Italy 1-1 Bulgaria - September 03, 2021 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 2022
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ITA
16' - Goal
Federico Chiesa16
26' - Yellow card
Nicolò Barella26
31' - Yellow card
Georgi Yomov
40' - Goal
Atanas Iliev
ITA
46' - Substitution
Georgi Yomovis substituted by Spas Delev
57' - Substitution
Dominik Yankovis substituted by Ivailo Chochev
64' - Substitution
Alessandro Florenziis substituted by Rafael Tolói
64' - Substitution
Nicolò Barellais substituted by Bryan Cristante64
69' - Substitution
Atanas Ilievis substituted by Kaloyan Krastev
74' - Substitution
Ciro Immobileis substituted by Giacomo Raspadori
74' - Substitution
Lorenzo Insigneis substituted by Domenico Berardi 74' - Yellow card
Rafael Tolói74
74' - Substitution
Petar Vitanovis substituted by Kristiyan Malinov
74' - Substitution
Kiril Despodovis substituted by Radoslav Kirilov
86' - Yellow card
Anton Nedyalkov
91' - Substitution
Emersonis substituted by Lorenzo Pellegrini91
BUL
BUL
Team line-ups
Italy
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | G |
Gianluigi Donnarumma | 22 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 19 | D |
Leonardo Bonucci | 34 | 110 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 15 | D |
Francesco Acerbi | 33 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 13 | D |
Emerson | 90+1 | 27 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 8 | M |
Jorginho | 29 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 18 | M |
Nicolò Barella | 6426 | 24 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 6 | M |
Marco Verratti | 28 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Alessandro Florenzi | 64 | 30 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | F |
Lorenzo Insigne | 74 | 30 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 17 | F |
Ciro Immobile | 74 | 31 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 14 | F |
Federico Chiesa | 16 | 23 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
28.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
43
Bulgaria
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | G |
Georgi Georgiev | 32 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Petko Hristov | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | D |
Valentin Antov | 20 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Andrea Hristov | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 14 | D |
Anton Nedyalkov | 86 | 28 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 8 | M |
Petar Vitanov | 74 | 26 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 7 | M |
Georgi Kostadinov | 30 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 17 | F |
Georgi Yomov | 4631 | 24 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 12 | M |
Dominik Yankov | 57 | 21 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | F |
Kiril Despodov | 74 | 24 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | F |
Atanas Iliev | 4069 | 26 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
25 years
Average number of matches played for the team
11
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Salvatore Sirigu | 34 | ||||
| 12 | G |
Pierluigi Gollini | 26 | ||||
| 2 | D |
Rafael Tolói | 6474 | 30 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 23 | D |
Alessandro Bastoni | 22 | ||||
| 3 | D |
Giorgio Chiellini | 37 | ||||
| 4 | D |
Cristiano Biraghi | 29 | ||||
| 16 | M |
Bryan Cristante | 64 | 26 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 7 | M |
Lorenzo Pellegrini | 90+1 | 25 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 22 | M |
Gaetano Castrovilli | 24 | ||||
| 11 | F |
Domenico Berardi | 74 | 27 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | F |
Giacomo Raspadori | 74 | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 20 | F |
Federico Bernardeschi | 27 | ||||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Daniel Naumov | 23 | ||||
| 13 | G |
Nikolai Mihaylov | 33 | ||||
| 15 | D |
Vasil Bozhikov | 33 | ||||
| 2 | D |
Ivan Turitsov | 22 | ||||
| 21 | D |
Dimitar Velkovski | 26 | ||||
| 16 | M |
Kristiyan Malinov | 74 | 27 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 18 | M |
Ivailo Chochev | 57 | 28 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 6 | M |
Radoslav Kirilov | 74 | 29 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 22 | M |
Ilian Iliev | 22 | ||||
| 9 | F |
Spas Delev | 46 | 31 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | F |
Kaloyan Krastev | 69 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 20 | F |
Dimitar Iliev | 32 | ||||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Francesco Acerbi
IN
Giorgio Chiellini
OUT
Alessandro Florenzi
IN
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Anton Nedyalkov
IN
Vasil Bozhikov
OUT
Georgi Kostadinov
IN
Bozhidar Kraev
OUT
Georgi Georgiev
IN
Daniel Naumov
OUT
Andrea Hristov
IN
Ivan Turitsov
OUT
Petar Vitanov
IN
Ivailo Chochev
OUT
Georgi Yomov
IN
Ilian Iliev
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
56
40
Success rate in this team:
70 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
55 %
Mancini vs Bulgaria
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Mancini vs Petrov
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
53
7
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Petrov vs Italy
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Petrov vs Mancini
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Referee
Serdar Gözübüyük
1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Italy2 matches | General total | Bulgaria1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Italy1 match | Season total | Bulgaria1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on September 02, 2021 | Latest figure on September 02, 2021 | |||||||
4th official
Allard Lindhout
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Italy1 match | General total | Bulgaria1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Italy1 match | Season total | Bulgaria1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on September 02, 2021 | Latest figure on September 02, 2021 | |||||||
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Key figures
