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Bulgaria 2-2 Belgium - June 07, 2003 / Euro Qualifying 2004

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Euro Qualifying 2004 - Group 8

Vasil Levski National Stadium - Sofia - Bulgaria

June 07, 2003

42 000

Bulgaria

2 - 2

Belgium

Dimitar Berbatov

52'

(penalty) Svetoslav Todorov

71'

30'

Stilian Petrov (o.g)

55'

Philippe Clément

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30' - Own goal Stilian Petrov

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52' - Goal Dimitar Berbatov52

53' - Substitution Dimitar Berbatovis substituted by Svetoslav Todorov53

55' - Goal Philippe Clément

71' - Goal Svetoslav Todorov photo Vladimir Manchev

71' - Substitution Marian Hristovis substituted by Vladimir Manchev71

74' - Substitution Wesley Sonckis substituted by Emile Mpenza

80' - Substitution Velizar Dimitrovis substituted by A. Yordanov Aleksandrov80

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Bulgaria

2 - 2

Belgium

Bulgaria Belgium

Team line-ups

Bulgaria

Zdravkov

Zdravko Zdravkov

Bulgaria

B.date04/10/1970

Age32 years

H1m86

positionGoalkeeper

Petkov

Ivaylo Petkov

Bulgaria

B.date24/03/1976

Age27 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

Stoyanov

Ilian Stoyanov

Bulgaria

B.date20/01/1977

Age26 years

H1m83

positionLeft central defender

Stankov

Martin Stankov

Bulgaria

B.date25/02/1974

Age29 years

H1m80

positionDefender

Kirilov

Rosen Kirilov

Bulgaria

B.date04/01/1973

Age30 years

H1m83

positionCentral defender

Borimirov

Daniel Borimirov

Bulgaria

B.date15/01/1970

Age33 years

H1m85

positionDefensive Midfielder

Hristov71

Marian Hristov

Bulgaria

B.date29/07/1973

Age29 years

H1m92

positionVersatile Midfielder

S. Petrov30

Stilian Petrov

Bulgaria

B.date05/07/1979

Age23 years

H1m80

positionCentre Midfield

Dimitrov80

Velizar Dimitrov

Bulgaria

B.date13/04/1979

Age24 years

H1m76

positionOffensive Midfielder

M. Petrov

Martin Petrov

Bulgaria

B.date15/01/1979

Age24 years

H1m80

positionLeft Offensive Midfielder

Berbatov5253

Dimitar Berbatov

Bulgaria

B.date30/01/1981

Age22 years

H1m88

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Zdravko Zdravkov		32	56	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Ivaylo Petkov		27	43	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Ilian Stoyanov		26	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Martin Stankov		29	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Rosen Kirilov		30	34	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Daniel Borimirov		33	58	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Marian Hristov	71	29	29	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Stilian Petrov	30	23	40	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Velizar Dimitrov	80	24	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Martin Petrov		24	32	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Dimitar Berbatov	5253	22	21	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.2 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Belgium

