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World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 2022 - Round 2 - Group C

Vassil Levski - Sofia - Bulgaria

March 28, 2021 - 20:45

0 - 2

Italy

43'

Andrea Belotti (penalty)

83'

Manuel LocatelliAssist by Lorenzo Insigne

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43' - Goal Andrea Belotti

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46' - Substitution Cicinhois substituted by Birsent Karagaren46

57' - Yellow card Georgi Kostadinov57

58' - Yellow card Antonio Vutov58

59' - Yellow card Vasil Bozhikov59

62' - Substitution Georgi Kostadinovis substituted by Kristiyan Malinov62

68' - Substitution Alessandro Florenziis substituted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo photo Manuel Locatelli

68' - Substitution Stefano Sensiis substituted by Manuel Locatelli

75' - Substitution Andrea Belottiis substituted by Ciro Immobile

76' - Substitution Federico Chiesais substituted by Federico Bernardeschi

78' - Substitution Spas Delevis substituted by Atanas Iliev78

83' - Goal Manuel Locatelli

84' - Yellow card Manuel Locatelli

88' - Substitution Petar Vitanovis substituted by Martin Raynov88

88' - Substitution Marco Verrattiis substituted by Matteo Pessina

89' - Yellow card Federico Bernardeschi

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Bulgaria

0 - 2

Italy

Bulgaria Italy

Team line-ups

Bulgaria

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

9Galabinov

Andrej Galabinov

Bulgaria

B.date27/11/1988

Age32 years

H1m94

positionStriker

10Delev78

Spas Delev

Bulgaria

B.date22/09/1989

Age31 years

H1m70

positionVersatile Forward

21Tsvetanov

Momchil Tsvetanov

Bulgaria

B.date03/12/1990

Age30 years

H1m74

positionLeft Midfielder

5Vitanov88

Petar Vitanov

Bulgaria

B.date10/03/1995

Age26 years

H1m87

positionDefensive Midfielder

18Chochev

Ivailo Chochev

Bulgaria

B.date18/02/1993

Age28 years

H1m88

positionDefensive Midfielder

6Cicinho46

Cicinho

Bulgaria

B.date26/12/1988

Age32 years

H1m68

positionRight full-back

7Kostadinov6257

Georgi Kostadinov

Bulgaria

B.date07/09/1990

Age30 years

H1m84

positionMidfield

15Bozhikov59

Vasil Bozhikov

Bulgaria

B.date02/06/1988

Age32 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

4Antov

Valentin Antov

Bulgaria

B.date09/11/2000

Age20 years

H1m87

positionCentral defender

14Dimov

Daniel Dimov

Bulgaria

B.date21/01/1989

Age32 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

23P. Iliev

Plamen Iliev

Bulgaria

B.date30/11/1991

Age29 years

H1m82

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
23	G	Plamen Iliev		29	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Valentin Antov		20	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	D	Daniel Dimov		32	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	D	Vasil Bozhikov	59	32	32	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	M	Cicinho	46	32	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	M	Petar Vitanov	88	26	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	M	Ivailo Chochev		28	20	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Georgi Kostadinov	6257	30	27	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	M	Momchil Tsvetanov		30	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	F	Spas Delev	78	31	31	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Andrej Galabinov		32	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

