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Bulgaria — Luxembourg: 1:2, UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League
Bulgaria W18 Nov 2025 · Home Georgia · 2:1W27 Mar · Away Solomon Islands · 10:2W30 Mar · Away Indonesia · 1:0L1 Jun · Home Montenegro · 0:1D5 Jun · Away Moldova · 2:2L26 Sep · Home Luxembourg · 1:2
1:2
Finished

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Luxembourg L17 Nov 2025 · Away Northern Ireland · 0:1W26 Mar · Away Malta · 2:0W31 Mar · Home Malta · 3:0L3 Jun · Home Italy · 0:1W6 Jun · Away Albania · 1:0W26 Sep · Away Bulgaria · 2:1
Venue: Vasil Levski National Stadium City: Sofia

In the UEFA Nations League game on 26 September 2026, Luxembourg beat Bulgaria 1:2. Match numbers: corners 5:4, fouls 9:17.

Match report

Bulgaria and Luxembourg met in the opening fixture of League C at the UEFA Nations League on 26 September 2026, and the visitors took all three points with a 2-1 victory. Asen Chandarov gave the hosts the lead before Leandro Barreiro and Vincent Thill turned the tie around.

Chandarov struck first in the 18th minute, ending a barren spell for Bulgaria. To be fair, the visitors did not travel to make up the numbers, and Barreiro punished them from a corner in the 37th minute. The hosts tightened things up after that but could not find an equaliser before the break.

We had called for a Luxembourg win at 41 per cent confidence, and the match played out much as we expected. Thill put the game to bed early in the 65th minute, and by then the visitors were comfortable enough to see it out without panic.

Both sides shared possession evenly at 50 per cent, yet the statistics told a different story. Bulgaria registered seven shots on target against Luxembourg's seven, but the visitors were more clinical with their chances. Expected goals sat at 1.25 for the hosts and 1.29 for the visitors, suggesting both teams created similar quality opportunities.

Bulgaria now sit fourth with zero points from one game, while Luxembourg lead the group with three. The result ends a mixed run for the hosts, who had drawn with Moldova and lost to Montenegro in recent friendlies, and extends Luxembourg's momentum from their win over Albania.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 50 – 50
Shots on target 7 – 7
Shots off target 3 – 4
Expected goals 1.25 – 1.29

Match events

  1. 18' 1:0 Bulgaria Goal Asen Chandarov assist: Dimitar Velkovski
  2. 28' 1:0 Bulgaria Yellow card Lukas Petkov
  3. 35' 1:0 Bulgaria Yellow card Emil Tsenov
  4. 37' 1:1 Luxembourg Goal Leandro Barreiro
  5. 45' 1:1 Luxembourg Substitution Danel Sinani off: Timothé Rupil
  6. 45' 1:1 Bulgaria Substitution Georgi Rusev off: Stanislav Ivanov
  7. 45+2' 1:1 Luxembourg Yellow card J. de Sousa Moreira Cruz
  8. 56' 1:1 Bulgaria Substitution Asen Chandarov off: Martin Minchev
  9. 65' 1:2 Luxembourg Goal Vincent Thill
  10. 68' 1:2 Bulgaria Substitution Emil Tsenov off: P. Panayotov
  11. 68' 1:2 Bulgaria Substitution Zdravko Dimitrov off: Marin Plamenov·Petkov
  12. 72' 1:2 Luxembourg Substitution Vincent Thill off: Mathias Olesen
  13. 82' 1:2 Bulgaria Substitution Teodor·Valentinov Ivanov off: Stefan Velkov
  14. 83' 1:2 Luxembourg Yellow card Dirk Carlson
  15. 83' 1:2 Luxembourg Substitution Hamza Kadamani off: Sebastien Thill
  16. 83' 1:2 Luxembourg Substitution Aiman Dardari off: jayson videira
  17. 90+1' 1:2 Luxembourg Substitution J. de Sousa Moreira Cruz off: Miguel Fernandes Goncalves

Statistics

50 Possession, % 50
7 Shots on target 7
3 Shots off target 4
1.25 Expected goals 1.29
3 Big chances 3
98 Attacks 79
5 Corners 4
9 Fouls 17
17 Free kicks 9
3 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
8 Goal kicks 6
23 Throw-ins 23
All statistics
17/2763% Aerial duels 10/2737%
51 Backward passes 65
0 Blocked shots 4
13 Clearances 15
4/1822% Crosses 5/1242%
5/1145% Dribbles 7/2133%
1.71 Expected assists 0.55
68 Failed passes 69
5 Goalkeeper saves 6
8 Interceptions 11
8 Key passes 9
27/5847% Long passes 19/4443%
49 Passes into the final third 56
209 Passes in the opposition half 187
218 Passes in own half 241
0.70 Shot accuracy 0.47
4 Shots from outside the box 4
6 Shots inside the box 11
13/2065% Tackles 7/1070%
409 Total passes 416

Line-ups

Bulgaria

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Daniel Naumov 1
5 Kristian Traychev Dimitrov 5
15 Theodor Ivanov 15
19 Ivan Georgiev Turitsov 19
21 Dimitar Velkovski 21
4 Ilia Iliev Gruev 4
6 Emil Ivanov Tsenov 6
14 Asen Rumenov Chandarov 14
10 Zdravko Dimitrov 10
11 Georgi Rusev 11
20 Lukas Emanuel Petkov 20
Substitutes
# Player number
12 Dimitar Mitov 12
23 Aleks Anastasov Bozhev 23
3 Andrea Hristov 3
13 Stefan Ivov Velkov 13
2 Yoan Stoyanov 2
7 P. Panayotov 7
8 Andrian Boykov Kraev 8
22 K. Stoyanov 22
9 Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov 9
16 Marin Petkov 16
17 Martin Yankov Minchev 17
18 Kristian Balov 18
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Luxembourg

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Anthony Christian Moris 1
3 Enes Mahmutović 3
4 Florian Bohnert 4
13 Dirk Delfin Carlson 13
18 Laurent Jans 18
6 Joao Tomas de Sousa Moreira Cruz 6
7 Ayman Dardari 7
10 Danel Sinani 10
11 Vincent Thill 11
16 Leandro Barreiro Martins 16
17 Hamza Kadameni 17
Substitutes
# Player number
12 T. Pereira Cardoso 12
23 Lucas Fox 23
2 Eldin Džogović 2
5 Vahid Selimović 5
14 Eric Veiga 14
22 Marvin Martins Santos da Graça 22
8 Miguel Fernandes Goncalves 8
19 Mathias Flaga Olesen 19
20 Timothé Rupil 20
21 Sébastien Thill 21
9 Jayson Videira Pereira 9
15 Omar Natami 15
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Match prediction: Bulgaria — Luxembourg

Win: Luxembourg

Confidence 41%

Reasoning

  • Болгария, last 5 games: 3 wins, 1 draws, 1 losses
  • Люксембург, last 5 games: 3 wins, 2 losses
  • Head-to-head: 3 games, Болгария — 1, 2 draws, Люксембург — 0
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Recent form

Bulgaria

W18 Nov 2025 · Home Georgia · 2:1W27 Mar · Away Solomon Islands · 10:2W30 Mar · Away Indonesia · 1:0L1 Jun · Home Montenegro · 0:1D5 Jun · Away Moldova · 2:2L26 Sep · Home Luxembourg · 1:2

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Luxembourg

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