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Scotland 2-1 North Macedonia, UEFA Nations League B

Scotland
  • McGinn 54′, 74′ (pen)

2–1

xG 3.58 – 0.26

Half time 0–0

North Macedonia
  • Rastoder 57′
Kick-off
Venue
Barclays Hampden
Referee
Michal Očenáš
Attendance
41,585

Scotland 2-1 North Macedonia. xG 3.6-0.3. Scotland deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Scotland

3-4-1-2 · Sébastien Pocognoli

Avg rating 7.18

North Macedonia

4-3-3 · Goce Sedloski

Avg rating 6.60

Gunn

#1 · Goalkeeper · Scotland

90′ played

6.2

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Porteous

#5 · Centre-back · Scotland

90′ played

7.4

Passing

xA
0.10

Tierney

#6 · Centre-back · Scotland

90′ played

7.8

Passing

xA
0.10

Attack

xG
0.16

Graham

#18 · Centre-back · Scotland

90′ played

6.9

Passing

xA
0.01

Attack

xG
0.33

Robertson

#3 · Left midfielder · Scotland

90′ played

7.1

Passing

xA
0.20

Gilmour

#8 · Midfielder · Scotland

76′ played

7.9

Off 76′

Passing

xA
0.12

Attack

xG
0.86

Ferguson

#19 · Midfielder · Scotland

90′ played

7.3

Passing

xA
0.17

Gannon-Doak

#17 · Right midfielder · Scotland

76′ played

7.1

Off 76′

Passing

xA
0.01

Attack

xG
0.02

McGinn

#7 · Attacking midfielder · Scotland

90′ played

9.2

2 goalsPlayer of the match

Passing

xA
0.55

Attack

xG
1.16

McTominay

#4 · Forward · Scotland

90′ played

7.2
xG
0.51

Passing

xA
0.01

Adams

#10 · Forward · Scotland

67′ played

7.8

1 assistOff 67′

xG
0.28

Passing

xA
0.52

Dimitrievski

#23 · Goalkeeper · North Macedonia

90′ played

6.7

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Alioski

#8 · Left-back · North Macedonia

90′ played

6.5

Passing

xA
0.01

Mladenovski

#4 · Centre-back · North Macedonia

90′ played

6.4

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Musliu

#6 · Centre-back · North Macedonia

90′ played

7.0

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Ilievski

#2 · Right-back · North Macedonia

90′ played

6.9

Passing

xA
0.02

Doriev

#14 · Left winger · North Macedonia

85′ played

6.8

Off 84′

xG
0.03

Passing

xA
0.03

Elmas

#7 · Defensive midfielder · North Macedonia

78′ played

6.7

Off 78′

Passing

xA
0.28

Gashtarov

#15 · Defensive midfielder · North Macedonia

64′ played

6.6

Off 64′

Passing

xA
0.02

Rastoder

#9 · Forward · North Macedonia

78′ played

7.3

1 goalOff 78′

xG
0.06

Passing

xA
0.05

Bardhi

#10 · Attacking midfielder · North Macedonia

90′ played

7.4

1 assist

Passing

xA
0.06

Attack

xG
0.16

Churlinov

#11 · Right winger · North Macedonia

64′ played

6.4

Off 64′

xG
0.00

Passing

xA
0.12

Bench

  • McBurnie

    #9 · Substitute · Scotland

    23′ played

    6.4

    On 67′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.25
  • Hickey

    #2 · Substitute · Scotland

    14′ played

    6.2

    On 76′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Christie

    #11 · Substitute · Scotland

    14′ played

    6.1

    On 76′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Bench

  • Elezi

    #18 · Substitute · North Macedonia

    26′ played

    6.3

    On 64′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Maleski

    #22 · Substitute · North Macedonia

    26′ played

    6.3

    On 64′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Omeragikj

    #17 · Substitute · North Macedonia

    12′ played

    6.0

    On 78′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Stankovski

    #20 · Substitute · North Macedonia

    12′ played

    5.8

    On 78′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Nikolov

    #16 · Substitute · North Macedonia

    5′ played

    On 84′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mattythewhite / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · www.realvalladolid.es, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Богдан Зпяц, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Антон Зайцев / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Biso, CC BY-SA 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 54%Possession46%
    SCO 54%, NOH 46%.
  • 3.58Expected goals (xG)0.26
    SCO 3.58, NOH 0.26.
  • 2.79Non-penalty xG0.26
    SCO 2.79, NOH 0.26.
  • 2.41xG on target0.56
    SCO 2.41, NOH 0.56.
  • 18Shots7
    SCO 18, NOH 7.
  • 6On target2
    SCO 6, NOH 2.
  • 6Big chances1
    SCO 6, NOH 1.
  • 458Passes392
    SCO 458, NOH 392.
  • 82%Pass accuracy77%
    SCO 82%, NOH 77%.
  • 9Corners5
    SCO 9, NOH 5.
  • 13Tackles9
    SCO 13, NOH 9.
  • 9Interceptions13
    SCO 9, NOH 13.
  • 2.7PPDA (lower = more pressing)5.9
    SCO 2.7, NOH 5.9.
  • 16Fouls11
    SCO 16, NOH 11.
  • 1Yellow cards0
    SCO 1, NOH 0.
  • 0Red cards0
    SCO 0, NOH 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

ScotlandNorth Macedonia
  1. Goal, McGinn (Adams)1–0
    54′
  2. 57′
    Goal, Rastoder (Bardhi)1–1
  3. 64′
    Substitution, Elezi (Off Churlinov / Gashtarov)
  4. 64′
    Substitution, Maleski (Off Churlinov / Gashtarov)
  5. Substitution, McBurnie (Off Adams)
    67′
  6. Penalty, McGinn2–1
    74′
  7. Substitution, Hickey (Off Gilmour / Gannon-Doak)
    76′
  8. Substitution, Christie (Off Gilmour / Gannon-Doak)
    76′
  9. 78′
    Substitution, Omeragikj (Off Elmas / Rastoder)
  10. 78′
    Substitution, Stankovski (Off Elmas / Rastoder)
  11. 84′
    Substitution, Nikolov (Off Doriev)
  12. Yellow card, Ferguson
    89′

Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Biso, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0

25 shots

Every shot

← NOH attack

SCO attack →

McGinn 74′Scotland · Goal · Penalty · Left foot0.77xGOT0.79xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Scotland3.58xG

North Macedonia0.26xG

Full time2–1

0.01.02.03.04.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′McGinn 54′Rastoder 57′McGinn 74′ (P)

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

42Ferguson49Gilmour23Gunn58Tierney48Robertson31Porteous22Adams54Graham26McTominay28Gannon-Doak39McGinn

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Scotland · Starting XI until the first substitution (66')Busiest link: Tierney and Graham, 30 passes.Centralisation index 0.05: Tierney made 1.5× an even share of the passes.
26Ilievski17Doriev30Mladenovski43Dimitrievski26Bardhi36Alioski20Elmas35Musliu26Gashtarov17Churlinov17Rastoder

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

North Macedonia · Starting XI until the first substitution (63')Busiest link: Alioski and Musliu, 17 passes.Centralisation index 0.06: Dimitrievski made 1.6× an even share of the passes.

Both sides spread the ball about as evenly (centralisation 0.05 and 0.06).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 58), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 30).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.