FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Northern Ireland 0–0 Bulgaria

Wednesday 31 Mar 2021 · Belfast, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland0–0Bulgaria

Goals0

Line-ups

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

Northern Ireland

Came on

7Niall McGinn↑64′
22Matthew Kennedy↑74′
19Michael Smith↑74′
10Kyle Lafferty↑82′

Bulgaria

Came on

5Petar Vitanov↑44′
20Dimitar Iliev↑45′
6Birsent Karageren↑72′
19Atanas Iliev↑73′
3Petar Zanev↑73′

Elo

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

Northern Ireland: 1617 → 1608
Bulgaria: 1542 → 1551

Expected score for Northern Ireland: 73.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 8 of 11, 1972–2024.

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

Form either side

Northern Ireland

Before

1–2 v Slovakia 12 Nov 2020 · UEFA Euro qualification 2020
1–2 v Austria 15 Nov 2020 · UEFA Nations League 2020
1–1 v Romania 18 Nov 2020 · UEFA Nations League 2020
0–2 v Italy 25 Mar 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–2 v United States 28 Mar 2021 · Friendly

After

3–0 v Malta 30 May 2021 · Friendly
0–1 v Ukraine 3 Jun 2021 · Friendly
4–1 v Lithuania 2 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–0 v Estonia 5 Sep 2021 · Friendly
0–0 v Switzerland 8 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Bulgaria

Before

3–0 v Gibraltar 11 Nov 2020 · Friendly
1–2 v Finland 15 Nov 2020 · UEFA Nations League 2020
0–0 v Republic of Ireland 18 Nov 2020 · UEFA Nations League 2020
1–3 v Switzerland 25 Mar 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
0–2 v Italy 28 Mar 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

After

1–1 v Slovakia 1 Jun 2021 · Friendly
0–1 v Russia 5 Jun 2021 · Friendly
0–3 v France 8 Jun 2021 · Friendly
1–1 v Italy 2 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–0 v Lithuania 5 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Road through the tournament

Northern Ireland

0–2 v Italy 25 Mar 2021
0–0 v Bulgaria 31 Mar 2021
4–1 v Lithuania 2 Sep 2021
0–0 v Switzerland 8 Sep 2021
0–2 v Switzerland 9 Oct 2021
1–2 v Bulgaria 12 Oct 2021
1–0 v Lithuania 12 Nov 2021
0–0 v Italy 15 Nov 2021

Bulgaria

1–3 v Switzerland 25 Mar 2021
0–2 v Italy 28 Mar 2021
0–0 v Northern Ireland 31 Mar 2021
1–1 v Italy 2 Sep 2021
1–0 v Lithuania 5 Sep 2021
1–3 v Lithuania 9 Oct 2021
2–1 v Northern Ireland 12 Oct 2021
0–4 v Switzerland 15 Nov 2021

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: none · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN