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Rep. Of Ireland vs Bulgaria — Result & Match Stats

Rep. Of Ireland 2 - 1 Bulgaria in the World UEFA Nations League on 23 Mar 2025. Stats, head-to-head and the full-time report are below.

World / UEFA Nations League

Venue: Aviva Stadium, DublinReferee: Halil Umut Meler, Türkiye

1X2 odds

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Full Time Result

Rep. Of Ireland / Draw / Bulgaria

Rep. Of Ireland

Draw

Bulgaria

No Full Time Result odds returned for this match.

Prediction snapshot

Combo Double chance : Rep. Of Ireland or draw and -3.5 goals

Home45%
Draw45%
Away10%

Generated 20 Aug 2026, 10:02

Predicted winner

Rep. Of Ireland

Win or draw

Goals guidance

Rep. Of Ireland: -1.5 · Bulgaria: -1.5

Over/Under: -3.5

Rep. Of IrelandBulgaria
StrengthAttackingDefensiveWinsDrawsLossGoals AgainstGoals For
Rep. Of IrelandComparisonBulgaria
64%Form36%
63%Attack38%
47%Defense53%
48%Poisson52%
80%H2H20%
67%Goals33%
62%Overall39%

Head to head

60%

1

40%

X

0%

2

IRE · Rep. Of IrelandBulgaria · BUL
23 Mar 25IRE2-1BUL
20 Mar 25BUL1-2IRE
18 Nov 20IRE0-0BUL
03 Sept 20BUL1-1IRE
10 Sept 19IRE3-1BUL

Recent games

Rep. Of Ireland
DWWDD
Form trendW +2 / D 0 / L -1
00244
05 JunCanada vs Rep. Of Ireland1-1
28 MayRep. Of Ireland vs Qatar1-0
16 MayRep. Of Ireland vs Grenada5-0
31 MarRep. Of Ireland vs FYR Macedonia0-0
26 MarCzechia vs Rep. Of Ireland2-2
Bulgaria
DLWWW
Form trendW +2 / D 0 / L -1
24655
05 JunMoldova vs Bulgaria2-2
01 JunBulgaria vs Montenegro0-1
30 MarIndonesia vs Bulgaria0-1
27 MarSolomon Islands vs Bulgaria2-10
18 NovBulgaria vs Georgia2-1

Goals distribution

Rep. Of IrelandO2.5 40% · U2.5 60%
Goals forGoals against
20%
0
50%
40%
1
20%
20%
2
30%
10%
3
0%
0%
4
0%
10%
5
0%
0%
6+
0%
Both teams to score: 40%· last 10 games
BulgariaO2.5 70% · U2.5 30%
Goals forGoals against
50%
0
10%
20%
1
20%
20%
2
30%
0%
3
20%
0%
4
10%
0%
5
0%
10%
6+
10%
Both teams to score: 40%· last 10 games

Season form

Rep. Of Ireland
vs
Bulgaria

Bulgaria edges the season form

35
WWLWLWLL
Form
LLDWLDWD
8
Played
8
4
Wins
2
0
Draws
3
4
Losses
3
7
Goals for
5
14
Goals against
10
0.9
Avg scored
0.6
1.8
Avg conceded
1.3
1
Clean sheets
4
4
Failed to score
3
1
Best win streak
1

League standings

#TeamPWDLPts
1England650115
2Greece650115
4Finland60060

Line-ups

Rep. Of Ireland
4-4-2
  • 1C. KelleherG
  • 2M. DohertyD
  • 22N. CollinsD
  • 5J. O'BrienD
  • 11R. BradyD
  • 21M. JohnstonM
  • 6J. CullenM
  • 8J. KnightM
  • 7F. AzazM
  • 9E. FergusonF
  • 15T. ParrottF
Substitutes
  • 10A. IdahF
  • 3R. ManningD
  • 13M. SykesM
  • 12J. DunneD
  • 18J. TaylorM
  • 19S. ArmstrongF
  • 20J. AbankwahD
  • 17A. MoranM
  • 4D. O'SheaD
  • 16G. BazunuG
  • 23M. TraversG
  • 14R. VataF
Coach: H. Hallgrímsson
Bulgaria
5-4-1
  • 23P. IlievG
  • 2N. MinkovD
  • 6V. AntovD
  • 15S. PetrovD
  • 14A. NedyalkovD
  • 5F. NürnbergerD
  • 16M. PetkovM
  • 17G. MilanovM
  • 4I. GruevM
  • 11K. DespodovM
  • 10B. KraevF
Substitutes
  • 9V. NikolovF
  • 7R. KirilovF
  • 20F. KrastevM
  • 22I. IlievM
  • 13S. ShopovM
  • 12D. SheytanovG
  • 19S. IvanovF
  • 8A. KraevM
  • 3H. PetrovD
  • 18V. PanayotovM
  • 1I. DyulgerovG
  • 21K. StoyanovM
Coach: I. Iliev

Player ratings

Rep. Of Ireland
PlayerMinGAShRate
Robbie Brady6607.5
Finn Azaz90127.5
Adam Idah251017.5
Evan Ferguson741027.3
Troy Parrott66017.3
Matt Doherty9007.2
Jake O'Brien90027.2
Josh Cullen9006.9
Mark Sykes2406.9
Jimmy Dunne1606.9
Caoimhin Kelleher9006.7
Jack Taylor806.7
Nathan Collins9006.6
Ryan Manning2406.6
Michael Johnston65026.5
Jason Knight8206.5
Bulgaria
PlayerMinGAShRate
Valentin Antov901017.3
Anton Nedyalkov9007.2
Marin Petkov75016.9
Georgi Milanov7506.9
Ilia Gruev8906.9
Plamen Iliev9006.7
Nikolay Minkov9006.7
Kiril Despodov9006.7
Radoslav Kirilov15016.7
Filip Krastev1506.7
Simeon Petrov9006.6
Fabian Nürnberger89026.6
Ilian Iliev806.6
Vladimir Nikolov3006.3
Stanislav Shopov806.3
Bozhidar Kraev6006.2
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