Bulgaria vs Georgia
Ref: Jakob Kehlet, Denmark
Match recap
Bulgaria beat Georgia 2–1 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Rusev and Krastev scored for Bulgaria; Lochoshvili replied for Georgia. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.78 for Bulgaria versus 1.49 for Georgia.
First Half
⚽
Rusev
Assist: Dimitrov
⚽
Krastev
Assist: Dimitrov
30'
Kiteishvili
Yellow Card
31'
⇄
Mekvabishvili
45+1'
Kvilitaia
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Dimitrov
⇄
Despodov
⇄
Stoyanov
76'
⇄
Davitashvili
⇄
Rusev
Mitov
Yellow Card
86'
⇄
Kiteishvili
88'
⚽
Lochoshvili
Assist: Kvilitaia
⇄
Krastev
Match Statistics
BulgariaGeorgia
3Won
Statistical edge
3–10
battles won across 14 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.78VS1.49
Attack0 · 5 won
3
Shots
17
3
Shots on target
3
2
Shots in the box
9
1
Shots outside box
8
0
Shots off goal
9
0
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
23%
Possession
77%
243
Total passes
815
164
Accurate passes
746
67%
Pass accuracy
92%
Discipline2 · 0 won
7
Fouls
9
1
Yellow cards
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
1
0
Blocked shots
5
Bulgaria
Georgia
4-3-3
Bulgaria
Starting XI
- 1D. MitovG
- 2H. PetrovD
- 4I. GruevM
- 5K. DimitrovD
- 7G. RusevM
- 10Z. DimitrovM
- 11K. DespodovF
- 14F. KrastevM
- 15S. VelkovD
- 20M. TodorskiD
- 22K. StoyanovM
Substitutes
- 3A. ChernevD
- 6V. PopovD
- 8A. KraevM
- 9V. NikolovF
- 12A. BozhevG
- 13R. BozhinovD
- 16M. PetkovF
- 17M. MinchevM
- 18I. ChochevM
- 19I. YordanovM
- 21D. EvtimovG
- 23S. ShopovM
Georgia
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1G. MamardashviliG
- 4G. KashiaD
- 6G. KochorashviliM
- 7K. KvaratskheliaF
- 8B. ZivzivadzeF
- 10Z. DavitashviliF
- 13G. GocholeishviliD
- 14L. LochoshviliD
- 15A. MekvabishviliM
- 17O. KiteishviliM
- 19G. TsitaishviliD
Substitutes
- 2V. MamuchashviliM
- 3A. NarimanidzeD
- 5I. BeriashviliD
- 9G. GuliashviliF
- 11G. KvilitaiaF
- 12D. KereselidzeG
- 16N. LominadzeM
- 18G. AbuashviliF
- 20S. NonikashviliM
- 21G. KvernadzeF
- 22I. TabatadzeF
- 23L. GugeshashviliG
Bulgaria
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Krastev | M | 89 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Zdravko Dimitrov | M | 60 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Kristiyan Stoyanov | M | 76 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilia Gruev | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Martin Georgiev | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Georgi Rusev | M | 76 | 6.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/5 |
| Stefan Velkov | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dimitar Mitov | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hristiyan Petrov | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristian Dimitrov | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kiril Despodov(C) | F | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dimitar Evtimov | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivajlo Chochev | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Yordanov | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrian Kraev | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Atanas Chernev | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viktor Popov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aleks Bozhev | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rosen Bozhinov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marin Petkov | F | 30 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Vladimir Nikolov | F | 30 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Martin Minchev | M | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stanislav Shopov | M | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Georgia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Lochoshvili | D | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Zuriko Davitashvili | F | 76 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4/5 |
| Guram Kashia(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 5/10 |
| Georgiy Tsitaishvili | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Giorgi Kochorashvili | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Otar Kiteishvili | M | 86 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Anzor Mekvabishvili | M | 31 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Gocholeishvili | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Budu Zivzivadze | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Giorgi Mamardashvili | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Aleksandre Narimanidze | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilia Beriashvili | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Davit Kereselidze | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vladimer Mamuchashvili | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Gugeshashvili | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iuri Tabatadze | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shota Nonikashvili | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nodar Lominadze | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Kvernadze | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Kvilitaia | F | 59 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Giorgi Abuashvili | F | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Giorgi Guliashvili | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |