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World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 2022 - Round 4 - Group C

Stadio Artemio Franchi - Florence - Italy

September 02, 2021 - 20:45

Italy

1 - 1

Bulgaria

(left foot) Federico Chiesa

16'

40'

Atanas Iliev (left foot) Assist by Kiril Despodov

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16' - Goal Federico Chiesa16

26' - Yellow card Nicolò Barella26

31' - Yellow card Georgi Yomov

40' - Goal Atanas Iliev

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46' - Substitution Georgi Yomovis substituted by Spas Delev

57' - Substitution Dominik Yankovis substituted by Ivailo Chochev

64' - Substitution Alessandro Florenziis substituted by Rafael Tolói photo Bryan Cristante

64' - Substitution Nicolò Barellais substituted by Bryan Cristante64

69' - Substitution Atanas Ilievis substituted by Kaloyan Krastev

74' - Substitution Ciro Immobileis substituted by Giacomo Raspadori photo Domenico Berardi

74' - Substitution Lorenzo Insigneis substituted by Domenico Berardi photo Rafael Tolói

74' - Yellow card Rafael Tolói74

74' - Substitution Petar Vitanovis substituted by Kristiyan Malinov photo Radoslav Kirilov

74' - Substitution Kiril Despodovis substituted by Radoslav Kirilov

86' - Yellow card Anton Nedyalkov

91' - Substitution Emersonis substituted by Lorenzo Pellegrini91

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Italy

1 - 1

Bulgaria

Italy Bulgaria

Team line-ups

Italy

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

10Insigne74

Lorenzo Insigne

Italy

B.date04/06/1991

Age30 years

H1m63

positionLeft Winger

17Immobile74

Ciro Immobile

Italy

B.date20/02/1990

Age31 years

H1m86

positionStriker

14Chiesa16

Federico Chiesa

Italy

B.date25/10/1997

Age23 years

H1m80

positionRight Winger

6Verratti

Marco Verratti

Italy

B.date05/11/1992

Age28 years

H1m65

positionRight central midfielder

8Jorginho

Jorginho

Italy

B.date20/12/1991

Age29 years

H1m80

positionDefensive Midfielder

18Barella6426

Nicolò Barella

Italy

B.date07/02/1997

Age24 years

H1m72

positionCentre Midfield

13Emerson90+1

Emerson

Italy

B.date03/08/1994

Age27 years

H1m76

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

Age34 years

H1m90

positionSweeper

5Florenzi64

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	34	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	D	Leonardo Bonucci		34	110	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	D	Francesco Acerbi		33	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
13	D	Emerson	90+1	27	20	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Jorginho		29	36	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	M	Nicolò Barella	6426	24	30	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	M	Marco Verratti		28	46	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Alessandro Florenzi	64	30	46	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	F	Lorenzo Insigne	74	30	48	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	F	Ciro Immobile	74	31	53	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	F	Federico Chiesa	16	23	33	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

