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Luxembourg vs Bulgaria 0-2

  • Kristiyan Balov19'
  • Atanas Iliev34'
Kick-off
Tue, 6 Oct 2026 · 18:45 (UTC)
Venue
Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Referee
Andris Treimanis

Match timeline

  1. 83’SubstitutionBulgaria flagBulgariaKristian Dimitrov ONMartin Minchev OFF
  2. 81’Yellow cardLuxembourg flagLuxembourgDirk Carlson
  3. 78’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgSebastien Thill ONEric Veiga OFF
  4. 67’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgTimothé Rupil ONJ. de Sousa Moreira Cruz OFF
  5. 66’SubstitutionBulgaria flagBulgariaStanislav Ivanov ONKristiyan Balov OFF
  6. 66’SubstitutionBulgaria flagBulgariaVladimir Nikolov ONAtanas Iliev OFF
  7. 51’Yellow cardBulgaria flagBulgariaYoan Stoyanov
  8. 50’SubstitutionBulgaria flagBulgariaP. Panayotov ONGeorgi Rusev OFF
Show 7 earlier events
  1. 45’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgTiago Pereira Cardoso ONAnthony Moris OFF
  2. 45’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgAiman Dardari ONjayson videira OFF
  3. 45’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgMathias Olesen ONEnzo dos Santos OFF
  4. 41’Yellow cardBulgaria flagBulgariaStefan Velkov
  5. 34’Goal!Bulgaria flagBulgariaAtanas IlievAssist: Georgi Rusev0 – 2
  6. 31’Yellow cardBulgaria flagBulgariaGeorgi Rusev
  7. 19’Goal!Bulgaria flagBulgariaKristiyan BalovAssist: Emil Tsenov0 – 1
  8. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

Luxembourg flagLuxembourgBulgariaBulgaria flag
  • 63%Possession37%
  • 18Shots13
  • 7Shots on Target5
  • 5Corners4
  • 15Fouls15
  • 2Offsides1
  • 3Saves7
  • 582Passes347
  • 1Yellow Cards3

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Luxembourg flagLuxembourg4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Substitutions

  1. 45’↑12 T. Pereira Cardoso↓1 A. Moris
  2. 45’↑7 Aiman Dardari↓ jayson videira
  3. 45’↑19 M. Olesen↓8 E. de Pina Duarte dos Santos
  4. 67’↑10 T. Rupil↓6 J. de Sousa Moreira Cruz
  5. 78’↑21 S. Thill↓14 E. Veiga

Unused substitutes 2 E. Džogović, 23 L. Fox, 18 S. Ikene, 16 T. Kips, 22 M. Martins, 3 A. Qevani, 20 M. Goncalves

Coach J. Strasser

Bulgaria flagBulgaria4 - 3 - 3

Substitutions

  1. 50’↑16 P. Panayotov↓11 G. Rusev
  2. 66’↑21 S. Ivanov↓18 K. Balov
  3. 66’↑20 V. Nikolov↓9 A. Iliev
  4. 83’↑5 K. Dimitrov↓17 M. Minchev

Unused substitutes 14 A. Chandarov, 19 I. Turitsov, 7 B. Tsonev, 22 K. Stoyanov, 12 D. Mitov, 3 A. Hristov, 10 Z. Dimitrov, 23 A. Bozhev

Coach A. Ribarski

Match facts

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 4
Date
Tue, 6 Oct 2026
Kick-off
18:45 (UTC)
Venue
Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Referee
Andris Treimanis
Luxembourg coach
J. Strasser
Bulgaria coach
A. Ribarski

League table

UEFA Nations League · League C - Group D

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Iceland crestIceland5320+1111
2Estonia crestEstonia5230+29
3Bulgaria crestBulgaria5113-74
4Luxembourg crestLuxembourg5104-63

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Last 5 matches, all competitions

Luxembourg flag

Luxembourg

  1. L
  2. W
  3. W
  4. L
  5. L
Bulgaria flag

Bulgaria

  1. D
  2. W
  3. L
  4. D
  5. L

Player ratings

  1. 1V. Selimović7.1
  2. 2E. Veiga6.7
  3. 3Aiman Dardari6.6
  4. 4M. Olesen6.6
  5. 5D. Carlson6.5
  6. 6Omar Natami6.5
  7. 7V. Thill6.4
  8. 8H. Kadamani6.4
  9. 9Jayson Videira Pereira6.3
  10. 10A. Moris6.3
  11. 11J. de Sousa Moreira Cruz6.2
  12. 12T. Rupil6.1
  13. 13S. Thill6.1
  14. 14F. Bohnert6.0
  15. 15E. de Pina Duarte dos Santos5.9
  16. 16T. Pereira Cardoso5.5
  17. 17E. Džogović0.0
  18. 18L. Fox0.0
  19. 19S. Ikene0.0
  20. 20T. Kips0.0
  21. 21M. Martins0.0
  22. 22A. Qevani0.0
  23. 23M. Goncalves0.0
  1. 1A. Iliev8.2
  2. 2D. Naumov8.2
  3. 3K. Balov8.1
  4. 4Y. Stoyanov7.6
  5. 5G. Rusev7.6
  6. 6S. Velkov7.4
  7. 7E. Tsenov7.4
  8. 8M. Minchev7.2
  9. 9K. Dimitrov7.0
  10. 10P. Panayotov6.8
  11. 11H. Petrov6.7
  12. 12I. Gruev6.6
  13. 13V. Nikolov6.6
  14. 14A. Kraev6.5
  15. 15S. Ivanov6.5
  16. 16A. Chandarov0.0
  17. 17A. Bozhev0.0
  18. 18Z. Dimitrov0.0
  19. 19A. Hristov0.0
  20. 20D. Mitov0.0
  21. 21K. Stoyanov0.0
  22. 22B. Tsonev0.0
  23. 23I. Turitsov0.0

Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.

