Bulgaria 3-2 Sweden - August 31, 2017 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 2018
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BUL
8' - Yellow card
Vasil Bozhikov8
12' - Goal
Stanislav Manolev12
15' - Yellow card
Georgi Kostadinov15
29' - Goal
Mikael Lustig 33' - Goal
Georgi Kostadinov33
44' - Goal
Marcus Berg
BUL
61' - Substitution
Georgi Milanovis substituted by Todor Nedelev61
69' - Substitution
Albin Ekdalis substituted by Sebastian Larsson
76' - Substitution
Stanislav Manolevis substituted by Bozhidar Kraev76
79' - Goal
Ivailo Chochev79
82' - Substitution
Jimmy Durmazis substituted by Viktor Claesson
83' - Substitution
Ivelin Popovis substituted by Ivaylo Dimitrov83
85' - Substitution
Jakob Johanssonis substituted by Samuel Armenteros
87' - Yellow card
Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski87
87' - Yellow card
Ola Toivonen 91' - Yellow card
Ivailo Chochev91
SWE
SWE
Team line-ups
Bulgaria
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | G |
Plamen Iliev | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | D |
Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski | 87 | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 3 | D |
Petar Zanev | 31 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 15 | D |
Vasil Bozhikov | 8 | 29 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | M |
Stanislav Manolev | 1276 | 31 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 18 | M |
Ivailo Chochev | 7991 | 24 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 2 | D |
Strahil Popov | 27 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | M |
Simeon Slavchev | 23 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 7 | M |
Georgi Kostadinov | 3315 | 26 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | F |
Ivelin Popov | 83 | 29 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 17 | M |
Georgi Milanov | 61 | 25 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
22
Sweden
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Robin Olsen | 27 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Victor Lindelöf | 23 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | D |
Andreas Granqvist | 32 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | D |
Ludwig Augustinsson | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 2 | D |
Mikael Lustig | 29 | 30 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 13 | M |
Jakob Johansson | 85 | 27 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 8 | M |
Albin Ekdal | 69 | 28 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 21 | M |
Jimmy Durmaz | 82 | 28 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | M |
Emil Forsberg | 25 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 9 | F |
Marcus Berg | 44 | 31 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 20 | F |
Ola Toivonen | 87 | 31 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
27.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
33
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Bozhidar Mitrev | 30 | ||||
| 23 | G |
Georgi Kitanov | 22 | ||||
| 5 | D |
Georgi Terziev | 25 | ||||
| 22 | D |
Aleksandar Tsvetkov | 27 | ||||
| 14 | D |
Anton Nedyalkov | 24 | ||||
| 20 | D |
Orlin Starokin | 30 | ||||
| 21 | M |
Kristiyan Malinov | 23 | ||||
| 12 | M |
Bozhidar Kraev | 76 | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 8 | M |
Todor Nedelev | 61 | 24 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | F |
Ivaylo Dimitrov | 83 | 34 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | F |
Kiril Despodov | 20 | ||||
| 16 | F |
Andrej Galabinov | 28 | ||||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | G |
Karl-Johan Johnsson | 27 | ||||
| 23 | G |
Kristoffer Nordfeldt | 28 | ||||
| 18 | D |
Pontus Jansson | 26 | ||||
| 14 | D |
Filip Helander | 24 | ||||
| 16 | D |
Emil Krafth | 23 | ||||
| 5 | D |
Martin Olsson | 29 | ||||
| 19 | M |
Marcus Rohdén | 26 | ||||
| 17 | M |
Viktor Claesson | 82 | 25 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 7 | M |
Sebastian Larsson | 69 | 32 | 91 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 22 | F |
Samuel Armenteros | 85 | 27 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | F |
Christoffer Nyman | 24 | ||||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Plamen Iliev
IN
Nikolai Mihaylov
OUT
Simeon Slavchev
IN
Svetoslav Dyakov
OUT
Georgi Milanov
IN
Aleksandar Tonev
OUT
Ivailo Chochev
IN
Spas Delev
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Albin Ekdal
IN
Sebastian Larsson
OUT
Robin Olsen
IN
Kristoffer Nordfeldt
OUT
Ludwig Augustinsson
IN
Niklas Hult
OUT
Victor Lindelöf
IN
Pontus Jansson
OUT
Ola Toivonen
IN
John Guidetti
OUT
Jakob Johansson
IN
Oscar Hiljemark
OUT
Marcus Berg
IN
Christoffer Nyman
OUT
Andreas Granqvist
IN
Filip Helander
OUT
Mikael Lustig
IN
Emil Krafth
OUT
Jimmy Durmaz
IN
Viktor Claesson
OUT
Emil Forsberg
IN
Sam Larsson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
53
6
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
45 %
Hubchev vs Sweden
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Hubchev vs Andersson
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
54
11
Success rate in this team:
64 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Andersson vs Bulgaria
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Andersson vs Hubchev
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Paolo Tagliavento
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Bulgaria1 match | General total | Sweden3 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Bulgaria1 match | Season total | Sweden1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on August 31, 2017 | Latest figure on August 31, 2017 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Bulgaria keeps its 13 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Sweden running (since 24/09/1980). It's a record streak. The first of history
