Bulgaria 2-1 Ireland - June 01, 1977 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1978
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47'
Don Givens
BUL
BUL
47' - Goal
Don Givens
79' - Substitution
Gerry Dalyis substituted by Noel Campbell 80' - Red card
Mick Martin 80' - Red card
Noel Campbell
IRE
IRE
Team line-ups
Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Mick Kearns | 26 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David O'Leary | 19 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
James Holmes | 23 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paddy Mulligan | 32 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gerry Daly | 79 | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mick Martin | 80 | 25 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Johnny Giles | 36 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Liam Brady | 21 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Steve Heighway | 29 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Don Givens | 47 | 27 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Frank Stapleton | 20 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
21
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Noel Campbell | 7980 | 27 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
David O'Leary
IN
Mark Lawrenson
OUT
Steve Heighway
IN
Terry Conroy
OUT
Don Givens
IN
Raymond Treacy
OUT
Mick Kearns
IN
Ronald Healey
OUT
Gerry Daly
IN
Jimmy Conway
OUT
Liam Brady
IN
Raymond O'Brien
OUT
Frank Stapleton
IN
Michael Walsh
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
49
40
Success rate in this team:
45 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
36 %
Mladenov vs Ireland
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Mladenov vs Giles
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
36
19
Success rate in this team:
42 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Giles vs Bulgaria
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Giles vs Mladenov
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Videos
Key figures
Bulgaria keeps its 9 consecutive matches without a loss in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 07/12/1969). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 22/10/1969 (5 matches)
Bulgaria keeps its 10 matches with at least 2 goals scored at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 13/06/1965). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 29/10/1961 (2 matches)
Bulgaria keeps its 12 matches with at least one goal conceded running (since 17/08/1976). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 08/04/1970 (11 matches)
General ranking
| +2 | 1 | Bulgaria | 3 pts | 2 rd |
| -1 | 2 | France | 3 pts | 3 rd |
| -1 | 3 | Ireland | 2 pts | 3 rd |
General ranking
| +2 | 1 | Bulgaria | 3 pts | 2 rd |
| -1 | 2 | France | 3 pts | 3 rd |
| -1 | 3 | Ireland | 2 pts | 3 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VBulgaria 3-0 North Korea05/05/1976 | VBulgaria 1-0 Romania12/05/1976 | DBulgaria 2-2 Turkey22/09/1976 | DBulgaria 2-2 France09/10/1976 | LBulgaria 0-4 East Germany27/10/1976 | VBulgaria 3-1 Denmark13/04/1977 |
| Overall | LRomania 3-2 Bulgaria28/11/1976 | DAlgeria 1-1 Bulgaria11/01/1977 | LBrazil 1-0 Bulgaria23/01/1977 | VCyprus 1-2 Bulgaria30/01/1977 | LTurkey 2-0 Bulgaria16/02/1977 | VBulgaria 3-1 Denmark13/04/1977 |
Current form
| Away | DTurkey 1-1 Ireland20/11/1974 | LSwitzerland 1-0 Ireland21/05/1975 | VPoland 0-2 Ireland26/05/1976 | DEngland 1-1 Ireland08/09/1976 | DTurkey 3-3 Ireland13/10/1976 | LFrance 2-0 Ireland17/11/1976 |
| Overall | DEngland 1-1 Ireland08/09/1976 | DTurkey 3-3 Ireland13/10/1976 | LFrance 2-0 Ireland17/11/1976 | LIreland 0-1 Spain09/02/1977 | VIreland 1-0 France30/03/1977 | DIreland 0-0 Poland24/04/1977 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 4 | 10 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
3 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
2 |
|
3 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
2 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
2 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-2 |
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
 | Hristo Bonev | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Liam Brady |  |
| Hristo Bonev | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Hristo Bonev | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Liam Brady | |
Historical head to head
Neutral ground
0 gf
1 ga
Total
0 gf
1 ga
Historical head to head
Neutral ground
1 gf
0 ga
Total
1 gf
0 ga
Largest victory
No success yetLargest victory
| Overall | 1 - 0 |
May 28, 1924 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Best historical scorers against Ireland
Best historical scorers against Bulgaria
|
Paddy Duncan | 1 goal | 1924 - 1924 |
Players with most games played vs Ireland
|
Aleksander Hristov | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
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 |
Players with most games played vs Bulgaria
|
Paddy Duncan | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Paddy O'Reilly | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Ernest McKay | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Thomas Muldoon | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Denis Hannon | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
|
Johnny Murray | 1 match | 1924 - 1924 |
Competition info
The other matches
December 05, 1976
March 30, 1977
April 30, 1977
May 01, 1977
May 10, 1977
June 08, 1977
August 31, 1977
September 21, 1977
October 26, 1977
November 16, 1977
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+21
|  | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
-12
|  | France | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
-13
|  | Ireland | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
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