Georgia 3-0 Bulgaria
Updated
Georgia won: Georgia 3-0 Bulgaria in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA (Round 2) on Sun, 7 Sept 2025 at Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi. Georgia goals: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 30', Nika Gagnidze 44', Georges Mikautadze 65'. Expected goals: 2.47-0.33. Possession: 60-40. Player of the match: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (8.4).
Match report
Georgia rout Bulgaria 3-0
Georgia thrashed Bulgaria 3-0 at Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena on Sunday 7 September in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia put Georgia ahead on 30' (1-0), Nika Gagnidze made it 2-0 on 44' and Georges Mikautadze made it 3-0 on 65'.
Georgia had 60% of the ball, shots were 15-5 (5-2 on target) and expected goals finished 2.47-0.33. Georgia were the better side on chances, too.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) was player of the match with an 8.4 rating.
Attendance: 44,077. Referee: Glenn Nyberg.
Match stats
| Georgia | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 60 | 40 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.47 | 0.33 |
| Total shots | 15 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 2 |
| Touches in opposition box | 30 | 5 |
| Big chances | 5 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 3 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 564 (90%) | 362 (87%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 4 |
| Corners | 4 | 1 |
| Total shots | 15 | 5 |
| Shots off target | 7 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 2 |
| Blocked shots | 3 | 1 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 10 | 4 |
Lineups
Georgia (4-3-3): Giorgi Mamardashvili, Otar Kakabadze, Luka Lochoshvili, Saba Goglichidze, Irakli Azarovi, Nika Gagnidze, Anzor Mekvabishvili, Giorgi Kochorashvili, Zuriko Davitashvili, Georges Mikautadze, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Bulgaria (4-2-3-1): Svetoslav Vutsov, Nikolay Minkov, Kristian Dimitrov, Rosen Bozhinov, Anton Nedyalkov, Andrian Kraev, Emil Tsenov, Marin Petkov, Georgi Milanov, Radoslav Kirilov, Vladimir Nikolov
Key events
- 2' · Yellow card · Anzor Mekvabishvili (Georgia)
- 9' · Yellow card · Luka Lochoshvili (Georgia)
- 18' · Yellow card · Emil Tsenov (Bulgaria)
- 30' · Goal · Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia)
- 39' · Yellow card · Marin Petkov (Bulgaria)
- 44' · Goal · Nika Gagnidze (Georgia)
- 45'+1 · Yellow card · Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria)
- 46' · Substitution · Fabian Nürnberger for Nikolay Minkov (Bulgaria)
- 46' · Substitution · Ilia Gruev for Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria)
- 53' · Yellow card · Kristian Dimitrov (Bulgaria)
- 65' · Goal · Georges Mikautadze (Georgia)
- 67' · Substitution · Ivaylo Chochev for Georgi Milanov (Bulgaria)
- 67' · Substitution · Aleksandar Kolev for Vladimir Nikolov (Bulgaria)
- 77' · Substitution · Vladimer Mamuchashvili for Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia)
- 77' · Substitution · Giorgi Guliashvili for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia)
- 77' · Substitution · Budu Zivzivadze for Georges Mikautadze (Georgia)
- 79' · Substitution · Stanislav Shopov for Marin Petkov (Bulgaria)
- 83' · Substitution · Nodar Lominadze for Otar Kakabadze (Georgia)
- 83' · Substitution · Saba Lobjanidze for Zuriko Davitashvili (Georgia)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Georgia vs Bulgaria?
Georgia won, 3-0 (World Cup Qualifying · UEFA) on Sun, 7 Sept 2025.
When and where is Georgia vs Bulgaria?
Sun, 7 Sept 2025, 13:00 UTC at Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.