28.3 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Bulgaria

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

17Yomov4631

Georgi Yomov

Bulgaria

B.date06/07/1997

Age24 years

H1m74

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

19A. Iliev4069

Atanas Iliev

Bulgaria

B.date09/10/1994

Age26 years

H1m88

positionCentre forward

11Despodov74

Kiril Despodov

Bulgaria

B.date11/11/1996

Age24 years

H1m79

positionRight Winger

12Yankov57

Dominik Yankov

Bulgaria

B.date28/07/2000

Age21 years

positionPlaymaker

8Vitanov74

Petar Vitanov

Bulgaria

B.date10/03/1995

Age26 years

H1m87

positionDefensive Midfielder

7Kostadinov

Georgi Kostadinov

Bulgaria

B.date07/09/1990

Age30 years

H1m84

positionMidfield

14Nedyalkov86

Anton Nedyalkov

Bulgaria

B.date30/04/1993

Age28 years

H1m81

positionLeft full-back

5P. Hristov

Petko Hristov

Bulgaria

B.date01/03/1999

Age22 years

H1m91

positionCentral defender

4Antov

Valentin Antov

Bulgaria

B.date09/11/2000

Age20 years

H1m87

positionCentral defender

3A. Hristov

Andrea Hristov

Bulgaria

B.date01/03/1999

Age22 years

H1m91

positionCentral defender

23Georgiev

Georgi Georgiev

Bulgaria

B.date12/10/1988

Age32 years

H1m89

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
23	G	Georgi Georgiev		32	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Valentin Antov		20	9	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Andrea Hristov		22	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Petko Hristov		22	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	D	Anton Nedyalkov	86	28	20	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Petar Vitanov	74	26	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Georgi Kostadinov		30	29	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	F	Georgi Yomov	4631	24	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	M	Dominik Yankov	57	21	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	F	Kiril Despodov	74	24	21	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	F	Atanas Iliev	4069	26	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Salvatore Sirigu		34
12	G	Pierluigi Gollini		26
2	D	Rafael Tolói	6474	30	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Giorgio Chiellini		37
23	D	Alessandro Bastoni		22
4	D	Cristiano Biraghi		29
16	M	Bryan Cristante	64	26	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Lorenzo Pellegrini	90+1	25	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	M	Gaetano Castrovilli		24
9	F	Giacomo Raspadori	74	21	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	F	Domenico Berardi	74	27	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	F	Federico Bernardeschi		27

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
13	G	Nikolai Mihaylov		33
1	G	Daniel Naumov		23
15	D	Vasil Bozhikov		33
21	D	Dimitar Velkovski		26
2	D	Ivan Turitsov		22
16	M	Kristiyan Malinov	74	27	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	M	Ivailo Chochev	57	28	25	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	M	Radoslav Kirilov	74	29	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	M	Ilian Iliev		22
10	F	Kaloyan Krastev	69	22	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Spas Delev	46	31	32	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	F	Dimitar Iliev		32

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Francesco Acerbi

Giorgio Chiellini

OUT

Alessandro Florenzi

Giovanni Di Lorenzo

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Anton Nedyalkov

Vasil Bozhikov

OUT

Georgi Kostadinov

Bozhidar Kraev

OUT

Georgi Georgiev

Daniel Naumov

OUT

Andrea Hristov

Ivan Turitsov

OUT

Petar Vitanov

Ivailo Chochev

OUT

Georgi Yomov

Ilian Iliev

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Roberto Mancini

Success rate in this team:

70 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

55 %

Mancini vs Bulgaria

1 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on September 02, 2021

Mancini vs Petrov

1 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on September 02, 2021

Manager

Age

Match num

Yasen Petrov

Success rate in this team:

0 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

41 %

Petrov vs Italy

0 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on September 02, 2021

Petrov vs Mancini

0 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on September 02, 2021

Referee

Serdar Gözübüyük

1 victory	1 draw	0 loss	Italy2 matches	General total	Bulgaria1 match	0 victory	1 draw	0 loss
0 victory	1 draw	0 loss	Italy1 match	Season total	Bulgaria1 match	0 victory	1 draw	0 loss
Latest figure on September 02, 2021					Latest figure on September 02, 2021

4th official

Allard Lindhout

0 victory	1 draw	0 loss	Italy1 match	General total	Bulgaria1 match	0 victory	1 draw	0 loss
0 victory	1 draw	0 loss	Italy1 match	Season total	Bulgaria1 match	0 victory	1 draw	0 loss
Latest figure on September 02, 2021					Latest figure on September 02, 2021

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Key figures

Italy keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored vs Bulgaria at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 09/09/2009). It's a record streak. The first of history

Italy keeps its 7 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Bulgaria at home running (since 31/05/1986). It's a record streak. The first of history

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

Read the next 9 key stats

General ranking

1	Italy	10 pts	4 rd
2	Switzerland	6 pts	2 rd
3	Northern Ireland	4 pts	3 rd
4	Bulgaria	2 pts	4 rd
5	Lithuania	0 pt	3 rd

General ranking

1	Italy	10 pts	4 rd
2	Switzerland	6 pts	2 rd
3	Northern Ireland	4 pts	3 rd
4	Bulgaria	2 pts	4 rd
5	Lithuania	0 pt	3 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VItaly 2-0 Northern Ireland25/03/2021

