Bulgaria 0-3 Sweden - March 26, 2005 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 2006
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BUL
17' - Goal
Freddie Ljungberg
BUL
59' - Red card
Georgi Markov59
60' - Substitution
Niclas Alexanderssonis substituted by Christian Wilhelmsson
62' - Substitution
Zdravko Lazarovis substituted by Elin Topuzakov62
74' - Substitution
Radostin Kishishevis substituted by Rosen Kirilov74
74' - Goal
Erik Edman
76' - Substitution
Daniel Borimirovis substituted by Hristo Yanev76
80' - Substitution
Mattias Jonsonis substituted by Marcus Allbäck 92' - Goal
Freddie Ljungberg
SWE
SWE
Team line-ups
Bulgaria
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Dimitar Ivankov | 29 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Radostin Kishishev | 74 | 30 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Georgi Markov | 59 | 33 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Ilian Stoyanov | 28 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ivaylo Petkov | 29 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Daniel Borimirov | 76 | 35 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Chavdar Yankov | 20 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Blagoy Georgiev | 23 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Zdravko Lazarov | 62 | 29 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dimitar Berbatov | 24 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Georgi Ivanov | 28 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28 years
Average number of matches played for the team
34
Sweden
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Andreas Isaksson | 23 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Olof Mellberg | 27 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Erik Edman | 74 | 26 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Alexander Östlund | 26 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Teddy Lucic | 31 | 71 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tobias Linderoth | 25 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Niclas Alexandersson | 60 | 33 | 76 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Mattias Jonson | 80 | 31 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Anders Svensson | 28 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Freddie Ljungberg | 9217 | 27 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 23 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
46
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Rosen Kirilov | 74 | 32 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Elin Topuzakov | 62 | 28 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Hristo Yanev | 76 | 25 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Christian Wilhelmsson | 60 | 25 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Marcus Allbäck | 80 | 31 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Georgi Ivanov
IN
Valeri Bojinov
OUT
Blagoy Georgiev
IN
Stilian Petrov
OUT
Ilian Stoyanov
IN
Assen Karaslavov
OUT
Daniel Borimirov
IN
Martin Kamburov
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
IN
Marcus Allbäck
OUT
Niclas Alexandersson
IN
Christian Wilhelmsson
OUT
Mattias Jonson
IN
Markus Rosenberg
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
39
8
Success rate in this team:
25 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
34 %
Stoichkov vs Sweden
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Stoichkov vs Lagerbäck
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
56
69
Success rate in this team:
45 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
Lagerbäck vs Bulgaria
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Lagerbäck vs Stoichkov
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Herbert Fandel
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Bulgaria1 match | General total | Sweden2 matches | 2 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Bulgaria1 match | Season total | Sweden1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on March 26, 2005 | Latest figure on June 02, 2007 | |||||||
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Key figures
Bulgaria keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a draw vs Sweden at home running (since 16/07/1994). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 07/10/1992 (4 matches)
Bulgaria keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a win vs Sweden at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 07/10/1992). It's a record streak. The first of history
It's the first time Erik Edman scores 1 goal in his professional career with
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VBulgaria 3-0 Lithuania20/08/2003 | VBulgaria 2-0 Estonia06/09/2003 | DBulgaria 2-2 Russia31/03/2004 | VBulgaria 3-0 Cameroon28/04/2004 | VBulgaria 4-1 Malta13/10/2004 | DBulgaria 0-0 Serbia and Montenegro09/02/2005 |
| Overall | VIceland 1-3 Bulgaria04/09/2004 | DCroatia 2-2 Bulgaria09/10/2004 | VBulgaria 4-1 Malta13/10/2004 | DAzerbaijan 0-0 Bulgaria17/11/2004 | DEgypt 1-1 Bulgaria29/11/2004 | DBulgaria 0-0 Serbia and Montenegro09/02/2005 |
Current form
| Away | DPortugal 2-2 Sweden28/04/2004 | VFinland 1-3 Sweden28/05/2004 | VMalta 0-7 Sweden04/09/2004 | VIceland 1-4 Sweden13/10/2004 | VScotland 1-4 Sweden17/11/2004 | DFrance 1-1 Sweden09/02/2005 |
| Overall | VSweden 3-0 Hungary09/10/2004 | VIceland 1-4 Sweden13/10/2004 | VScotland 1-4 Sweden17/11/2004 | DSweden 1-1 South Korea22/01/2005 | DMexico 0-0 Sweden26/01/2005 | DFrance 1-1 Sweden09/02/2005 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 11 | 7 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 6 | 6 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 7 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
3 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
9 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
14 |
|
4 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
11 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
3.5 |
|
4 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
5.5 |
|
1.33 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.5 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
7-0 |
Bookings
|
8 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Dimitar Berbatov | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |  |
| Dimitar Berbatov | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | |
| Dimitar Berbatov | 5 goals during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 4 matches | Henrik Larsson |  |
Historical head to head
Home
6 gf
5 ga
Away
2 gf
6 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
9 ga
Total
8 gf
20 ga
Historical head to head
Home
6 gf
2 ga
Away
5 gf
6 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
0 ga
Total
20 gf
8 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
November 12, 1967 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
November 12, 1967 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
June 14, 2004 |
| Away | 1 - 0 |
October 14, 1998 |
Latest head to head
June 14, 2004 - Euro 2004
September 04, 1999 - Eliminatoires Euro 2000
October 14, 1998 - Eliminatoires Euro 2000
July 16, 1994 - Coupe du Monde 1994
September 08, 1993 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1994
Best historical scorers against Sweden
 |
Chavdar Tsvetkov | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
 |
Plamen Markov | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
 |
Hristo Stoichkov | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
Best historical scorers against Bulgaria
|
Henrik Larsson | 4 goals | 1994 - 2004 |
 |
Kennet Andersson | 2 goals | 1990 - 1994 |
 |
Martin Dahlin | 2 goals | 1992 - 1993 |
 |
Dan Corneliusson | 1 goal | 1990 - 1990 |
|
Sten-Ove Ramberg | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
|
Freddie Ljungberg | 1 goal | 2004 - 2004 |
Players with most games played vs Sweden
 |
Zlatko Yankov | 6 matches | 1990 - 1999 |
 |
Krasimir Balakov | 4 matches | 1990 - 1994 |
 |
Trifon Ivanov | 4 matches | 1990 - 1994 |
 |
Ivaylo Yordanov | 4 matches | 1992 - 1998 |
|
Rosen Kirilov | 3 matches | 1998 - 2004 |
|
Hristo Stoichkov | 3 matches | 1993 - 1998 |
Players with most games played vs Bulgaria
 |
Stefan Schwarz | 5 matches | 1990 - 1998 |
 |
Patrik Andersson | 5 matches | 1992 - 1999 |
|
Kennet Andersson | 4 matches | 1990 - 1999 |
 |
Roland Nilsson | 4 matches | 1993 - 1999 |
 |
Joachim Björklund | 4 matches | 1992 - 1999 |
 |
Anders Limpar | 4 matches | 1990 - 1994 |
Competition info
The other matches
September 04, 2004
September 08, 2004
October 09, 2004
October 13, 2004
November 17, 2004
March 26, 2005
March 30, 2005
June 04, 2005
June 08, 2005
September 03, 2005
September 07, 2005
October 08, 2005
October 12, 2005
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