Bulgaria 2-1 Iceland - March 24, 2001 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 2002
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BUL
25' - Goal
Hermann Hreidarsson
36' - Goal
Krassimir Chomakov36
43' - Red card
Larus Sigurdsson
BUL
59' - Substitution
Thórdur Gudjónssonis substituted by Arnar Gretarsson
61' - Substitution
Eidur Gudjohnsenis substituted by Andri Sigthorsson
63' - Substitution
Radostin Kishishevis substituted by Georgi Peev
63' - Substitution
Georgi Ivanovis substituted by Dimitar Berbatov63
76' - Substitution
Heidar Helgusonis substituted by Tryggvi Gudmundsson
78' - Substitution
Rosen Kirilovis substituted by Svetoslav Todorov78 79' - Goal
Dimitar Berbatov79
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Team line-ups
Bulgaria
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Zdravko Zdravkov | 30 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Radostin Kishishev | 63 | 26 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Rosen Kirilov | 78 | 28 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Pedrag Pazin | 28 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Georgi Markov | 29 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Krassimir Chomakov | 36 | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Milen Petkov | 27 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Marian Hristov | 27 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Krasimir Balakov | 34 | 76 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin Petrov | 22 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Georgi Ivanov | 63 | 24 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
26
Iceland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Arni Arason | 25 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eyölfur Sverrisson | 32 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Larus Sigurdsson | 43 | 27 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Hermann Hreidarsson | 25 | 26 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Brynjar Gunnarsson | 25 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Arnar Vidarsson | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Thórdur Gudjónsson | 59 | 27 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Eidur Gudjohnsen | 61 | 22 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Runar Kristinsson | 31 | 84 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Heidar Helguson | 76 | 23 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Rikhardur Dadason | 28 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
33
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Georgi Peev | 63 | 22 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dimitar Berbatov | 7963 | 20 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Svetoslav Todorov | 78 | 22 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Arnar Gretarsson | 59 | 29 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Tryggvi Gudmundsson | 76 | 26 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Andri Sigthorsson | 61 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Krasimir Balakov
IN
Stilian Petrov
OUT
Rosen Kirilov
IN
Biser Ivanov
OUT
Milen Petkov
IN
Stoicho Stoilov
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Heidar Helguson
IN
Tryggvi Gudmundsson
OUT
Eyölfur Sverrisson
IN
Indridi Sigurdsson
OUT
Larus Sigurdsson
IN
Olafur Orn Bjarnason
OUT
Hermann Hreidarsson
IN
Bjarni Oskar Thorsteinsson
OUT
Thórdur Gudjónsson
IN
Gylfi Einarsson
OUT
Eidur Gudjohnsen
IN
Sigurvin Olafsson
OUT
Arni Arason
IN
Fjalar Thorgeirsson
OUT
Rikhardur Dadason
IN
Gudmundur Benediktsson
OUT
Arnar Vidarsson
IN
Sverrir Sverrisson
OUT
Brynjar Gunnarsson
IN
Gunnlaugur Jonsson
OUT
Runar Kristinsson
IN
Thórhallur Hinriksson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
43
14
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
35 %
Mladenov vs Iceland
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Mladenov vs Edvaldsson
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
44
11
Success rate in this team:
55 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
55 %
Edvaldsson vs Bulgaria
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Edvaldsson vs Mladenov
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Mike Riley
1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Bulgaria2 matches | General total | Iceland3 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
3 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Bulgaria1 match | Season total | Iceland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on June 14, 2004 | Latest figure on March 22, 2009 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Iceland keeps its 11 matches with at least one goal conceded away from home running (since 04/10/1978). It's a record streak. The first of history
Iceland keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored away from home running (since 05/02/1998). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 07/02/1996 (2 matches)
End of streak for Iceland after 3 matches with only one goal conceded at most (since 11/10/2000). It was the best streak for the club since 12/05/1998-08/09/1999 (15 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VBulgaria 3-0 Luxembourg10/10/1999 | VBulgaria 4-1 Belarus29/03/2000 | LBulgaria 0-1 Ukraine26/04/2000 | LBulgaria 1-3 Belgium16/08/2000 | LBulgaria 0-1 Czech Republic02/09/2000 | VBulgaria 3-0 Malta07/10/2000 |
| Overall | VBulgaria 3-0 Malta07/10/2000 | DDenmark 1-1 Bulgaria11/10/2000 | VAlgeria 1-2 Bulgaria14/11/2000 | VMexico 0-2 Bulgaria24/01/2001 | DJamaica 0-0 Bulgaria28/01/2001 | VJordan 0-2 Bulgaria28/02/2001 |
Current form
| Away | DNorway 0-0 Iceland31/01/2000 | VFinland 0-1 Iceland02/02/2000 | VFaroe Islands 2-3 Iceland04/02/2000 | LCzech Republic 4-0 Iceland07/10/2000 | LPoland 1-0 Iceland15/11/2000 | VIndia 0-3 Iceland13/01/2001 |
| Overall | VIceland 2-1 Sweden16/08/2000 | LIceland 1-2 Denmark02/09/2000 | LCzech Republic 4-0 Iceland07/10/2000 | VIceland 1-0 Northern Ireland11/10/2000 | LPoland 1-0 Iceland15/11/2000 | VIndia 0-3 Iceland13/01/2001 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 9 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
3 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
4 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
|
3 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
6 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
1.33 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.67 |
|
1.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
4 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-4 |
Bookings
|
7 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
6 |
|
5 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Georgi Ivanov | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Eyölfur Sverrisson |  |
| Georgi Ivanov | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Georgi Ivanov | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Thórdur Gudjónsson | |
Historical head to head
Away
3 gf
2 ga
Total
3 gf
2 ga
Historical head to head
Home
2 gf
3 ga
Total
2 gf
3 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 2 |
August 07, 1988 |
| Home | No success yet | |
Largest victory
No success yetBest historical scorers against Iceland
 |
Lyuboslav Penev | 1 goal | 1988 - 1988 |
 |
Petar Aleksandrov | 1 goal | 1988 - 1988 |
 |
Georgi Yordanov | 1 goal | 1988 - 1988 |
Best historical scorers against Bulgaria
|
Pétur Ormslev | 2 goals | 1988 - 1988 |
Players with most games played vs Iceland
|
Georgi Yordanov | 1 match | 1988 - 1988 |
|
Ivailo Kirov | 1 match | 1988 - 1988 |
|
Ilia Valov | 1 match | 1988 - 1988 |
 |
Trifon Ivanov | 1 match | 1988 - 1988 |
|
Lyuboslav Penev | 1 match | 1988 - 1988 |
|
Zaprian Rakov | 1 match | 1988 - 1988 |
Players with most games played vs Bulgaria
|
Sigurdur Gretarsson | 1 match | 1988 - 1988 |
|
Pétur Ormslev | 1 match | 1988 - 1988 |
|
Fridrik Fridriksson | 1 match | 1988 - 1988 |
 |
Gudni Bergsson | 1 match | 1988 - 1988 |
|
Ólafur Thórdarson | 1 match | 1988 - 1988 |
|
Ragnar Margeirsson | 1 match | 1988 - 1988 |
Competition info
The other matches
September 02, 2000
October 07, 2000
October 11, 2000
March 24, 2001
March 28, 2001
April 25, 2001
June 02, 2001
June 06, 2001
September 01, 2001
September 05, 2001
October 06, 2001
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