Northern Ireland 2-0 Bulgaria - May 02, 1979 / Euro Qualifying 1980
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NI
0' - Goal
Chris Nicholl
0' - Goal
Gerry Armstrong0
NI
75' - Substitution
Chris Nichollis substituted by Victor Moreland75 77' - Substitution
William Caskeyis substituted by Derek Spence77
BUL
BUL
Team line-ups
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 33 | 76 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Nicholl | 75 | 32 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Sammy Nelson | 30 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jimmy Nicholl | 22 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
William Caskey | 77 | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
David McCreery | 21 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bryan Hamilton | 32 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sammy McIlroy | 24 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin O'Neill | 27 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Terry Cochrane | 26 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gerry Armstrong | 24 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
28
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Victor Moreland | 75 | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Derek Spence | 77 | 27 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Bryan Hamilton
IN
Pat Rice
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
42
17
Success rate in this team:
6 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
6 %
Ilchev vs Northern Ireland
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
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Key figures
End of streak for Bulgaria after 3 matches with at least one goal scored away from home (since 11/10/1978). It was the best streak for the club since 16/11/1977-01/04/1978 (4 matches).
Bulgaria keeps its 18 consecutive matches without a win away from home running (since 16/02/1977). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 20/06/1948 (10 matches)
Bulgaria keeps its 3 matches with at least 2 goals conceded in Euro Qualifying running (since 11/10/1978). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 18/12/1974 (2 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LNorthern Ireland 1-2 England28/05/1977 | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Wales03/06/1977 | VNorthern Ireland 2-0 Iceland21/09/1977 | LNorthern Ireland 0-1 Netherlands12/10/1977 | VNorthern Ireland 3-0 Belgium16/11/1977 | VNorthern Ireland 2-1 Denmark25/10/1978 |
| Overall | LEngland 1-0 Northern Ireland16/05/1978 | LWales 1-0 Northern Ireland19/05/1978 | DIreland 0-0 Northern Ireland20/09/1978 | VNorthern Ireland 2-1 Denmark25/10/1978 | VBulgaria 0-2 Northern Ireland29/11/1978 | LEngland 4-0 Northern Ireland07/02/1979 |
Current form
| Away | LRomania 2-0 Bulgaria03/05/1978 | DEast Germany 2-2 Bulgaria30/08/1978 | LItaly 1-0 Bulgaria20/09/1978 | DDenmark 2-2 Bulgaria11/10/1978 | LSoviet Union 3-1 Bulgaria28/03/1979 | LArgentina 2-1 Bulgaria25/04/1979 |
| Overall | LItaly 1-0 Bulgaria20/09/1978 | DDenmark 2-2 Bulgaria11/10/1978 | LBulgaria 0-2 Northern Ireland29/11/1978 | VBulgaria 1-0 East Germany26/02/1979 | LSoviet Union 3-1 Bulgaria28/03/1979 | LArgentina 2-1 Bulgaria25/04/1979 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 2 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 16 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 8 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
4 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
5 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1.25 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-2 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
Key players
| Gerry Armstrong | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Trevor Anderson | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Gerry Armstrong | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Away
2 gf
3 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
0 ga
Total
2 gf
3 ga
Historical head to head
Home
3 gf
2 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
0 ga
Total
3 gf
2 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
November 29, 1978 |
| Home | No success yet | |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
October 18, 1972 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
November 29, 1978 - Eliminatoires Euro 1980
September 26, 1973 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1974
October 18, 1972 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1974
Best historical scorers against Bulgaria
|
Gerry Armstrong | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
|
William Caskey | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
Players with most games played vs Bulgaria
|
Bryan Hamilton | 3 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
 |
Pat Jennings | 2 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Sammy Nelson | 2 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
 |
Pat Rice | 2 matches | 1972 - 1973 |
 |
Martin O'Neill | 2 matches | 1973 - 1978 |
|
Allan Hunter | 2 matches | 1972 - 1973 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
Competition info
The other matches
May 24, 1978
September 20, 1978
October 11, 1978
October 25, 1978
November 29, 1978
February 07, 1979
May 02, 1979
May 19, 1979
June 06, 1979
September 12, 1979
October 17, 1979
October 31, 1979
November 21, 1979
November 22, 1979
February 06, 1980
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