Friendly

Northern Ireland 0–1 Bulgaria

Wednesday 6 Feb 2008 · Belfast, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland0–1Bulgaria

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Evans

38′0–1Jonny Evans Bulgaria · own goal

Line-ups

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

Northern Ireland

1Maik TaylorGK ↓83′
2Gareth McAuleyDF
3George McCartneyDF ↓46′
5Jonny EvansDF ↓46′
18Aaron HughesDF
6Sammy ClinganMF
7Keith GillespieMF ↓78′
8Damien JohnsonMF ↓46′
11Chris BruntMF
9David HealyFW
10Kyle LaffertyFW ↓60′

Came on

19Chris BairdDF↑46′
13Steven CraiganDF↑46′
14Steven DavisMF↑46′
17Martin PatersonFW↑60′
16Peter ThompsonFW↑78′
12Alan MannusGK↑83′

Bulgaria

Came on

27Dimitar Ivanov IvankovGK↑46′
Nikolay DimitrovMF↑46′
Asen KaraslavovDF↑66′
20Ivelin PopovFW↑66′
14Petar ZanevDF↑73′
Valeri DomovchiyskiFW↑82′

Elo

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

Northern Ireland: 1588 → 1581
Bulgaria: 1791 → 1798

Expected score for Northern Ireland: 35.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 11, 1972–2024.

Northern Ireland wins: 3
Draws: 2
Bulgaria wins: 6

Form either side

Northern Ireland

Before

0–1 v Latvia 8 Sep 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
1–2 v Iceland 12 Sep 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
1–1 v Sweden 17 Oct 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
2–1 v Denmark 17 Nov 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
0–1 v Spain 21 Nov 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007

After

4–1 v Georgia 26 Mar 2008 · Friendly
0–0 v Scotland 20 Aug 2008 · Friendly
1–2 v Slovakia 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–0 v Czech Republic 10 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–2 v Slovenia 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Bulgaria

Before

0–2 v Netherlands 8 Sep 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
3–0 v Luxembourg 12 Sep 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
1–1 v Albania 17 Oct 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
1–0 v Romania 17 Nov 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
2–0 v Slovenia 21 Nov 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007

After

2–1 v Finland 26 Mar 2008 · Friendly
2–1 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 20 Aug 2008 · Friendly
2–2 v Montenegro 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–0 v Italy 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–0 v Georgia 15 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Every Northern Ireland v Bulgaria match11

From Northern Ireland's side.


15 Oct 2024	Bulgaria	5–0	Home	UEFA Nations League 2024	—
8 Sep 2024	Bulgaria	0–1	Away	UEFA Nations League 2024	—
12 Oct 2021	Bulgaria	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
31 Mar 2021	Bulgaria	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
6 Feb 2008	Bulgaria	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
2 Jun 2001	Bulgaria	0–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2001	—
28 Mar 2001	Bulgaria	3–4	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2001	—
2 May 1979	Bulgaria	2–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1979	—
29 Nov 1978	Bulgaria	2–0	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1978	—
26 Sep 1973	Bulgaria	0–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 1973	—
18 Oct 1972	Bulgaria	0–3	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1972	—

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