Bulgaria 0-0 Estonia · UEFA Nations League
Bulgaria drew 0-0 with Estonia in the UEFA Nations League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Bulgaria and Estonia met in the UEFA Nations League at Hristo Botev Stadium in Plovdiv on Tuesday, 29 September 2026.
How the match went
Bulgaria saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Bulgaria had 17 shots with 2 on target, Estonia 6 with 2 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 6 to Bulgaria and 6 to Estonia. Bulgaria conceded 9 fouls, Estonia 26. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Bulgaria, 2 for Estonia).
Line-ups
Bulgaria started in a 4-2-3-1: Daniel Naumov, Ivan Turitsov, Kristian Dimitrov, Stefan Velkov, Dimitar Velkovski, Ilia Gruev, Kristiyan Stoyanov, Marin Petkov, Borislav Tsonev, Zdravko Dimitrov, Lukas Petkov.
Estonia started in a 5-3-2: Karl Hein, Robi Saarma, Maksim Paskotsi, Erko Tõugjas, Karol Mets, Michael Schjønning-Larsen, Markus Soomets, Markus Poom, Mattias Käit, Karel Mustmaa, Patrik Kristal.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Bulgaria 0-0 Estonia.
- 90'Full-time. Bulgaria 0-0 Estonia.
Full commentary (57 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Bulgaria vs Estonia.
- 7'Corner, Estonia.
- 9'Yellow card for D. Velkovski (Bulgaria) for foul.
- 10'Corner, Estonia.
- 15'Attempt missed. L. Petkov (Bulgaria), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 17'Attempt missed. Z. Dimitrov (Bulgaria), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 18'Corner, Bulgaria.
- 25'Corner, Estonia.
- 28'Off the woodwork! M. Poom (Estonia), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.08.
- 33'Offside, Estonia.
- 36'Attempt blocked. B. Tsonev (Bulgaria), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 37'Yellow card for B. Tsonev (Bulgaria) for foul.
- 38'Attempt missed. M. Petkov (Bulgaria), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 39'Corner, Estonia.
- 39'Attempt blocked. M. Schjonning-Larsen (Estonia), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45'Half-time. Bulgaria 0-0 Estonia.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Bulgaria: P. Panayotov comes on for K. Stoyanov.
- 46'Substitution, Bulgaria: K. Balov comes on for Z. Dimitrov.
- 46'Substitution, Bulgaria: A. Chandarov comes on for B. Tsonev.
- 46'Substitution, Estonia: M. Männilaan comes on for K. Mustmaa.
- 46'Attempt blocked. I. Turitsov (Bulgaria), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 48'Yellow card for M. Paskotsi (Estonia) for foul.
- 49'Attempt blocked. I. Gruev (Bulgaria), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 49'Corner, Bulgaria.
- 50'Attempt missed. M. Petkov (Bulgaria), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 55'Corner, Bulgaria.
- 55'Attempt blocked. S. Velkov (Bulgaria), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 55'Attempt blocked. P. Panayotov (Bulgaria), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
- 55'Corner, Bulgaria.
- 57'Cleared off the line! M. Männilaan (Estonia), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 58'Substitution, Estonia: K. Palumets comes on for M. Soomets.
- 58'Substitution, Estonia: M. Miller comes on for M. Käit.
- 60'Corner, Bulgaria.
- 62'Corner, Bulgaria.
- 62'Attempt blocked. K. Dimitrov (Bulgaria), header from a corner. xG 0.18.
- 62'Attempt blocked. D. Velkovski (Bulgaria), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 65'Offside, Estonia.
- 69'Corner, Bulgaria.
- 69'Attempt saved. I. Gruev (Bulgaria), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 70'Substitution, Bulgaria: S. Ivanov comes on for M. Petkov.
- 70'Attempt missed. K. Balov (Bulgaria), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 70'Attempt blocked. S. Velkov (Bulgaria), right-footed shot. xG 0.23.
- 71'Attempt saved. P. Panayotov (Bulgaria), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 71'Attempt blocked. I. Gruev (Bulgaria), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 73'Substitution, Bulgaria: Y. Stoyanov comes on for I. Turitsov.
- 73'Attempt missed. P. Kristal (Estonia), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 74'Substitution, Estonia: F. Liivak comes on for R. Saarma.
- 75'Attempt blocked. P. Kristal (Estonia), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 82'Attempt saved. M. Paskotsi (Estonia), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 83'Attempt missed. L. Petkov (Bulgaria), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 84'Offside, Estonia.
- 86'Corner, Estonia.
- 89'Yellow card for K. Dimitrov (Bulgaria) for argument.
- 89'Yellow card for P. Kristal (Estonia) for argument.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Full-time. Bulgaria 0-0 Estonia.