Friendly

Republic of Ireland 3–1 Bulgaria

Tuesday 10 Sep 2019 · Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland3–1Bulgaria

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Arrascaeta Browne Popov Long Collins

42′0–1Giorgian de Arrascaeta Bulgaria · penalty
56′1–1Alan Browne Republic of Ireland
67′1–2Ivelin Popov Bulgaria · penalty
83′2–2Kevin Long Republic of Ireland
86′3–2James Collins Republic of Ireland

Line-ups

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

Republic of Ireland

16Mark TraversGK ↓76′
7Cyrus ChristieDF
14Conor HourihaneDF ↓69′
15John EganDF
21Kevin LongDF●
8Alan BrowneMF●
17Ronan CurtisMF ↓84′
18Callum O'DowdaMF ↓76′
19Alan JudgeMF ↓59′
20Josh CullenMF
10Scott HoganFW ↓60′

Came on

12Jack Byrne↑59′
9James Collins●↑60′
11James McClean↑69′
3Enda Stevens↑76′
1Kieran O'Hara↑76′
13Jeff Hendrick↑84′

Bulgaria

Came on

10Ivelin Popov●↑45′
15Vasil Bozhikov↑59′
9Wanderson↑59′
11Kiril Despodov↑68′
21Vasil Panayotov↑80′
2Georgi Terziev↑81′

Elo

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

Republic of Ireland: 1772 → 1778
Bulgaria: 1614 → 1609

Expected score for Republic of Ireland: 81.5% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 11 of 15, 1924–2025.

Republic of Ireland wins: 6
Draws: 6
Bulgaria wins: 3

Form either side

Republic of Ireland

Before

1–0 v Gibraltar 23 Mar 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
1–0 v Georgia 26 Mar 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
1–1 v Denmark 7 Jun 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
2–0 v Gibraltar 10 Jun 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
1–1 v Switzerland 5 Sep 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019

After

0–0 v Georgia 12 Oct 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
0–2 v Switzerland 15 Oct 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
3–1 v New Zealand 14 Nov 2019 · Friendly
1–1 v Denmark 18 Nov 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
1–1 v Bulgaria 3 Sep 2020 · UEFA Nations League 2020

Bulgaria

Before

1–1 v Montenegro 22 Mar 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
1–1 v Kosovo 25 Mar 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
1–2 v Czech Republic 7 Jun 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
2–3 v Kosovo 10 Jun 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
0–4 v England 7 Sep 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019

After

0–0 v Montenegro 11 Oct 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
0–6 v England 14 Oct 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
0–1 v Paraguay 14 Nov 2019 · Friendly
1–0 v Czech Republic 17 Nov 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
1–1 v Republic of Ireland 3 Sep 2020 · UEFA Nations League 2020

Every Republic of Ireland v Bulgaria match15

From Republic of Ireland's side.


23 Mar 2025	Bulgaria	2–1	Home	UEFA Nations League 2025	—
20 Mar 2025	Bulgaria	2–1	Away	UEFA Nations League 2025	—
18 Nov 2020	Bulgaria	0–0	Home	UEFA Nations League 2020	—
3 Sep 2020	Bulgaria	1–1	Away	UEFA Nations League 2020	—
10 Sep 2019	Bulgaria	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
6 Jun 2009	Bulgaria	1–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
28 Mar 2009	Bulgaria	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
18 Aug 2004	Bulgaria	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
14 Oct 1987	Bulgaria	2–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1987	—
1 Apr 1987	Bulgaria	1–2	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1987	—
17 Oct 1979	Bulgaria	3–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1979	—
19 May 1979	Bulgaria	0–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1979	—
12 Oct 1977	Bulgaria	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1977	—
1 Jun 1977	Bulgaria	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1977	—
28 May 1924	Bulgaria	1–0	Neutral	Olympic Games 1924	—

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