UEFA Nations League 2020

Republic of Ireland 0–0 Bulgaria

Wednesday 18 Nov 2020 · Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland0–0Bulgaria

Goals0

Line-ups

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

Republic of Ireland

23Darren RandolphGK
3Ryan ManningDF ↓86′
4Shane DuffyDF
15Kevin LongDF
20Dara O'SheaDF
6Conor HourihaneMF
10Robbie BradyMF ↓78′
17Jason KnightMF
8Daryl HorganFW ↓67′
9James CollinsFW ↓85′
11Ronan CurtisFW ↓86′

Came on

7Josh Cullen↑67′
14Jack Byrne↑78′
19Sean Maguire↑85′
18Troy Parrott↑86′
2Cyrus Christie↑86′

Bulgaria

Came on

Elo

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

Republic of Ireland: 1716 → 1703
Bulgaria: 1544 → 1557

Expected score for Republic of Ireland: 82.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 13 of 15, 1924–2025.

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

Form either side

Republic of Ireland

Before

0–0 v Slovakia 8 Oct 2020 · UEFA Euro qualification 2020
0–0 v Wales 11 Oct 2020 · UEFA Nations League 2020
0–1 v Finland 14 Oct 2020 · UEFA Nations League 2020
0–3 v England 12 Nov 2020 · Friendly
0–1 v Wales 15 Nov 2020 · UEFA Nations League 2020

After

2–3 v Serbia 24 Mar 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
0–1 v Luxembourg 27 Mar 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–1 v Qatar 30 Mar 2021 · Friendly
4–1 v Andorra 3 Jun 2021 · Friendly
0–0 v Hungary 8 Jun 2021 · Friendly

Bulgaria

Before

1–3 v Hungary 8 Oct 2020 · UEFA Euro qualification 2020
0–2 v Finland 11 Oct 2020 · UEFA Nations League 2020
0–1 v Wales 14 Oct 2020 · UEFA Nations League 2020
3–0 v Gibraltar 11 Nov 2020 · Friendly
1–2 v Finland 15 Nov 2020 · UEFA Nations League 2020

After

1–3 v Switzerland 25 Mar 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
0–2 v Italy 28 Mar 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
0–0 v Northern Ireland 31 Mar 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–1 v Slovakia 1 Jun 2021 · Friendly
0–1 v Russia 5 Jun 2021 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Republic of Ireland

1–1 v Bulgaria 3 Sep 2020
0–1 v Finland 6 Sep 2020
0–0 v Wales 11 Oct 2020
0–1 v Finland 14 Oct 2020
0–1 v Wales 15 Nov 2020
0–0 v Bulgaria 18 Nov 2020

Bulgaria

1–1 v Republic of Ireland 3 Sep 2020
0–1 v Wales 6 Sep 2020
0–2 v Finland 11 Oct 2020
0–1 v Wales 14 Oct 2020
1–2 v Finland 15 Nov 2020
0–0 v Republic of Ireland 18 Nov 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: none · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN