Spain 4–0 Bulgaria: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Spain beat Bulgaria 4–0 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe.

DimaScore · published 14 Oct 2025

Spain cruised past Bulgaria 4–0 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe. Spain: Mikel Merino (35'), Mikel Merino (57'), A. Chernev (79' o.g.), Mikel Oyarzabal (90' pen). Spain kept a clean sheet.

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Group E

Mikel Merino 35'Mikel Merino 57'A. Chernev 79' (OG)Mikel Oyarzabal 90' (P)

4 – 0

FT

(HT 1-0)

4-2-3-1·Luis de la Fuente

Substitutes

1D. RayaGK
13A. RemiroGK
2J. de FrutosFWD
4P. CubarsiDEF
5D. VivianDEF
7Y. PinoMID
8A. GarciaMID
9B. IglesiasFWD
11J. RodriguezFWD
14M. LlorenteMID
15P. BarriosMID
22M. CucurellaDEF

1D. MitovGK
13D. SheytanovGK
2H. PetrovDEF
5K. DimitrovDEF
6V. PopovDEF
7Z. DimitrovFWD
8A. KraevMID
9V. NikolovFWD
12R. BozhinovDEF
16M. PetkovFWD
18I. ChochevMID
19K. StoyanovMID

Events

Mikel Merino (Robin Le Normand)

35'

HT

Samu Out: Borja Iglesias

46'

Mikel Merino (Álex Grimaldo)

57'

Álex Baena Out: Yeremy Pino

63'

Martín Zubimendi Out: Aleix García

63'

67'

R. Kirilov Out: Z. Dimitrov

67'

K. Despodov Out: V. Nikolov

67'

M. Minchev Out: M. Petkov

Pedri Out: Pablo Barrios

68'

Robin Le Normand Out: Dani Vivian

71'

A. Chernev (OG)

79'

84'

S. Shopov Out: K. Stoyanov

89'

Ilia Gruev Out: A. Kraev

Mikel Oyarzabal (pen.) (—)

90'

Statistics

7Fouls6

3Offsides0

93%Passes %73%

33Total Shots3

11Corner Kicks0

817Total passes239

10Blocked Shots0

11Shots on Goal0

12Shots off Goal3

2.99expected_goals0.40

78%Ball Possession22%

757Passes accurate175

24Shots insidebox2

0Goalkeeper Saves8

9Shots outsidebox1

Ratings

Spain

Mikel Merino

MID90'

10.0

Pedri

MID68'

8.2

Álex Grimaldo

DEF90'

8.0

Mikel Oyarzabal

MID90'

8.0

Martín Zubimendi

MID63'

7.7

Aymeric Laporte

DEF90'

7.6

Álex Baena

MID63'

7.6

Pedro Porro

DEF90'

7.3

Robin Le Normand

DEF71'

7.3

Aleix García

MID27'

7.3

Bulgaria

S. Vutsov

GK90'

7.9

F. Krastev

MID90'

7.2

P. Hristov

DEF90'

7.0

Z. Dimitrov

FWD23'

6.7

M. Minchev

MID67'

6.6

M. Petkov

FWD23'

6.5

R. Kirilov

MID67'

6.5

V. Nikolov

FWD23'

6.3

A. Chernev

DEF90'

6.2

D. Velkovski

DEF90'

6.2

Head-to-head

Over the last 1 meetings, Spain lead 1–0 (0 draws) against Bulgaria.

4 Sept 2025Bulgaria 3–0 Spain

FAQ

What was the score of Spain vs Bulgaria?: Spain 4–0 Bulgaria.
Who scored?: Spain : Mikel Merino (35'), Mikel Merino (57'), A. Chernev (79' o.g.), Mikel Oyarzabal (90' pen)

Match Info

Competition

World Cup - Qualification Europe

Date

Kick-off

Referee

W. Delajod

Round

Group E

Standings — top 5

1Germany15

2Slovakia12

3Northern Ireland9

4Luxembourg0

1Switzerland14

Spain 4–0 Bulgaria: recap, goals & stats