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Bulgaria 4-0 Luxembourg - June 08, 1997 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998 - Group 5
June 08, 1997
20 000
BUL
0
43' - Goal
Hristo Stoichkov43
45' - Goal
Emil Kostadinov45
HT
BUL
50' - Goal
Krasimir Balakov50
57' - Substitution
Zlatko Yankovis substituted by Yordan Lechkov57
67' - Substitution
Lyuboslav Penevis substituted by Daniel Borimirov6773
73' - Substitution
Luc Holtzis substituted by Serge Thill
73' - Substitution
Luc Holtzis substituted by Serge Thill 81' - Goal
Yordan Lechkov8183
83' - Substitution
Claude Ganseris substituted by Paolo Amodio
83' - Substitution
Claude Ganseris substituted by Paolo Amodio
84' - Substitution
Ilian Ilievis substituted by Mitko Trendafilov8486
86' - Substitution
Robby Langersis substituted by Patrick Posing
86' - Substitution
Robby Langersis substituted by Patrick Posing
FT
LUX
LUX
Team line-ups
Bulgaria
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Zdravko Zdravkov | 26 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Trifon Ivanov | 31 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ivaylo Petkov | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Zlatko Yankov | 57 | 31 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Krasimir Balakov | 50 | 31 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ilian Iliev | 84 | 28 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Anatoli Nankov | 27 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Lyuboslav Penev | 67 | 30 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Emil Kostadinov | 45 | 29 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Hristo Stoichkov | 43 | 31 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ivaylo Yordanov | 29 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
40
Luxembourg
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Paul Koch | 31 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Marc Birsens | 30 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jean Vanek | 28 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Frank Deville | 26 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Carlo Weis | 38 | 83 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Guy Hellers | 32 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Claude Ganser | 83 | 29 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Luc Holtz | 73 | 27 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Manuel Cardoni | 24 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dan Theis | 29 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Robby Langers | 86 | 36 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
30 years
Average number of matches played for the team
34
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Daniel Borimirov | 67 | 27 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Yordan Lechkov | 8157 | 29 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mitko Trendafilov | 84 | 27 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Serge Thill | 73 | 28 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Patrick Posing | 86 | 25 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Paolo Amodio | 83 | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ivaylo Petkov
IN
Radostin Kishishev
OUT
Lyuboslav Penev
IN
Georgi Donkov
OUT
Anatoli Nankov
IN
Daniel Borimirov
OUT
Hristo Stoichkov
IN
Gocho Guintchev
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Claude Ganser
IN
Patrick Posing
OUT
Luc Holtz
IN
Jeff Strasser
OUT
Dan Theis
IN
Jeff Saibene
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
50
8
Success rate in this team:
63 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Bonev vs Luxembourg
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on June 08, 1997
Bonev vs Philipp
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on June 08, 1997
Manager
Age
Match num
46
58
Success rate in this team:
5 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
29 %
Philipp vs Bulgaria
0 victory
0 draw
5 losses
Latest figure on June 08, 1997
Philipp vs Bonev
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Latest figure on June 08, 1997
Referee
Lucilio Cortez Baptista
1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Bulgaria2 matches | General total | Luxembourg1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Bulgaria1 match | Season total | Luxembourg1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on June 18, 2004 | Latest figure on June 08, 1997 | |||||||
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Key figures
End of streak for Bulgaria after 8 matches with at least one goal conceded in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone (since 12/05/1993). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 17/05/1989 (7 matches)
Luxembourg keeps its 9 consecutive losses in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 08/09/1993). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 10/12/1972-11/10/1989 time period (32 matches).