De Vlieger

Geert De Vlieger

Belgium

B.date16/10/1971

Age31 years

H1m86

positionGoalkeeper

Van Buyten

Daniel Van Buyten

Belgium

B.date07/02/1978

Age25 years

H1m96

positionCentral defender

Clément55

Philippe Clément

Belgium

B.date22/03/1974

Age29 years

H1m91

positionLeft central defender

Deflandre

Eric Deflandre

Belgium

B.date02/08/1973

Age29 years

H1m79

positionRight full-back

Dheedene

Didier Dheedene

Belgium

B.date22/01/1972

Age31 years

H1m83

positionLeft full-back

Simons

Timmy Simons

Belgium

B.date11/12/1976

Age26 years

H1m86

positionDefensive Midfielder

Mpenza

Mbo Mpenza

Belgium

B.date04/12/1976

Age26 years

H1m76

positionRight Midfielder

Baseggio

Walter Baseggio

Belgium

B.date19/08/1978

Age24 years

H1m84

positionCentre Midfield

Buffel

Thomas Buffel

Belgium

B.date19/02/1981

Age22 years

H1m75

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

Sonck74

Wesley Sonck

Belgium

B.date09/08/1978

Age24 years

H1m74

positionStriker

Goor

Bart Goor

Belgium

B.date09/04/1973

Age30 years

H1m83

positionLeft Winger

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Geert De Vlieger		31	36	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Daniel Van Buyten		25	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Philippe Clément	55	29	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Eric Deflandre		29	45	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Didier Dheedene		31	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Timmy Simons		26	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Mbo Mpenza		26	32	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Walter Baseggio		24	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Thomas Buffel		22	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Wesley Sonck	74	24	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Bart Goor		30	50	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27 years

Average number of matches played for the team

			Age	Match num	Note
M	A. Yordanov Aleksandrov	80	28	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Vladimir Manchev	71	25	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Svetoslav Todorov	7153	24	31	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	F		Emile Mpenza	74	24	41	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Martin Stankov

Radostin Kishishev

OUT

Marian Hristov

Georgi Peev

OUT

Zdravko Zdravkov

Dimitar Ivankov

OUT

Stilian Petrov

Krasimir Balakov

OUT

Martin Petrov

Svetoslav Todorov

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Eric Deflandre

Olivier De Cock

OUT

Didier Dheedene

Peter Van Der Heyden

OUT

Daniel Van Buyten

Joos Valgaeren

OUT

Philippe Clément

Gaby Mudingayi

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Plamen Markov

Success rate in this team:

56 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

37 %

Markov vs Belgium

1 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on June 07, 2003

Markov vs Anthuenis

1 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on June 07, 2003

Manager

Age

Match num

Aimé Anthuenis

Success rate in this team:

50 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

43 %

Anthuenis vs Bulgaria

0 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on June 07, 2003

Anthuenis vs Markov

0 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on June 07, 2003

Referee

Pierluigi Collina

0 victory	2 draws	0 loss	Bulgaria2 matches	General total	Belgium2 matches	0 victory	2 draws	0 loss
0 victory	1 draw	0 loss	Bulgaria1 match	Season total	Belgium1 match	0 victory	1 draw	0 loss
Latest figure on October 09, 2004					Latest figure on June 07, 2003

Videos

October 07, 2015

Comments

Key figures

End of streak for Bulgaria after 4 consecutive matches without a draw vs Belgium at home (since 23/09/1987). It's a record streak. The first of history

It's the first time Svetoslav Todorov scores 1 goal vs Belgium in his professional career

It's the first time Philippe Clément scores 1 goal vs Bulgaria in his professional career

Read the next 25 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VBulgaria 1-0 North Macedonia15/08/2001

LBulgaria 0-2 Denmark05/09/2001

DBulgaria 2-2 Germany21/08/2002

VBulgaria 2-0 Croatia12/10/2002

VBulgaria 2-1 Andorra16/10/2002

VBulgaria 2-0 Albania30/04/2003

Overall

VBulgaria 2-0 Croatia12/10/2002

VBulgaria 2-1 Andorra16/10/2002

LSpain 1-0 Bulgaria20/11/2002

VSerbia and Montenegro 1-2 Bulgaria27/03/2003

DEstonia 0-0 Bulgaria02/04/2003

VBulgaria 2-0 Albania30/04/2003

Current form

Away

DJapan 2-2 Belgium04/06/2002

DPoland 1-1 Belgium21/08/2002

VAndorra 0-1 Belgium12/10/2002

VEstonia 0-1 Belgium16/10/2002

VAlgeria 1-3 Belgium12/02/2003

LCroatia 4-0 Belgium29/03/2003

Overall

LBelgium 0-2 Bulgaria07/09/2002

VAndorra 0-1 Belgium12/10/2002

VEstonia 0-1 Belgium16/10/2002

VAlgeria 1-3 Belgium12/02/2003

LCroatia 4-0 Belgium29/03/2003

VBelgium 3-1 Poland30/04/2003

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	3	1
Unbeaten streak	4	3
Drawless streak	3	1
Scoring streak	4	1
Invincibility streak	1	2