29.3 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Italy

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

10Insigne

Lorenzo Insigne

Italy

B.date04/06/1991

Age29 years

H1m63

positionLeft Winger

9Belotti4375

Andrea Belotti

Italy

B.date20/12/1993

Age27 years

H1m81

positionStriker

22Chiesa76

Federico Chiesa

Italy

B.date25/10/1997

Age23 years

H1m80

positionRight Winger

6Verratti88

Marco Verratti

Italy

B.date05/11/1992

Age28 years

H1m65

positionRight central midfielder

18Barella

Nicolò Barella

Italy

B.date07/02/1997

Age24 years

H1m72

positionCentre Midfield

12Sensi68

Stefano Sensi

Italy

B.date05/08/1995

Age25 years

H1m68

positionDefensive Midfielder

4Spinazzola

Leonardo Spinazzola

Italy

B.date25/03/1993

Age28 years

H1m86

positionLeft full-back

15Acerbi

Francesco Acerbi

Italy

B.date10/02/1988

Age33 years

H1m92

positionLeft central defender

19Bonucci

Leonardo Bonucci

Italy

B.date01/05/1987

Age33 years

H1m90

positionSweeper

16Florenzi68

Alessandro Florenzi

Italy

B.date11/03/1991

Age30 years

H1m73

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

21Donnarumma

Gianluigi Donnarumma

Italy

B.date25/02/1999

Age22 years

H1m96

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
21	G	Gianluigi Donnarumma		22	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	D	Leonardo Bonucci		33	101	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	D	Francesco Acerbi		33	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Leonardo Spinazzola		28	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	M	Stefano Sensi	68	25	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	M	Marco Verratti	88	28	40	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	M	Nicolò Barella		24	20	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	D	Alessandro Florenzi	68	30	42	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Andrea Belotti	4375	27	32	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	F	Federico Chiesa	76	23	23	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	F	Lorenzo Insigne		29	40	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
13	G	Ivan Karadzhov		31
1	G	Daniel Naumov		22
2	D	Andrea Hristov		22
3	D	Petar Zanev		35
16	M	Kristiyan Malinov	62	26	21	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	M	Martin Raynov	88	28	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	M	Birsent Karagaren	46	28	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	M	Georgi Yomov		23
8	M	Antonio Vutov	58	24
12	M	Ilian Iliev		21
19	F	Atanas Iliev	78	26	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	F	Dimitar Iliev		32

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Salvatore Sirigu		34
14	G	Alex Meret		24
3	D	Alessandro Bastoni		21
23	D	Gianluca Mancini		24
2	D	Giovanni Di Lorenzo	68	27	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
13	D	Emerson		26
5	M	Manuel Locatelli	836884	23	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Matteo Pessina	88	23	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	M	Vincenzo Grifo		27
7	M	Lorenzo Pellegrini		24
17	F	Ciro Immobile	75	31	44	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	F	Federico Bernardeschi	7689	27	28	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Petar Vitanov

Kristiyan Malinov

OUT

Valentin Antov

Petar Zanev

OUT

Spas Delev

Dimitar Iliev

OUT

Momchil Tsvetanov

Kiril Despodov

OUT

Ivailo Chochev

Georgi Yomov

OUT

Andrej Galabinov

Strahil Popov

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Francesco Acerbi

Giorgio Chiellini

OUT

Andrea Belotti

Ciro Immobile

OUT

Leonardo Spinazzola

Emerson

OUT

Federico Chiesa

Domenico Berardi

OUT

Nicolò Barella

Lorenzo Pellegrini

OUT

Stefano Sensi

Manuel Locatelli

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Yasen Petrov

Success rate in this team:

0 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

42 %

Petrov vs Italy

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on March 28, 2021

Petrov vs Mancini

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on March 28, 2021

Manager

Age

Match num

Roberto Mancini

Success rate in this team:

69 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

55 %

Mancini vs Bulgaria

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on March 28, 2021

Mancini vs Petrov

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on March 28, 2021

Referee

Slavko Vincic

0 victory	0 draw	1 loss	Bulgaria1 match	General total	Italy6 matches	3 victories	0 draw	3 losses
0 victory	0 draw	1 loss	Bulgaria1 match	Season total	Italy1 match	1 victory	0 draw	0 loss
Latest figure on March 28, 2021					Latest figure on November 17, 2024

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Key figures

Bulgaria keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a win vs Italy in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 11/10/2008). It's a record streak. The first of history

It's the first time Andrea Belotti scores a goal in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone since the 11/06/2017 (with Italy vs Liechtenstein )

Bulgaria keeps its 7 matches with at least one goal conceded in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 09/06/2017). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 26/03/2013-10/10/2016 time period (8 matches).

Read the next 18 key stats

General ranking

+1	1	Italy	6 pts	2 rd
-1	2	Switzerland	6 pts	2 rd
	3	Lithuania	0 pt	1 rd
	4	Northern Ireland	0 pt	1 rd
-2	5	Bulgaria	0 pt	2 rd

General ranking

+1	1	Italy	6 pts	2 rd
-1	2	Switzerland	6 pts	2 rd
	3	Lithuania	0 pt	1 rd
	4	Northern Ireland	0 pt	1 rd
-2	5	Bulgaria	0 pt	2 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

