Friendly

Netherlands 1–2 Bulgaria

Saturday 26 May 2012 · Amsterdam, Netherlands

Netherlands1–2Bulgaria

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Persie Popov Micanski

45′1–0Robin van Persie Netherlands
49′1–1Ivelin Popov Bulgaria · penalty
90′1–2Ilijan Micanski Bulgaria

Line-ups

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

Netherlands

Came on

15Wilfred Bouma↑16′
20Dirk Kuyt↑64′
17Stijn Schaars↑64′
19Arjen Robben↑77′
18Kevin Strootman↑85′

Bulgaria

12Stoyan KolevGK ↓72′
5Nikolay BodurovDF
6Yordan MinevDF ↓56′
14Veselin MinevDF
15Ivan IvanovDF ↓72′
2Stanislav ManolevMF
9Ivelin PopovMF● ↓78′
17Georgi MilanovMF ↓85′
18Vladimir GadzhevMF
21Svetoslav DyakovMF
10Valeri BojinovFW ↓60′

Came on

7Vladislav Stojanov↑56′
19Ilijan Micanski●↑60′
27Ivan Cvorovic↑72′
3Valentin Iliev↑72′
24Aleksandar Tonev↑78′
22Hristo Zlatinski↑85′

Elo

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

Netherlands: 2102 → 2083
Bulgaria: 1638 → 1657

Expected score for Netherlands: 96.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 10 of 12, 1959–2017.

Netherlands wins: 5
Draws: 2
Bulgaria wins: 5

Form either side

Netherlands

Before

1–0 v Moldova 7 Oct 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
2–3 v Sweden 11 Oct 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
0–0 v Switzerland 11 Nov 2011 · Friendly
0–3 v Germany 15 Nov 2011 · Friendly
3–2 v England 29 Feb 2012 · Friendly

After

2–0 v Slovakia 30 May 2012 · Friendly
6–0 v Northern Ireland 2 Jun 2012 · Friendly
0–1 v Denmark 9 Jun 2012 · UEFA Euro 2012
1–2 v Germany 13 Jun 2012 · UEFA Euro 2012
1–2 v Portugal 17 Jun 2012 · UEFA Euro 2012

Bulgaria

Before

0–3 v England 2 Sep 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
1–3 v Switzerland 6 Sep 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
0–3 v Ukraine 7 Oct 2011 · Friendly
0–1 v Wales 11 Oct 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
1–1 v Hungary 29 Feb 2012 · Friendly

After

0–2 v Turkey 29 May 2012 · Friendly
1–0 v Cyprus 15 Aug 2012 · Friendly
2–2 v Italy 7 Sep 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
1–0 v Armenia 11 Sep 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
1–1 v Denmark 12 Oct 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012

Every Netherlands v Bulgaria match12

From Netherlands's side.


3 Sep 2017	Bulgaria	3–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2017	—
25 Mar 2017	Bulgaria	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2017	—
26 May 2012	Bulgaria	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
8 Sep 2007	Bulgaria	2–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2007	—
7 Oct 2006	Bulgaria	1–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2006	—
24 May 1988	Bulgaria	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
4 Sep 1985	Bulgaria	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
23 Jun 1974	Bulgaria	4–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1974	Group stage
22 Oct 1969	Bulgaria	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1969	—
27 Oct 1968	Bulgaria	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1968	—
3 Apr 1960	Bulgaria	4–2	Home	Friendly	—
13 May 1959	Bulgaria	2–3	Away	Friendly	—

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