Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria

5 - 0
🕒 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Windsor Park 🧑‍⚖️ Jérôme Brisard 🔁 League C - 4 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
League C - 4
League C, Group 3 Table
Northern Ireland 1 · Bulgaria 2
Referee Stats
1 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 100%
Draws 0%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Northern Ireland outshot their opponent (12-5).
  • Bulgaria controlled possession (57%).
  • Northern Ireland had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Northern Ireland (Home stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 3-0-0

Goals For / Against

9 / 0
Avg: 3.00 / 0.00

Points

9
Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

0
Bulgaria (Away stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 1-1-2

Goals For / Against

2 / 7
Avg: 0.50 / 1.75

Points

4
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Nations League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

3.00
PPG
1.00
3.00
GF
0.50
0.00
GA
1.75
33%
O2.5
33%
0%
BTTS
0%
100%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

Northern Ireland rank1st
Bulgaria rank2nd
Northern Ireland points11
Bulgaria points9
Northern Ireland: #1 · 11 pts · GD +8
Promotion
Bulgaria: #2 · 9 pts · GD -3
Promotion Playoffs
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Northern Ireland last 5 home

W W W
Points9/9
Weighted index100
Goals9-0
Record3-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Bulgaria last 5 away

W L D
Points4/9
Weighted index56
Goals1-5
Record1-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Northern Ireland trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS0%
BTTS + O2.50%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 0%

Bulgaria trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS0%
BTTS + O2.50%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 67% · Over 1.5 33% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Northern Ireland score at home100%
Northern Ireland clean sheet at home100%
Bulgaria score away33%
Bulgaria clean sheet away67%

First-goal patterns

Northern Ireland score first100%
Northern Ireland win after scoring first100%
Bulgaria score first33%
Bulgaria win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Northern Ireland 0% · Bulgaria 0%
Avg first goal minute: Northern Ireland 25.3' · Bulgaria 23.0'

Vs league average

Northern Ireland score at home3.00 vs 1.40
Northern Ireland concede at home0.00 vs 1.06
Bulgaria score away0.50 vs 1.06
Bulgaria concede away1.75 vs 1.40
Northern Ireland score 115% above league average, while Bulgaria score 53% below league average.
Defensive side: Northern Ireland are 100% below league average at home, and Bulgaria are 25% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.00
BTTS0%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Northern Ireland goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
76-90+ 2
46-60 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Bulgaria goal timing (away)

1H scored: 100% 2H scored: 0% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
31-45 1
0-15 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 1
31-45 0
46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
1
Total Shots
12
5
Shots off Goal
6
3
Blocked Shots
2
1
Shots Inside Box
9
4
Shots Outside Box
3
1
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
7
2
Fouls
15
12
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
0
Total Passes
322
456
Passes Accurate
249
367
Passes %
77%
80%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
15' ⚽
⚽
15' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
I. Price
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Charles
25'
25' I. Price
29' ⚽
⚽
29' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
I. Price
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Spencer
30'
30' K. Despodov
32' ⚽
⚽
32' ⚽ Goal · 3-0
D. Mitov
Own Goal
38'
38' F. Krastev
41'
41' E. Toal
45' ↑↓
↑↓
45' ⇄ E. Toal
1st substitution · For: C. Brown
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ S. Yusein
1st substitution · For: V. Antov
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ R. Kirilov
2nd substitution · For: Z. Dimitrov
69' ⚽
⚽
69' ⚽ VAR
D. Charles
Goal cancelled
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ D. Charles
2nd substitution · For: J. Reid
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ C. Marshall
3rd substitution · For: P. Smyth
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ Z. Atanasov
3rd substitution · For: I. Chochev
81' ⚽
⚽
81' ⚽ Goal · 5-0
I. Price
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Charles
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ S. Charles
4th substitution · For: J. Magennis
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ I. Price
5th substitution · For: B. Lyons
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ K. Despodov
4th substitution · For: I. Iliev
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ M. Minchev
5th substitution · For: G. Minchev
89' ⚽
⚽
89' ⚽ Goal · 6-0
J. Magennis
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Smyth

Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria 5-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Northern Ireland beat Bulgaria 5-0 on Tuesday, 15 October 2024 in Nations League. The match was refereed by Jérôme Brisard. It was played at Windsor Park.

First half: Northern Ireland took the lead at 15' when I. Price scored, with the assist credited to D. Charles, making the score 1-0. I. Price received a yellow card for Northern Ireland at 25'. Northern Ireland extended the lead at 29' when I. Price scored, with the assist credited to B. Spencer, making the score 2-0. K. Despodov received a yellow card for Bulgaria at 30'. Northern Ireland extended the lead at 32' when D. Mitov scored (Own Goal), making the score 3-0. F. Krastev received a yellow card for Bulgaria at 38'. E. Toal received a yellow card for Northern Ireland at 41'. Northern Ireland made their 1st substitution at 45', with E. Toal replacing C. Brown.

Second half: Bulgaria made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Yusein replacing V. Antov. Bulgaria made their 2nd substitution at 46', with R. Kirilov replacing Z. Dimitrov. VAR intervened at 69' for Northern Ireland (Goal cancelled). Northern Ireland made their 2nd substitution at 74', with D. Charles replacing J. Reid. Northern Ireland made their 3rd substitution at 74', with C. Marshall replacing P. Smyth. Bulgaria made their 3rd substitution at 79', with Z. Atanasov replacing I. Chochev. Northern Ireland extended the lead at 81' when I. Price scored, with the assist credited to S. Charles, making the score 5-0. Northern Ireland made their 4th substitution at 85', with S. Charles replacing J. Magennis. Northern Ireland made their 5th substitution at 85', with I. Price replacing B. Lyons. Bulgaria made their 4th substitution at 85', with K. Despodov replacing I. Iliev. Bulgaria made their 5th substitution at 85', with M. Minchev replacing G. Minchev. Northern Ireland extended the lead at 89' when J. Magennis scored, with the assist credited to P. Smyth, making the score 6-0.

Northern Ireland used 5 substitutions while Bulgaria used 5 substitutions. Northern Ireland got 2 yellow cards, while Bulgaria got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Northern Ireland outshot their opponent (12-5).
  • Bulgaria controlled possession (57%).
  • Northern Ireland had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria Head-to-Head History by Season