Bulgaria keeps its 5 matches with at least 2 goals conceded vs Sweden running (since 14/06/2004). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 07/10/1992 (2 matches)
End of streak for Bulgaria after 4 matches lost with a difference of 1 goals vs Sweden (since 14/06/2004). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 07/10/1992 (2 matches)
General ranking
| +1 | 1 | France | 16 pts | 7 rd |
| -1 | 2 | Sweden | 13 pts | 7 rd |
| +1 | 3 | Bulgaria | 12 pts | 7 rd |
| -1 | 4 | Netherlands | 10 pts | 7 rd |
| 5 | Belarus | 5 pts | 7 rd |
General ranking
| +1 | 1 | France | 16 pts | 7 rd |
| -1 | 2 | Sweden | 13 pts | 7 rd |
| +1 | 3 | Bulgaria | 12 pts | 7 rd |
| -1 | 4 | Netherlands | 10 pts | 7 rd |
| 5 | Belarus | 5 pts | 7 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DBulgaria 2-2 Italy28/03/2015 | LBulgaria 0-1 Norway03/09/2015 | VBulgaria 2-0 Azerbaijan13/10/2015 | VBulgaria 4-3 Luxembourg06/09/2016 | VBulgaria 1-0 Belarus13/11/2016 | VBulgaria 2-0 Netherlands25/03/2017 |
| Overall | VBulgaria 4-3 Luxembourg06/09/2016 | LFrance 4-1 Bulgaria07/10/2016 | LSweden 3-0 Bulgaria10/10/2016 | VBulgaria 1-0 Belarus13/11/2016 | VBulgaria 2-0 Netherlands25/03/2017 | LBelarus 2-1 Bulgaria09/06/2017 |
Current form
| Away | LTurkey 2-1 Sweden24/03/2016 | VLuxembourg 0-1 Sweden07/10/2016 | LFrance 2-1 Sweden11/11/2016 | VHungary 0-2 Sweden15/11/2016 | VPortugal 2-3 Sweden28/03/2017 | DNorway 1-1 Sweden13/06/2017 |
| Overall | VHungary 0-2 Sweden15/11/2016 | VSweden 6-0 Slovakia12/01/2017 | VSweden 4-0 Belarus25/03/2017 | VPortugal 2-3 Sweden28/03/2017 | VSweden 2-1 France09/06/2017 | DNorway 1-1 Sweden13/06/2017 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 4 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 16 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 6 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 8 | 10 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
4 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
3 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
6 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
6 |
|
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
|
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
9 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
12 |
|
7 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
12 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
4 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2.33 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.67 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
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 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4-3 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-0 |
Bookings
|
10 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
8 |
|
7 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Ivelin Popov | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Emil Forsberg |  |
| Ivelin Popov | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Mikael Lustig | |
 | Mihail Aleksandrov | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Emil Forsberg | |
| Ivelin Popov | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 1 assist | Ola Toivonen | |
| Ivelin Popov | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 1 assist | Marcus Berg | |
| Georgi Kostadinov | 1 goal, 1 assist during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals, 1 assist during the last 4 matches | Ola Toivonen | |
Historical head to head
Home
6 gf
8 ga
Away
2 gf
12 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
9 ga
Total
8 gf
29 ga
Historical head to head
Home
12 gf
2 ga
Away
8 gf
6 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
0 ga
Total
29 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 | 3 - 0 |
March 26, 2005 |
Latest head to head
October 10, 2016 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 2018
September 03, 2005 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 2006
March 26, 2005 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 2006
June 14, 2004 - Euro 2004
September 04, 1999 - Eliminatoires Euro 2000
Best historical scorers against Sweden
 |
Hristo Stoichkov | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
|
Chavdar Tsvetkov | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
 |
Plamen Markov | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
Best historical scorers against Bulgaria
 |
Freddie Ljungberg | 4 goals | 2004 - 2005 |
 |
Henrik Larsson | 4 goals | 1994 - 2004 |
 |
Martin Dahlin | 2 goals | 1992 - 1993 |
 |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 2 goals | 2004 - 2005 |
 |
Kennet Andersson | 2 goals | 1990 - 1994 |
 |
Olof Mellberg | 1 goal | 2005 - 2005 |
Players with most games played vs Sweden
 |
Zlatko Yankov | 6 matches | 1990 - 1999 |
 |
Ivaylo Petkov | 5 matches | 1998 - 2005 |
 |
Trifon Ivanov | 4 matches | 1990 - 1994 |
 |
Rosen Kirilov | 4 matches | 1998 - 2005 |
 |
Ivaylo Yordanov | 4 matches | 1992 - 1998 |
 |
Krasimir Balakov | 4 matches | 1990 - 1994 |
Players with most games played vs Bulgaria
 |
Stefan Schwarz | 5 matches | 1990 - 1998 |
|
Freddie Ljungberg | 5 matches | 1998 - 2005 |
|
Henrik Larsson | 5 matches | 1994 - 2005 |
 |
Patrik Andersson | 5 matches | 1992 - 1999 |
 |
Teddy Lucic | 4 matches | 1998 - 2005 |
 |
Anders Limpar | 4 matches | 1990 - 1994 |
Competition info
The other matches
August 31, 2017
September 01, 2017
September 02, 2017
September 03, 2017
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+11
|  | France | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 |
-12
|  | Sweden | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 |
+13
|  | Bulgaria | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 |
-14
|  | Netherlands | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 |
5
|  | Belarus | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 |
6
|  | Luxembourg | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -10 |
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