowest odds
1.56
3.75
5.66

1X2 prediction for Ireland vs Bulgaria match

Date and time 23.03.25 15:45
Match
Ireland 2
Bulgaria 1
1 1.66 59%
X 3.99 24%
2 5.66 17%
Over 1.5 1.44 67% Over 2.5 2.26 42%
Prediction TO 1.5 1.44
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Ireland vs Bulgaria today lineups

4-4-2
5-4-1
1 Caoimhin Kelleher
2 Matt Doherty
22 Nathan Collins
5 Jake O'Brien
11 Robert Brady
21 Michael Johnston
7 Finn Azaz
6 Josh Cullen
8 Jason Knight
9 Evan Ferguson
15 Troy Parrott
2 Nikolay Minkov
6 Valentin Antov
15 Simeon Petrov
14 Anton Nedyalkov
5 Fabian Nuernberger
23 Plamen Iliev
16 Marin Petkov
17 Georgi Milanov
4 Ilia Gruev
11 Kiril Despodov
10 Bozhidar Kraev
Team manager Heimir Hallgrimsson
Referee Halil Meler
Team manager Ilian Iliev
Ireland vs Bulgaria today lineups
Caoimhin Kelleher 1 Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Matt Doherty 2 Matt Doherty Right back
Nathan Collins 22 Nathan Collins Center defender 90 + 2’
Jake O'Brien 5 Jake O'Brien Center defender
Robert Brady 11 Robert Brady Left back 66’
Michael Johnston 21 Michael Johnston Right midfielder 40’ 66’
Finn Azaz 7 Finn Azaz Center midfielder
Jason Knight 8 Jason Knight Left midfielder 45’ 82’
Josh Cullen 6 Josh Cullen Center midfielder
Troy Parrott 15 Troy Parrott Center forward 66’
Evan Ferguson 9 Evan Ferguson Center forward 63’ 74’
Plamen Iliev 23 Plamen Iliev Goalkeeper
Nikolay Minkov 2 Nikolay Minkov Right back
Valentin Antov 6 Valentin Antov Right back 30’
Simeon Petrov 15 Simeon Petrov Center defender 32’
Anton Nedyalkov 14 Anton Nedyalkov Left back
Fabian Nuernberger 5 Fabian Nuernberger Left back 89’
Marin Petkov 16 Marin Petkov Right midfielder 75’
Georgi Milanov 17 Georgi Milanov Center midfielder 75’
Ilia Gruev 4 Ilia Gruev Center midfielder 84’ 89’
Kiril Despodov 11 Kiril Despodov Left midfielder
Bozhidar Kraev 10 Bozhidar Kraev Center forward 60’
Substitutes
Gavin Bazunu 16 Gavin Bazunu
Mark Travers 23 Mark Travers
Ryan Manning 3 Ryan Manning 66’
Dara O'Shea 4 Dara O'Shea
Adam Idah 10 Adam Idah 66’ 84’
Jimmy Dunne 12 Jimmy Dunne 74’
Mark Sykes 13 Mark Sykes 66’
Rocco Vata 14 Rocco Vata
Andrew Moran 17 Andrew Moran
Jack Taylor 18 Jack Taylor 82’
Sinclair Armstrong 19 Sinclair Armstrong
James Abankwah 20 James Abankwah
Ivan Dyulgerov 1 Ivan Dyulgerov
Dimitar Sheytanov 12 Dimitar Sheytanov
Hristiyan Petrov 3 Hristiyan Petrov
Radoslav Kirilov 7 Radoslav Kirilov 75’
Andrian Kraev 8 Andrian Kraev
Vladimir Nikolov 9 Vladimir Nikolov 60’ 90 + 3’
Stanislav Shopov 13 Stanislav Shopov 89’
Vasil Panayotov 18 Vasil Panayotov
Stanislav Ivanov 19 Stanislav Ivanov
Filip Krastev 20 Filip Krastev 75’
Kristiyan Stoyanov 21 Kristiyan Stoyanov
Ilian Iliev Jr. 22 Ilian Iliev Jr. 89’

TOP scorers

Matt Doherty 2 Matt Doherty Ireland Ireland Defender
UEFA Nations League C
UEFA Nations League C 2024/2025
Marin Petkov 16 Marin Petkov Bulgaria Bulgaria Forward
2 Matches 2
1 Goals 1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0.5 Goals Per 90 min 0.55
180 Min Per Goal 164

