Bulgaria 2-1 Ireland - April 01, 1987 / Euro Qualifying 1988
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41'
BUL
41' - Goal
Anyo Sadkov41
BUL
51' - Goal
Frank Stapleton
61' - Substitution
Bozidar Iskrenovis substituted by Petar Aleksandrov61 65' - Substitution
Plamen Simeonovis substituted by Iliya Tsvetanov Voynov65 81' - Goal
Lachezar Tanev81
84' - Substitution
Frank Stapletonis substituted by Niall Quinn
IRE
IRE
Team line-ups
Bulgaria
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Borislav Mihailov | 24 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Plamen Nikolov | 29 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Krassimir Bezinski | 25 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nikolai Iliev | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Georgi Dimitrov | 28 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Plamen Simeonov | 65 | 25 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Anyo Sadkov | 41 | 25 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Bozidar Iskrenov | 61 | 24 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Hristo Kolev | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Nasko Sirakov | 24 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Lachezar Tanev | 81 | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
24.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
12
Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Bonner | 26 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kevin Moran | 30 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Anderson | 27 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul McGrath | 27 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mick McCarthy | 28 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Hughton | 28 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ronnie Whelan | 25 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Liam Brady | 31 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Stapleton | 5184 | 30 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
John Aldridge | 28 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tony Galvin | 30 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
25
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Petar Aleksandrov | 61 | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Iliya Tsvetanov Voynov | 65 | 23 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Niall Quinn | 84 | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Lachezar Tanev
IN
Petar Aleksandrov
OUT
Krassimir Bezinski
IN
Petar Petrov
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
John Anderson
IN
Mark Lawrenson
OUT
Chris Hughton
IN
Ray Houghton
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
59
44
Success rate in this team:
43 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Mladenov vs Ireland
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Mladenov vs Charlton
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
51
8
Success rate in this team:
38 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Charlton vs Bulgaria
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Charlton vs Mladenov
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Carlos Silva Valente
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Bulgaria1 match | General total | Ireland2 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Bulgaria1 match | Season total | Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on April 01, 1987 | Latest figure on June 30, 1990 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Ireland after 3 consecutive matches without a loss away from home in Euro Qualifying (since 21/09/1983). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 25/09/1963 (2 matches)
Ireland keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored away from home in Euro Qualifying running (since 21/09/1983). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 30/03/1983 (2 matches)
Bulgaria keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a draw vs Ireland in Euro Qualifying running (since 19/05/1979). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VBulgaria 1-0 East Germany06/04/1985 | VBulgaria 2-0 France02/05/1985 | VBulgaria 2-1 Yugoslavia01/06/1985 | DBulgaria 1-1 Mexico27/08/1985 | VBulgaria 3-0 Denmark09/04/1986 | VBulgaria 3-0 North Korea30/04/1986 |
| Overall | DSouth Korea 1-1 Bulgaria05/06/1986 | LArgentina 2-0 Bulgaria10/06/1986 | LMexico 2-0 Bulgaria15/06/1986 | DScotland 0-0 Bulgaria10/09/1986 | DTunisia 3-3 Bulgaria29/10/1986 | DBelgium 1-1 Bulgaria19/11/1986 |
Current form
| Away | LEngland 2-1 Ireland26/03/1985 | DSwitzerland 0-0 Ireland11/09/1985 | VIceland 1-2 Ireland25/05/1986 | DBelgium 2-2 Ireland10/09/1986 | LPoland 1-0 Ireland12/11/1986 | VScotland 0-1 Ireland18/02/1987 |
| Overall | VIceland 1-2 Ireland25/05/1986 | VIreland 1-0 Czechoslovakia27/05/1986 | DBelgium 2-2 Ireland10/09/1986 | DIreland 0-0 Scotland15/10/1986 | LPoland 1-0 Ireland12/11/1986 | VScotland 0-1 Ireland18/02/1987 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 7 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 7 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 12 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
1 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.67 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-2 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Lachezar Tanev | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Liam Brady |  |
| - | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Liam Brady | |
||
| Lachezar Tanev | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Mark Lawrenson | |
Historical head to head
Home
3 gf
1 ga
Away
0 gf
3 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
1 ga
Total
3 gf
5 ga
Historical head to head
Home
3 gf
0 ga
Away
1 gf
3 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
0 ga
Total
5 gf
3 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 1 - 0 |
May 19, 1979 |
| Home | 1 - 0 |
May 19, 1979 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
October 17, 1979 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
October 17, 1979 - Eliminatoires Euro 1980
May 19, 1979 - Eliminatoires Euro 1980
October 12, 1977 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1978
June 01, 1977 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1978
May 28, 1924 - Jeux Olympiques 1924
Best historical scorers against Ireland
Best historical scorers against Bulgaria
|
Mick Martin | 1 goal | 1979 - 1979 |
|
Frank Stapleton | 1 goal | 1979 - 1979 |
 |
Don Givens | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
|
Tony Grealish | 1 goal | 1979 - 1979 |
|
Paddy Duncan | 1 goal | 1924 - 1924 |
Players with most games played vs Ireland
|
Dimitar Mutafchiev | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Ivan Radoev | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Petar Ivanov | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Simeon Yankov | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Nikola Mutafchiev | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Boian Byanov | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
Players with most games played vs Bulgaria
 |
David O'Leary | 4 matches | 1977 - 1979 |
 |
Paddy Mulligan | 4 matches | 1977 - 1979 |
|
Liam Brady | 4 matches | 1977 - 1979 |
|
Steve Heighway | 4 matches | 1977 - 1979 |
|
James Holmes | 3 matches | 1977 - 1979 |
|
Mick Martin | 3 matches | 1977 - 1979 |
Competition info
The other matches
September 10, 1986
October 14, 1986
October 15, 1986
November 12, 1986
November 19, 1986
February 18, 1987
April 01, 1987
April 29, 1987
April 30, 1987
May 20, 1987
May 28, 1987
September 09, 1987
September 23, 1987
October 14, 1987
November 11, 1987
December 02, 1987
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