Bulgaria 1-2 Luxembourg: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

UEFA Nations League, Saturday, 26 September 2026: Luxembourg came out on top against Bulgaria, winning 2-1.

The score was 1-1 at half-time. The game was played at Hristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv, Plovdiv.

Before kick-off

Over their last 5 games Bulgaria have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They scored 15 goals and let in 6 goals (W-W-W-L-D).

Over their last 5 games Luxembourg have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. They scored 6 goals and let in 2 goals (L-W-W-L-W).

Bulgaria arrive in better form, taking 10 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 9 for Luxembourg.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Luxembourg 0-1 Bulgaria on Friday, 15 November 2024.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 3 goals.

18' - Asen Chandarov scored for Bulgaria (1-0). 37' - Leandro Barreiro scored for Luxembourg (1-1). 65' - Vincent Thill scored for Luxembourg (1-2).

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 4 yellow cards: 2 for Bulgaria and 2 for Luxembourg.

Substitutions recorded: 5 substitutions for Bulgaria and 7 substitutions for Luxembourg.

Match statistics

Bulgaria had 49.7% of possession, against 50.3% for Luxembourg.

Bulgaria had 10 shots, 7 on target, while Luxembourg had 15 shots, 7 on target. Bulgaria won 5 corners and Luxembourg won 4 corners. Bulgaria committed 10 fouls and Luxembourg committed 17 fouls.

Impact on the table

In the latest standings Bulgaria are 4th with 0 points from 1 match, while Luxembourg are 1st with 3 points from 1 match. That leaves Bulgaria 3 points behind Luxembourg.

Luxembourg are top of the table.

More on this match

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