Bulgaria keeps its 8 matches with at least one goal scored at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 11/10/1989). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 19/10/1988 (5 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DBulgaria 0-0 Uzbekistan20/07/1995 | VBulgaria 3-0 Albania07/10/1995 | VBulgaria 3-0 North Macedonia28/05/1996 | VBulgaria 4-1 United Arab Emirates02/06/1996 | LBulgaria 0-1 Slovakia11/03/1997 | VBulgaria 4-1 Cyprus02/04/1997 |
| Overall | VLuxembourg 1-2 Bulgaria08/10/1996 | LSaudi Arabia 1-0 Bulgaria06/11/1996 | VThailand 0-4 Bulgaria08/11/1996 | VCyprus 1-3 Bulgaria14/12/1996 | LBulgaria 0-1 Slovakia11/03/1997 | VBulgaria 4-1 Cyprus02/04/1997 |
Current form
| Away | VMalta 0-1 Luxembourg22/02/1995 | LNorway 5-0 Luxembourg26/04/1995 | LCzech Republic 3-0 Luxembourg15/11/1995 | LMorocco 2-0 Luxembourg07/02/1996 | LIsrael 1-0 Luxembourg15/12/1996 | LRussia 3-0 Luxembourg30/04/1997 |
| Overall | DLuxembourg 1-1 Switzerland13/03/1996 | LLuxembourg 1-2 Bulgaria08/10/1996 | LLuxembourg 0-4 Russia10/11/1996 | LIsrael 1-0 Luxembourg15/12/1996 | LLuxembourg 0-3 Israel31/03/1997 | LRussia 3-0 Luxembourg30/04/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 9 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 5 | 5 |
| Winless streak | 5 | 9 |
| Drawless streak | 17 | 5 |
| Goalless streak | 5 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 8 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
5 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
5 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
2 |
Goals
|
10 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
1 |
|
4 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
5 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
13 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
2.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.2 |
|
4 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1.25 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2.6 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
4 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
11 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
7 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
Key players
| Emil Kostadinov | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Robby Langers | |
| Emil Kostadinov | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Krasimir Balakov | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Emil Kostadinov | 4 goals during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 5 matches | Robby Langers | |
Historical head to head
Home
3 matches
3 v
0 d
0 l
9 gf
1 ga
Away
4 matches
4 v
0 d
0 l
12 gf
4 ga
Total
7 matches
7 v
0 d
0 l
21 gf
5 ga
Historical head to head
Home
4 matches
0 v
0 d
4 l
4 gf
12 ga
Away
3 matches
0 v
0 d
3 l
1 gf
9 ga
Total
7 matches
0 v
0 d
7 l
5 gf
21 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
December 05, 1984 |
| Home | 4 - 0 |
December 05, 1984 |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
October 08, 1996 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1998
May 20, 1987 - Eliminatoires Euro 1988
April 30, 1987 - Eliminatoires Euro 1988
September 25, 1985 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1986
December 05, 1984 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1986
Best historical scorers against Luxembourg
 |
Nasko Sirakov | 3 goals | 1984 - 1987 |
|
Hristo Kolev | 2 goals | 1987 - 1987 |
|
Boycho Velichkov | 1 goal | 1984 - 1984 |
|
Lachezar Tanev | 1 goal | 1987 - 1987 |
|
Krasimir Balakov | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Stoycho Mladenov | 1 goal | 1984 - 1984 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/04/1969. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Bulgaria
|
Robby Langers | 3 goals | 1985 - 1996 |
 |
Johnny Leonard | 1 goal | 1969 - 1969 |
|
Paul Philipp | 1 goal | 1969 - 1969 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/04/1969. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Luxembourg
 |
Borislav Mihailov | 4 matches | 1984 - 1996 |
|
Nasko Sirakov | 3 matches | 1984 - 1987 |
|
Plamen Nikolov | 3 matches | 1984 - 1987 |
 |
Georgi Dimitrov | 3 matches | 1984 - 1987 |
 |
Petar Aleksandrov | 2 matches | 1987 - 1987 |
|
Petar Petrov | 2 matches | 1987 - 1987 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/04/1969. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Bulgaria
|
Guy Hellers | 5 matches | 1984 - 1996 |
|
Carlo Weis | 5 matches | 1984 - 1996 |
|
Benny Reiter | 4 matches | 1984 - 1987 |
 |
Théo Malget | 4 matches | 1984 - 1987 |
|
John Van Rijswijck | 4 matches | 1984 - 1987 |
|
Robby Langers | 4 matches | 1985 - 1996 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/04/1969. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Competition info
The other matches
September 01, 1996
October 08, 1996
October 09, 1996
November 10, 1996
December 14, 1996
December 15, 1996
March 29, 1997
March 31, 1997
April 02, 1997
April 30, 1997
June 08, 1997
August 20, 1997
September 07, 1997
September 10, 1997
October 11, 1997
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