Italy keeps its 9 consecutive matches without a loss vs Bulgaria running (since 13/07/1994). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 20/09/1989 (8 matches)
Italy keeps its 3 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Bulgaria at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 09/09/2009). It's a record streak. The first of history
Italy keeps its 9 matches with at least one goal scored vs Bulgaria at home running (since 20/09/1978). It's a record streak. The first of history
General ranking
| 1 | Italy | 10 pts | 4 rd | |
| 2 | Switzerland | 6 pts | 2 rd | |
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 4 pts | 3 rd | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 2 pts | 4 rd | |
| 5 | Lithuania | 0 pt | 3 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | Italy | 10 pts | 4 rd | |
| 2 | Switzerland | 6 pts | 2 rd | |
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 4 pts | 3 rd | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 2 pts | 4 rd | |
| 5 | Lithuania | 0 pt | 3 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VItaly 2-0 Northern Ireland25/03/2021 | VItaly 7-0 San Marino28/05/2021 | VItaly 4-0 Czech Republic04/06/2021 | VTurkey 0-3 Italy11/06/2021 | VItaly 3-0 Switzerland16/06/2021 | VItaly 1-0 Wales20/06/2021 |
| Overall | VItaly 3-0 Switzerland16/06/2021 | VItaly 1-0 Wales20/06/2021 | VItaly 2-1 Austria26/06/2021 | VBelgium 1-2 Italy02/07/2021 | DItaly 1-1 Spain06/07/2021 | DItaly 1-1 England11/07/2021 |
Current form
| Away | LWales 1-0 Bulgaria06/09/2020 | LFinland 2-0 Bulgaria11/10/2020 | DIreland 0-0 Bulgaria18/11/2020 | DNorthern Ireland 0-0 Bulgaria31/03/2021 | LRussia 1-0 Bulgaria05/06/2021 | LFrance 3-0 Bulgaria08/06/2021 |
| Overall | LBulgaria 1-3 Switzerland25/03/2021 | LBulgaria 0-2 Italy28/03/2021 | DNorthern Ireland 0-0 Bulgaria31/03/2021 | DSlovakia 1-1 Bulgaria01/06/2021 | LRussia 1-0 Bulgaria05/06/2021 | LFrance 3-0 Bulgaria08/06/2021 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 8 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 27 | 34 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 8 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 16 | 16 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 4 |
| Invincibility streak | 8 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 2 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 13 | 8 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Goalless streak | 7 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
1 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
3 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
3 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
6 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
5 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.33 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.67 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
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) |
0 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
|
5 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
7 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Ciro Immobile | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Kiril Despodov | |
| Ciro Immobile | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Ciro Immobile | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Lorenzo Insigne | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | - | ||
| Alessandro Florenzi | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | Manuel Locatelli | 1 goal, 1 assist during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 3 matches | Kiril Despodov | |
Historical head to head
Home
21 gf
4 ga
Away
10 gf
10 ga
Neutral ground
5 gf
3 ga
Total
36 gf
17 ga
Historical head to head
Home
10 gf
10 ga
Away
4 gf
21 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
5 ga
Total
17 gf
36 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
June 14, 1966 |
| Home | 6 - 1 |
June 14, 1966 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 1 |
September 25, 1991 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
September 02, 2021 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 2022
March 28, 2021 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 2022
September 06, 2015 - Eliminatoires Euro 2016
March 28, 2015 - Eliminatoires Euro 2016
September 06, 2013 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 2014
Best historical scorers against Bulgaria
 |
Roberto Baggio | 4 goals | 1989 - 1994 |
 |
Francesco Graziani | 2 goals | 1981 - 1981 |
 |
Pierino Prati | 2 goals | 1968 - 1968 |
 |
Francesco Rizzo | 2 goals | 1966 - 1966 |
 |
Pablo Osvaldo | 2 goals | 2012 - 2012 |
 |
Alessandro Altobelli | 1 goal | 1986 - 1986 |
Best historical scorers against Italy
 |
Hristo Stoichkov | 2 goals | 1991 - 1994 |
 |
Emil Kostadinov | 1 goal | 1991 - 1991 |
 |
Georgi Milanov | 1 goal | 2012 - 2012 |
 |
Iliyan Mitsanski | 1 goal | 2015 - 2015 |
 |
Martin Petrov | 1 goal | 2004 - 2004 |
|
Atanas Iliev | 1 goal | 2021 - 2021 |
Players with most games played vs Bulgaria
 |
Leonardo Bonucci | 6 matches | 2012 - 2021 |
 |
Sandro Mazzola | 5 matches | 1966 - 1972 |
 |
Giorgio Chiellini | 5 matches | 2008 - 2015 |
 |
Tarcisio Burgnich | 5 matches | 1966 - 1972 |
 |
Daniele De Rossi | 5 matches | 2008 - 2015 |
 |
Gianluigi Buffon | 5 matches | 2004 - 2015 |
Players with most games played vs Italy
 |
Ivelin Popov | 5 matches | 2008 - 2015 |
 |
Yordan Minev | 4 matches | 2012 - 2015 |
 |
Nikolay Bodurov | 4 matches | 2012 - 2015 |
 |
Svetoslav Dyakov | 4 matches | 2012 - 2015 |
 |
Stanislav Manolev | 4 matches | 2009 - 2015 |
 |
Nasko Sirakov | 3 matches | 1986 - 1994 |
Competition info
The other matches
September 01, 2021
September 02, 2021
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Italy | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
2
|  | Switzerland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
3
|  | Northern Ireland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
4
|  | Bulgaria | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
5
|  | Lithuania | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
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