MVP of the match

A. Iliev
8.2

A. Iliev

Bulgaria flagBulgaria

1
Goals
0
Assists

Rated 8.2, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 66 minutes.

Head to head

Luxembourg flag
1Wins
3Draws
2Wins
Bulgaria flag

6 goals7 goals

Last 5 meetings

  • 2026UEFA Nations LeagueLuxembourg flagLuxembourg2 - 1Bulgaria flagBulgaria
  • 2024UEFA Nations LeagueLuxembourg flagLuxembourg0 - 1Bulgaria flagBulgaria
  • 2024UEFA Nations LeagueLuxembourg flagLuxembourg0 - 0Bulgaria flagBulgaria
  • 2022FriendliesLuxembourg flagLuxembourg0 - 0Bulgaria flagBulgaria
  • 2017World Cup - Qualification EuropeLuxembourg flagLuxembourg1 - 1Bulgaria flagBulgaria

6 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.

Team form comparison

Last 5 matches, all competitions

Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
W-D-L
2-0-3
Scored / match
0.6
Conceded / match
1.2
Bulgaria flagBulgaria
W-D-L
1-2-2
Scored / match
1.2
Conceded / match
1.4

Fan predictions

How the fans called it

  • Luxembourg flagLuxembourg0%
  • Draw0%
  • Bulgaria flagBulgariaResult0%

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What happened

Match report

Bulgaria left Stade de Luxembourg with a 2-0 win after scoring twice before the break and holding that lead through a second half in which Luxembourg had more of the ball and more shots.

Kristiyan Balov opened the scoring in the 19th minute, turning in Emil Tsenov's assist to make it 1-0, and Atanas Iliev doubled the lead on 34 minutes from Georgi Rusev's pass. Bulgaria went in 2-0 up at half-time.

Luxembourg made three changes at the interval, sending on Tiago Pereira Cardoso for Anthony Moris, Aiman Dardari for jayson videira and Mathias Olesen for Enzo dos Santos, but Bulgaria kept control of the scoreline. Georgi Rusev was taken off on 50 minutes and later booked before he was replaced, while Bulgaria also made two changes on 66 minutes, with Kristiyan Balov and Atanas Iliev both withdrawn. Luxembourg finished with 63% possession, 582 passes to Bulgaria's 347 and 18 shots to 13, but Bulgaria had 7 shots on target to Luxembourg's 5 and 7 saves to Luxembourg's 3. The hosts also led the corner count 5-4 and fouls were level at 15 each.

Georgi Rusev was booked in the 31st minute and Stefan Velkov in the 41st for Bulgaria, while Yoan Stoyanov was shown a yellow card on 51 minutes. Luxembourg's only booking went to Dirk Carlson in the 81st minute.

Match record

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 4
Kick-off
Venue
Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Referee
Andris Treimanis
Match ID
cornerflick:match:luxembourg-vs-bulgaria-nations-league-2026-10-06

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15 events

  1. 19’Goal!Bulgaria flagBulgariaKristiyan BalovAssist: Emil Tsenov0 – 1
  2. 31’Yellow cardBulgaria flagBulgariaGeorgi Rusev
  3. 34’Goal!Bulgaria flagBulgariaAtanas IlievAssist: Georgi Rusev0 – 2
  4. 41’Yellow cardBulgaria flagBulgariaStefan Velkov
  5. 45’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgTiago Pereira Cardoso ONAnthony Moris OFF
  6. 45’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgAiman Dardari ONjayson videira OFF
  7. 45’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgMathias Olesen ONEnzo dos Santos OFF
  8. 50’SubstitutionBulgaria flagBulgariaP. Panayotov ONGeorgi Rusev OFF
  9. 51’Yellow cardBulgaria flagBulgariaYoan Stoyanov
  10. 66’SubstitutionBulgaria flagBulgariaStanislav Ivanov ONKristiyan Balov OFF
  11. 66’SubstitutionBulgaria flagBulgariaVladimir Nikolov ONAtanas Iliev OFF
  12. 67’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgTimothé Rupil ONJ. de Sousa Moreira Cruz OFF
  13. 78’SubstitutionLuxembourg flagLuxembourgSebastien Thill ONEric Veiga OFF
  14. 81’Yellow cardLuxembourg flagLuxembourgDirk Carlson
  15. 83’SubstitutionBulgaria flagBulgariaKristian Dimitrov ONMartin Minchev OFF