Bulgaria U21 0-2 Scotland U21: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

EURO U-21 Qualifying, Tuesday, 6 October 2026: Scotland U21 came out on top against Bulgaria U21, winning 2-0. The margin of victory was 2 goals.

Scotland U21 led 1-0 at half-time. The game was played at Stadion Georgi Benkovski, Pazardzhik. The recorded attendance was 662.

Before kick-off

Over their last 5 games Bulgaria U21 have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. They scored 3 goals and let in 3 goals (L-W-D-W-L).

Over their last 5 games Scotland U21 have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They scored 8 goals and let in 5 goals (W-W-D-L-W).

Scotland U21 arrive in better form, taking 10 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 7 for Bulgaria U21.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Scotland U21 1-0 Bulgaria U21 on Tuesday, 18 November 2025.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 2 goals.

32' - Barney Stewart scored for Scotland U21 (0-1). 90+1' - Bobby Wales scored for Scotland U21 (0-2).

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 8 yellow cards: 3 for Bulgaria U21 and 5 for Scotland U21.

Simeon Shishkov (Bulgaria U21) was sent off in minute 82. Scotland U21 had a player sent off in minute 83. Scotland U21 had a player sent off in minute 89.

Substitutions recorded: 5 substitutions for Bulgaria U21 and 3 substitutions for Scotland U21.

Match statistics

Bulgaria U21 had 0% of possession, against 0% for Scotland U21.

Bulgaria U21 had 0 shots, 0 on target, while Scotland U21 had 0 shots, 0 on target. Bulgaria U21 won 0 corners and Scotland U21 won 0 corners. Bulgaria U21 committed 0 fouls and Scotland U21 committed 0 fouls.

Impact on the table

In the latest standings Bulgaria U21 are 4th with 14 points from 10 matches, while Scotland U21 are 3rd with 17 points from 10 matches. That leaves Bulgaria U21 3 points behind Scotland U21.

More on this match

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