Head to Head Ireland - Bulgaria

Statistics are for the last 5 games
40% W - 2
60% D - 3
0% W - 0
Bulgaria 1 - 2 Ireland 20 mar 2025, 15:45 UEFA Nations League C
20 mar 2025 15:45
UEFA Nations League C
Bulgaria
Ireland
Score 1
2
Ireland 0 - 0 Bulgaria 18 nov 2020, 14:45 UEFA Nations League B
18 nov 2020 14:45
UEFA Nations League B
Ireland
Bulgaria
Score 0
0
Bulgaria 1 - 1 Ireland 03 sep 2020, 14:45 UEFA Nations League B
03 sep 2020 14:45
UEFA Nations League B
Bulgaria
Ireland
Score 1
1
Ireland 3 - 1 Bulgaria 10 sep 2019, 14:45 Friendly International
10 sep 2019 14:45
Friendly International
Ireland
Bulgaria
Score 3
1
Bulgaria 1 - 1 Ireland 06 june 2009, 13:30 World Cup Qualification UEFA
06 june 2009 13:30
World Cup Qualification UEFA
Bulgaria
Ireland
Score 1
1
Over 0.5
4/5 matches
80%
Over 1.5
4/5 matches
80%
Over 2.5
2/5 matches
40%
BTTS
4/5 matches
80%
Team Over 0.5
Ireland
80%
Team Over 0.5
Bulgaria
80%

Last matches Ireland

Ireland
Statistics are for the last 5 games
60% W - 3
0% D - 0
40% L - 2
Bulgaria 1 - 2 Ireland 20 mar 2025, 15:45 UEFA Nations League C
20 mar 2025 15:45
UEFA Nations League C
Bulgaria
Ireland
Score 1
2
England 5 - 0 Ireland 17 nov 2024, 12:00 UEFA Nations League B
17 nov 2024 12:00
UEFA Nations League B
England
Ireland
Score 5
0
Ireland 1 - 0 Finland 14 nov 2024, 14:45 UEFA Nations League B
14 nov 2024 14:45
UEFA Nations League B
Ireland
Finland
Score 1
0
Greece 2 - 0 Ireland 13 oct 2024, 14:45 UEFA Nations League B
13 oct 2024 14:45
UEFA Nations League B
Greece
Ireland
Score 2
0
Finland 1 - 2 Ireland 10 oct 2024, 14:45 UEFA Nations League B
10 oct 2024 14:45
UEFA Nations League B
Finland
Ireland
Score 1
2
Statistics for the last 5 games
  • Matches
    5
  • Wins
    3
  • Draws
    0
  • Losses
    2
  • Goals
    5
  • Goals per game
    1
  • Over 1.5
    80%
  • Over 2.5
    60%
  • BTTS
    40%

Last matches Bulgaria

Bulgaria
Statistics are for the last 5 games
20% W - 1
40% D - 2
40% L - 2
Bulgaria 1 - 2 Ireland 20 mar 2025, 15:45 UEFA Nations League C
20 mar 2025 15:45
UEFA Nations League C
Bulgaria
Ireland
Score 1
2
Bulgaria 1 - 1 Belarus 18 nov 2024, 14:45 UEFA Nations League C
18 nov 2024 14:45
UEFA Nations League C
Bulgaria
Belarus
Score 1
1
Luxembourg 0 - 1 Bulgaria 15 nov 2024, 14:45 UEFA Nations League C
15 nov 2024 14:45
UEFA Nations League C
Luxembourg
Bulgaria
Score 0
1
Northern Ireland 5 - 0 Bulgaria 15 oct 2024, 14:45 UEFA Nations League C
15 oct 2024 14:45
UEFA Nations League C
Northern Ireland
Bulgaria
Score 5
0
Bulgaria 0 - 0 Luxembourg 12 oct 2024, 12:00 UEFA Nations League C
12 oct 2024 12:00
UEFA Nations League C
Bulgaria
Luxembourg
Score 0
0
Statistics for the last 5 games
  • Matches
    5
  • Wins
    1
  • Draws
    2
  • Losses
    2
  • Goals
    3
  • Goals per game
    0.6
  • Over 1.5
    60%
  • Over 2.5
    40%
  • BTTS
    40%