DBulgaria 1-1 Ireland03/09/2020

LBulgaria 1-3 Hungary08/10/2020

LBulgaria 0-1 Wales14/10/2020

VBulgaria 3-0 Gibraltar11/11/2020

LBulgaria 1-2 Finland15/11/2020

LBulgaria 1-3 Switzerland25/03/2021

Overall

LFinland 2-0 Bulgaria11/10/2020

LBulgaria 0-1 Wales14/10/2020

VBulgaria 3-0 Gibraltar11/11/2020

LBulgaria 1-2 Finland15/11/2020

DIreland 0-0 Bulgaria18/11/2020

LBulgaria 1-3 Switzerland25/03/2021

Current form

Away

VFinland 1-2 Italy08/09/2019

VLiechtenstein 0-5 Italy15/10/2019

VBosnia and Herzegovina 0-3 Italy15/11/2019

VNetherlands 0-1 Italy07/09/2020

DPoland 0-0 Italy11/10/2020

VBosnia and Herzegovina 0-2 Italy18/11/2020

Overall

DPoland 0-0 Italy11/10/2020

DItaly 1-1 Netherlands14/10/2020

VItaly 4-0 Estonia11/11/2020

VItaly 2-0 Poland15/11/2020

VBosnia and Herzegovina 0-2 Italy18/11/2020

VItaly 2-0 Northern Ireland25/03/2021

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Loosing streak	2	1
Winless streak	2	3
Drawless streak	5	1
Scoring streak	3	1
Conceding streak	2	1

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	1	4
Unbeaten streak	9	23
Drawless streak	1	4
Scoring streak	1	5
Invincibility streak	5	4

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

General ranking (Competition total)

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

1	Number of games (Competition total)	1
1	Number of games (Home / Away)	0
0	Victories (Competition total)	1
0	Victories (Home / Away)	0
0	Draws (Competition total)	0
0	Draws (Home / Away)	0
1	Losses (Competition total)	0
1	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

1	Goals scored (Competition total)	2
1	Goals scored (Home / Away)	0
3	Goals conceded (Competition total)	0
3	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	0
1	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	2
1	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	0
3	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	0
3	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0

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)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
1	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	0
1	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	0
1-3 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0

Bookings

1	Yellow cards (Competition total)	0
1	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Kiril Despodov	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	1 goal	Ciro Immobile
Kiril Despodov	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)		-
-		Player with most assists (Competition total)	1 assist	Alessandro Florenzi
Kiril Despodov	1 goal during the last match	The fittest player	1 goal during the last match	Ciro Immobile

Historical head to head

Home

6 matches

2 v

4 d

0 l

10 gf

8 ga

Away

10 matches

0 v

2 d

8 l

3 gf

20 ga

Neutral ground

3 matches

0 v

1 d

2 l

3 gf

5 ga

Total

19 matches

2 v

7 d

10 l

16 gf

33 ga

Historical head to head

Home

10 matches

8 v

2 d

0 l

20 gf

3 ga

Away

6 matches

0 v

4 d

2 l

8 gf

10 ga

Neutral ground

3 matches

2 v

1 d

0 l

5 gf

3 ga

Total

19 matches

10 v

7 d

2 l

33 gf

16 ga

Largest victory

Overall	2 - 1	September 25, 1991
Home	2 - 1	September 25, 1991

Largest victory

Overall	6 - 1	June 14, 1966
Away	No success yet

Latest head to head

September 06, 2015 - Eliminatoires Euro 2016

Italy

1 - 0

Bulgaria

March 28, 2015 - Eliminatoires Euro 2016

Bulgaria

2 - 2

Italy

September 06, 2013 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 2014

Italy

1 - 0

Bulgaria

September 07, 2012 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 2014

Bulgaria

2 - 2

Italy

September 09, 2009 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 2010

Italy

2 - 0

Bulgaria

Best historical scorers against Italy

Hristo Stoichkov	2 goals	1991 - 1994
Emil Kostadinov	1 goal	1991 - 1991
Georgi Milanov	1 goal	2012 - 2012
Iliyan Mitsanski	1 goal	2015 - 2015
Martin Petrov	1 goal	2004 - 2004
Nasko Sirakov	1 goal	1986 - 1986

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 14/06/1966. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Bulgaria

Roberto Baggio	4 goals	1989 - 1994
Francesco Graziani	2 goals	1981 - 1981
Pierino Prati	2 goals	1968 - 1968
Francesco Rizzo	2 goals	1966 - 1966
Pablo Osvaldo	2 goals	2012 - 2012
Paolo Barison	1 goal	1966 - 1966

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 14/06/1966. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Italy

Ivelin Popov	5 matches	2008 - 2015
Yordan Minev	4 matches	2012 - 2015
Nikolay Bodurov	4 matches	2012 - 2015
Svetoslav Dyakov	4 matches	2012 - 2015
Stanislav Manolev	4 matches	2009 - 2015
Nasko Sirakov	3 matches	1986 - 1994

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 14/06/1966. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Bulgaria

Sandro Mazzola	5 matches	1966 - 1972
Giorgio Chiellini	5 matches	2008 - 2015
Tarcisio Burgnich	5 matches	1966 - 1972
Daniele De Rossi	5 matches	2008 - 2015
Gianluigi Buffon	5 matches	2004 - 2015
Dino Zoff	5 matches	1968 - 1981