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Remontada Luxembourg vs Bulgaria in UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League·Round 1 Sat 26/9·19:00
Bulgaria
1-2 FT
Luxembourg
  • A. Chandarov18'
  • Barreiro37'
  • Thill65'
Stadion Hristo Botev4,300 spectatorsReferee: Sander van der Eijk
Remontada
Difficulty
50

Luxembourg trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 18'Trailed by one goal
  2. 37'Equaliser
  3. 65'Winner

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 18 to the final whistle: Luxembourg had 10 shots (7 on target), Bulgaria only 8.

Changes by coach J. Strasser

T. Rupil came on for Sinani (46').

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, only 19% of fans backed Luxembourg to win. Almost nobody saw it coming.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT18'37'65'Substitution 46'Substitution 72'Substitution 83'Substitution 83'Substitution 90+1'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadLuxembourg goal Bulgaria goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Luxembourg chances, below: Bulgaria. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
LuxembourgBulgaria04590

Match story

  1. 18'

    A. Chandarov opened the scoring for Bulgaria, assisted by Velkovski, putting Bulgaria ahead 1-0.

  2. 37'

    Barreiro equalised for Luxembourg, assisted by Kadamani, to make it 1-1.

  3. 65'

    Thill completed the turnaround for Luxembourg, putting Luxembourg ahead 2-1.

The match in numbers

BulgariaLuxembourg
50%Possession50%
1.27Chance quality (xG)1.28
10Shots15
7On target7
3Big chances3
5Corners4
414Passes420

Top players

1
BarreiroLuxembourg · Central Midfield
8.2
2
ThillLuxembourg · Right Forward
7.7
3
A. ChandarovBulgaria · Central Midfield
7.4
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Bulgaria 63%Draw 18%Luxembourg 19%
from 6,320 votes

Line-ups

Luxembourg4-2-3-1
6.4 Naumov 7.3 Velkovski 6.5 Ivanov 6.3 Dimitrov 6.5 I. Turitsov 7.4 A. Chandarov 6.9 Gruev 6.3 E. Tsenov 7.0 Z. Dimitrov 5.9 L. Petkov 6.6 G. Rusev 7.3 Moris 6.2 Bohnert 6.9 Carlson 6.8 Mahmutovic 7.1 Jans 8.2 Barreiro 6.6 Joao Cruz 6.9 A. Dardari 6.4 Sinani 7.7 Thill 6.5 Kadamani
Bulgaria4-3-3
Bulgaria coach: Dimitrov Luxembourg coach: J. Strasser

Match events

BulgariaLuxembourg
  1. A. ChandarovGoal · assist: Velkovski
    18'
  2. L. PetkovYellow card
    28'
  3. E. TsenovYellow card
    35'
  4. BarreiroGoal · assist: Kadamani
    37'
  5. S. IvanovSubstitution · for G. Rusev
    46'
  6. T. RupilSubstitution · for Sinani
    46'
  7. Joao CruzYellow card
    45+2'
  8. MinčevSubstitution · for A. Chandarov
    56'
  9. ThillGoal
    65'
  10. M. PetkovSubstitution · for Z. Dimitrov
    68'
  11. PanayotovSubstitution · for E. Tsenov
    68'
  12. M. OlesenSubstitution · for Thill
    72'
  13. VelkovSubstitution · for Ivanov
    82'
  14. ThillSubstitution · for Kadamani
    83'
  15. J. VideiraSubstitution · for A. Dardari
    83'
  16. CarlsonYellow card
    83'
  17. M. GonçalvesSubstitution · for Joao Cruz
    90+1'