Bulgaria 1–5 Scotland

Thursday 11 May 2006 · Kobe, Japan (neutral)

Bulgaria1–5Scotland

Goals6

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Boyd Todarov Boyd McFadden Burke Burke

12′0–1Kris Boyd Scotland
25′1–1Yordan Todarov Bulgaria
42′1–2Kris Boyd Scotland
69′1–3James McFadden Scotland
78′1–4Chris Burke Scotland
89′1–5Chris Burke Scotland

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Bulgaria

Came on

19Asen KaraslavovDF↑56′
1Stoyan KolevGK↑72′
9Svetoslav TodorovFW↑72′
14Valeri DomovchiyskiFW↑72′

Scotland

Came on

15Kris BoydFW●●↑52′
6Scott SeverinMF↑70′
27Gary TealeMF↑75′
Lee McCullochMF↑78′
2Graeme MurtyDF↑83′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Bulgaria: 1748 → 1725
Scotland: 1669 → 1692

Expected score for Bulgaria: 61.2% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 6 of 6, 1978–2006.

Bulgaria wins: 0
Draws: 3
Scotland wins: 3

Form either side

Bulgaria

Before

1–1 v Malta 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
6–2 v Georgia 12 Nov 2005 · Friendly
3–0 v Mexico 16 Nov 2005 · Friendly
1–0 v North Macedonia 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
2–1 v Japan 9 May 2006 · Kirin Cup 2006

After

0–0 v Wales 15 Aug 2006 · Friendly
2–2 v Romania 2 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
3–0 v Slovenia 6 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
1–1 v Netherlands 7 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
1–0 v Luxembourg 11 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006

Scotland

Before

2–1 v Norway 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–1 v Belarus 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–0 v Slovenia 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–1 v United States 12 Nov 2005 · Friendly
1–3 v Switzerland 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly

After

0–0 v Japan 13 May 2006 · Kirin Cup 2006
6–0 v Faroe Islands 2 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
2–1 v Lithuania 6 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
1–0 v France 7 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
0–2 v Ukraine 11 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006

Road through the tournament

Bulgaria

2–1 v Japan 9 May 2006
1–5 v Scotland 11 May 2006

Scotland

5–1 v Bulgaria 11 May 2006
0–0 v Japan 13 May 2006

Every Bulgaria v Scotland match6

From Bulgaria's side.


11 May 2006	Scotland	1–5	Neutral	Kirin Cup 2006	—
27 Mar 1991	Scotland	1–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1991	—
14 Nov 1990	Scotland	1–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1990	—
11 Nov 1987	Scotland	0–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1987	—
10 Sep 1986	Scotland	0–0	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1986	—
22 Feb 1978	Scotland	1–2	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN