Head to head · Men's national teams
Bulgaria v Russia
Bulgaria and Russia have met 18 times since 1957: Russia lead 10–2.
2Bulgaria wins
6draws
10Russia wins
Goals: Bulgaria 15, Russia 31 · 18 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Sunday, 21 July 1957: Bulgaria 0–4 Soviet Union in Sofia.
- The most recent was on Saturday, 5 June 2021: Russia 1–0 Bulgaria (Friendly).
- Bulgaria's biggest win: Bulgaria 1–0 Soviet Union, 1973.
- Russia's biggest win: Bulgaria 0–4 Soviet Union, 1957.
- 2 of the 18 meetings were competitive matches and 16 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2021 | ||
| 5 Jun | Russia 1–0 Bulgaria Friendly · Moscow, Russia |
Russia |
| 2010 | ||
| 11 Aug | Russia 1–0 Bulgaria Friendly · Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Russia |
| 2004 | ||
| 31 Mar | Bulgaria 2–2 Russia Friendly · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Draw |
| 1997 | ||
| 11 Oct | Russia 4–2 Bulgaria FIFA World Cup qualification · Moscow, Russia |
Russia |
| 10 Sept | Bulgaria 1–0 Russia FIFA World Cup qualification · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Bulgaria |
| 1989 | ||
| 21 Feb | Bulgaria 1–2 Soviet Union Friendly · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Russia |
| 1980 | ||
| 26 Mar | Bulgaria 1–3 Soviet Union Friendly · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Russia |
| 1979 | ||
| 28 Mar | Soviet Union 3–1 Bulgaria Friendly · Simferopol, Soviet Union |
Russia |
| 1976 | ||
| 24 Mar | Bulgaria 0–3 Soviet Union Friendly · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Russia |
| 1973 | ||
| 28 Mar | Bulgaria 1–0 Soviet Union Friendly · Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
Bulgaria |
| 1972 | ||
| 7 Jun | Soviet Union 1–0 Bulgaria Friendly · Moscow, Soviet Union |
Russia |
| 29 Mar | Bulgaria 1–1 Soviet Union Friendly · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Draw |
| 1971 | ||
| 28 Apr | Bulgaria 1–1 Soviet Union Friendly · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Draw |
| 1970 | ||
| 6 May | Bulgaria 0–0 Soviet Union Friendly · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Draw |
| 5 May | Bulgaria 3–3 Soviet Union Friendly · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Draw |
| 1967 | ||
| 8 Oct | Bulgaria 1–2 Soviet Union Friendly · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Russia |
| 1964 | ||
| 29 Nov | Bulgaria 0–0 Soviet Union Friendly · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Draw |
| 1957 | ||
| 21 Jul | Bulgaria 0–4 Soviet Union Friendly · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Russia |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.