Tournament grid

Final
Armenia Armenia 0 1 Georgia Georgia 3 6 Kosovo Kosovo 2 3 Iceland Iceland 1 1
Bulgaria Bulgaria 1 1 Ireland Ireland 2 2 Slovakia Slovakia 0 0 Slovenia Slovenia 0 1

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Ireland Players Stats

Ireland
Player Games Min
St So Si Res
G (P)
YC RC
24 Finn Azaz 2 165
Total starts 2
Substituted out 1
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 1 (0)
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
17 Mark Sykes 2 40
Total starts 0
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 2
Matches in reserve 2
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
9 Troy Parrott 2 140
Total starts 2
Substituted out 2
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
3 Jimmy Dunne 1 17
Total starts 0
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 1
Matches in reserve 1
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
26 Dara O'Shea 1 90
Total starts 1
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
12 Jason Knight 2 160
Total starts 2
Substituted out 2
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 2
Red cards 0
3 Ryan Manning 2 103
Total starts 1
Substituted out 1
Substituted in 1
Matches in reserve 1
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
9 Adam Idah 1 25
Total starts 0
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 1
Matches in reserve 1
Goals (penalty) 1 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
2 Matt Doherty 2 180
Total starts 2
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 1 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
14 Jack Taylor 2 24
Total starts 0
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 2
Matches in reserve 2
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
22 Nathan Collins 2 180
Total starts 2
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
11 Robert Brady 2 155
Total starts 2
Substituted out 1
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
62 Caoimhin Kelleher 2 180
Total starts 2
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
5 Jake O'Brien 2 102
Total starts 1
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 1
Matches in reserve 1
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
24 Josh Cullen 2 180
Total starts 2
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
22 Michael Johnston 2 140
Total starts 2
Substituted out 2
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 2
Red cards 0
34 Evan Ferguson 2 88
Total starts 1
Substituted out 1
Substituted in 1
Matches in reserve 1
Goals (penalty) 1 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
14 Rocco Vata 1 11
Total starts 0
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 1
Matches in reserve 1
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
St So Si Res
Total starts Substituted out Substituted in Matches in reserve
G (P)
Goals (penalty)
YC RC
Yellow cards Red cards

Bulgaria Players Stats

Bulgaria
Player Games Min
St So Si Res
G (P)
YC RC
9 Vladimir Nikolov 2 36
Total starts 0
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 2
Matches in reserve 2
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
77 Kiril Despodov 2 180
Total starts 2
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
10 Radoslav Kirilov 1 16
Total starts 0
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 1
Matches in reserve 1
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
16 Marin Petkov 2 164
Total starts 2
Substituted out 1
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 1 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
3 Simeon Petrov 1 90
Total starts 1
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
17 Georgi Milanov 1 74
Total starts 1
Substituted out 1
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
89 Andrian Kraev 1 85
Total starts 1
Substituted out 1
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
50 Filip Krastev 2 100
Total starts 1
Substituted out 1
Substituted in 1
Matches in reserve 1
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
3 Zhivko Atanasov 1 90
Total starts 1
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
23 Bozhidar Kraev 2 78
Total starts 1
Substituted out 1
Substituted in 1
Matches in reserve 1
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
13 Stanislav Shopov 1 2
Total starts 0
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 1
Matches in reserve 1
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
44 Ilia Gruev 2 178
Total starts 2
Substituted out 1
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
5 Fabian Nuernberger 2 159
Total starts 2
Substituted out 2
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
25 Lukas Petkov 1 71
Total starts 1
Substituted out 1
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
14 Anton Nedyalkov 2 180
Total starts 2
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
26 Valentin Antov 1 90
Total starts 1
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 0
Matches in reserve 0
Goals (penalty) 1 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
2 Nikolay Minkov 2 109
Total starts 1
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 1
Matches in reserve 1
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 1
Red cards 0
73 Ilian Iliev Jr. 2 8
Total starts 0
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 2
Matches in reserve 2
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
33 Plamen Iliev 2 135
Total starts 1
Substituted out 0
Substituted in 1
Matches in reserve 1
Goals (penalty) 0 (0)
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
St So Si Res
Total starts Substituted out Substituted in Matches in reserve
G (P)
Goals (penalty)
YC RC
Yellow cards Red cards

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