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	0	1
Loosing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	0	1
Winless streak	1	0
Drawless streak	4	6
Scoring streak	0	1
Goalless streak	1	0
Conceding streak	2	3

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

4	Number of games (Competition total)	4
2	Number of games (Home / Away)	3
3	Victories (Competition total)	2
2	Victories (Home / Away)	2
1	Draws (Competition total)	0
0	Draws (Home / Away)	0
0	Losses (Competition total)	2
0	Losses (Home / Away)	1

Goals

6	Goals scored (Competition total)	2
4	Goals scored (Home / Away)	2
1	Goals conceded (Competition total)	6
1	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	4
1.5	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	0.5
2	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	0.67
0.25	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.5
0.5	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1.33

Betting aid

1	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
3	Clean sheets (Competition total)	2
1	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	2
1	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	2
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	1
1	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	0
1	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	0
2-0 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	1-0 (2 times)

Bookings

9	Yellow cards (Competition total)	5
3	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	3
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Stilian Petrov	2 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	2 goals	Wesley Sonck
Stilian Petrov	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	2 goals	Wesley Sonck
Stilian Petrov	2 goals during the last 4 matches	The fittest player	2 goals during the last 3 matches	Wesley Sonck

Historical head to head

Home

4 matches

3 v

0 d

1 l

10 gf

4 ga

Away

7 matches

2 v

1 d

4 l

5 gf

14 ga

Neutral ground

1 match

1 v

0 d

0 l

2 gf

1 ga

Total

12 matches

6 v

1 d

5 l

17 gf

19 ga

Historical head to head

Home

7 matches

4 v

1 d

2 l

14 gf

5 ga

Away

4 matches

1 v

0 d

3 l

4 gf

10 ga

Neutral ground

1 match

0 v

0 d

1 l

1 gf

2 ga

Total

12 matches

5 v

1 d

6 l

19 gf

17 ga

Largest victory

Overall	3 - 0	September 26, 1965
Home	3 - 0	September 26, 1965

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 0	October 27, 1965
Away	3 - 1	August 16, 2000

Latest head to head

September 07, 2002 - Eliminatoires Euro 2004

Belgium

0 - 2

Bulgaria

August 16, 2000 - Rencontres amicales 2000

Bulgaria

1 - 3

Belgium

March 27, 1999 - Rencontres amicales 1999

Belgium

0 - 1

Bulgaria

September 23, 1987 - Eliminatoires Euro 1988

Bulgaria

2 - 0

Belgium

November 19, 1986 - Eliminatoires Euro 1988

Belgium

1 - 1

Bulgaria

Best historical scorers against Belgium

Lachezar Tanev	2 goals	1986 - 1987
Hristo Yovov	1 goal	1999 - 1999
Stilian Petrov	1 goal	2002 - 2002
Nasko Sirakov	1 goal	1987 - 1987
Zoran Jankovic	1 goal	2002 - 2002
Ilian Iliev	1 goal	2000 - 2000

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 22/05/1960. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Bulgaria

Paul van Himst	4 goals	1961 - 1965
Gert Verheyen	2 goals	2000 - 2000
Erwin Vandenbergh	2 goals	1982 - 1986
Johnny Thio	2 goals	1965 - 1965
Jacques Stockman	2 goals	1961 - 1965
Philippe Desmet	1 goal	1986 - 1986

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 22/05/1960. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Belgium

Anyo Sadkov	3 matches	1986 - 1987
Borislav Mihailov	3 matches	1986 - 1987
Milen Petkov	3 matches	1999 - 2002
Georgi Dimitrov	3 matches	1986 - 1987
Stilian Petrov	3 matches	1999 - 2002
Rosen Kirilov	3 matches	1999 - 2002

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 22/05/1960. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Bulgaria

Jef Jurion	5 matches	1960 - 1965
Jacques Stockman	4 matches	1960 - 1965
Michel Renquin	4 matches	1982 - 1987
Laurent Verbiest	4 matches	1961 - 1965
Eric Gerets	4 matches	1982 - 1987
Paul van Himst	4 matches	1961 - 1965