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Head to head

Bulgaria vs Republic of Ireland

If they played today

Bulgaria at home
28% / 25% / 47%
Bulgaria win / draw / Republic of Ireland win
Bulgaria–Republic of Ireland
  • 1–1 12.0%
  • 0–1 10.6%
  • 1–2 9.3%
  • 0–2 8.1%
  • 1–0 7.8%
Neutral venue
22% / 24% / 55%
Bulgaria win / draw / Republic of Ireland win
Bulgaria–Republic of Ireland
  • 1–1 11.2%
  • 0–1 11.2%
  • 1–2 9.8%
  • 0–2 9.7%
  • 1–0 6.5%
Republic of Ireland at home
16% / 21% / 62%
Bulgaria win / draw / Republic of Ireland win
Bulgaria–Republic of Ireland
  • 0–1 11.6%
  • 0–2 11.3%
  • 1–1 10.2%
  • 1–2 9.9%
  • 0–3 7.3%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 BulgariaRepublic of Ireland
Current Elo15421762
Elo rank96th48th
Peak Elo1861 (1995)1927 (2002)
Matches played736633
All-time record262W 188D 286L243W 179D 211L
Goals for1016858
Goals against1105769
Biggest win10–2 vs Solomon Islands · 2026-03-27 · FIFA Series8–0 vs Malta · 1983-11-16 · UEFA Euro qualification
Biggest loss0–13 vs Spain · 1933-05-21 · Friendly0–7 vs Brazil · 1982-05-27 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.150.09
European Championships won00
Expected European Championships0.050.09

When they've met

Meetings
15
Bulgaria 3W 6D 6L
Goals
12–19
Bulgaria first
First meeting
0–1
Republic of Ireland won · 1924-05-28 · Olympic Games
Most recent
1–2
Republic of Ireland won · 2025-03-23 · UEFA Nations League
Bulgaria's biggest win
2–1
1987-04-01 · UEFA Euro qualification
Republic of Ireland's biggest win
3–0
1979-10-17 · UEFA Euro qualification
Most common result
1–1
Bulgaria first · 4 times, last 2020-09-03
Current run
Unbeaten in 9
Republic of Ireland · since 1987-10-14
15 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-03-231–2Republic of Ireland homeUEFA Nations League
2025-03-201–2Bulgaria homeUEFA Nations League
2020-11-180–0Republic of Ireland homeUEFA Nations League
2020-09-031–1Bulgaria homeUEFA Nations League
2019-09-101–3Republic of Ireland homeFriendly
2009-06-061–1Bulgaria homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2009-03-281–1Republic of Ireland homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2004-08-181–1Republic of Ireland homeFriendly
1987-10-140–2Republic of Ireland homeUEFA Euro qualification
1987-04-012–1Bulgaria homeUEFA Euro qualification
1979-10-170–3Republic of Ireland homeUEFA Euro qualification
1979-05-191–0Bulgaria homeUEFA Euro qualification
1977-10-120–0Republic of Ireland homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1977-06-012–1Bulgaria homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1924-05-280–1NeutralOlympic Games