VItaly 7-0 San Marino28/05/2021

VItaly 4-0 Czech Republic04/06/2021

VTurkey 0-3 Italy11/06/2021

VItaly 3-0 Switzerland16/06/2021

VItaly 1-0 Wales20/06/2021

Overall

VItaly 3-0 Switzerland16/06/2021

VItaly 1-0 Wales20/06/2021

VItaly 2-1 Austria26/06/2021

VBelgium 1-2 Italy02/07/2021

DItaly 1-1 Spain06/07/2021

DItaly 1-1 England11/07/2021

Current form

Away

LWales 1-0 Bulgaria06/09/2020

LFinland 2-0 Bulgaria11/10/2020

DIreland 0-0 Bulgaria18/11/2020

DNorthern Ireland 0-0 Bulgaria31/03/2021

LRussia 1-0 Bulgaria05/06/2021

LFrance 3-0 Bulgaria08/06/2021

Overall

LBulgaria 1-3 Switzerland25/03/2021

LBulgaria 0-2 Italy28/03/2021

DNorthern Ireland 0-0 Bulgaria31/03/2021

DSlovakia 1-1 Bulgaria01/06/2021

LRussia 1-0 Bulgaria05/06/2021

LFrance 3-0 Bulgaria08/06/2021

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	8	0
Drawing streak	0	2
Unbeaten streak	27	34
Winless streak	0	2
Drawless streak	8	0
Scoring streak	16	16
Conceding streak	0	4
Invincibility streak	8	0

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Loosing streak	2	2
Winless streak	13	8
Drawless streak	2	2
Goalless streak	7	2
Conceding streak	2	3

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

1	General ranking (Competition total)	4
1	General ranking (Home / Away)	3

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

3	Number of games (Competition total)	3
1	Number of games (Home / Away)	1
3	Victories (Competition total)	0
1	Victories (Home / Away)	0
0	Draws (Competition total)	1
0	Draws (Home / Away)	1
0	Losses (Competition total)	2
0	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

6	Goals scored (Competition total)	1
2	Goals scored (Home / Away)	0
0	Goals conceded (Competition total)	5
0	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	0
2	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	0.33
2	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	0
0	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.67
0	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0

Betting aid

0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	1
0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	0
3	Clean sheets (Competition total)	1
1	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	1
0	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	2
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	1
0	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	1
0	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	0
2-0 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0-0 (1 times)

Bookings

5	Yellow cards (Competition total)	7
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	3
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Ciro Immobile	2 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	1 goal	Kiril Despodov
Ciro Immobile	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)		-
Ciro Immobile	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)		-
Lorenzo Insigne	2 assists	Player with most assists (Competition total)		-
Alessandro Florenzi	1 assist	Player with most assists (Home / Away)		-
Manuel Locatelli	1 goal, 1 assist during the last 2 matches	The fittest player	1 goal during the last 3 matches	Kiril Despodov

Historical head to head

Home

10 matches

8 v

2 d

0 l

20 gf

3 ga

Away

7 matches

1 v

4 d

2 l

10 gf

10 ga

Neutral ground

3 matches

2 v

1 d

0 l

5 gf

3 ga

Total

20 matches

11 v

7 d

2 l

35 gf

16 ga

Historical head to head

Home

7 matches

2 v

4 d

1 l

10 gf

10 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

20 matches

2 v

7 d

11 l

16 gf

35 ga

Largest victory

Overall	6 - 1	June 14, 1966
Home	6 - 1	June 14, 1966

Largest victory

Overall	2 - 1	September 25, 1991
Away	No success yet

Latest head to head

March 28, 2021 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 2022

Bulgaria

0 - 2

Italy

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

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
Andrea Belotti	1 goal	2021 - 2021

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 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.

Players with most games played vs Bulgaria

Sandro Mazzola	5 matches	1966 - 1972
Giorgio Chiellini	5 matches	2008 - 2015
Leonardo Bonucci	5 matches	2012 - 2021
Tarcisio Burgnich	5 matches	1966 - 1972
Daniele De Rossi	5 matches	2008 - 2015
Gianluigi Buffon	5 matches	2004 - 2015

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