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Scotland vs North Macedonia Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–02 – 1

John McGinn 54′, 74′ (pen)

Elmin Rastoder 57′

Player of the matchJohn McGinnSCO · 2 goals · 95′ played · 4 key passes · 8 recoveries · 8 final-3rd passes

9.0
Possession
55%45%
Shots · on target in brackets
18 (6)7 (2)
Corners
95

UEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 5Hampden ParkRef M. Očenáš

Minute by minute

45 of 107 updates
  1. The fourth official has indicated that there will be 4 minutes of added time.
  2. Scotland wins a corner after Mario Mladenovski concedes.
  3. Lewis Ferguson of Scotland receives a yellow card.
  4. Oliver McBurnie from Scotland wins a free kick on the right wing.
  5. Enis Bardhi from North Macedonia misses the attempt with a right-footed shot from outside the box, sending it high and wide to the right. The shot was assisted by Hristijan Maleski, who provided a headed pass.
  6. Lewis Ferguson commits a handball for Scotland.
  7. Agon Elezi from North Macedonia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
  8. Substitution for North Macedonia: Luka Stankovski comes on for Eljif Elmas.
  9. North Macedonia is awarded a corner after Kieran Tierney concedes.
  10. Substitution for Scotland: Aaron Hickey comes on for Ben Gannon-Doak.
  11. GoalGoal! John McGinn scores for Scotland with a left-footed shot to the center of the goal. The score is now Scotland 2, North Macedonia 1.
  12. VAR decision results in a penalty for Scotland.
Show all 45 updates
  1. Hristijan Maleski from North Macedonia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
  2. Enis Bardhi commits a foul for North Macedonia.
  3. Substitution for North Macedonia: Agon Elezi comes on for Matej Gashtarov.
  4. Substitution for North Macedonia: Hristijan Maleski comes on for Darko Churlinov.
  5. Foul committed by Luke Graham (Scotland).
  6. Mario Mladenovski commits a foul for North Macedonia.
  7. GoalGoal! The score is now 1-1 as Elmin Rastoder scores for North Macedonia with a header from the left side of the six-yard box into the bottom right corner. The assist comes from Enis Bardhi, who delivered a cross after a corner.
  8. North Macedonia is awarded a corner after Scott McTominay concedes.
  9. GoalGoal! Scotland leads North Macedonia 1-0. John McGinn scores for Scotland with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Ché Adams.
  10. Attempt missed. Luke Graham's header for Scotland from very close range goes just to the right after a corner.
  11. North Macedonia wins a corner after Luke Graham concedes.
  12. Attempt missed. Billy Gilmour's right-footed shot from the center of the box is just a bit too high, assisted by Ché Adams.
  13. The second half begins with the score at Scotland 0, North Macedonia 0.
  14. North Macedonia is awarded a corner after Ryan Porteous concedes.
  15. Foul committed by Mario Mladenovski of North Macedonia.
  16. Ché Adams' right-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box is blocked.
  17. Enis Bardhi from North Macedonia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
  18. Foul committed by Lewis Ferguson of Scotland.
  19. Corner awarded to Scotland after Ezgjan Alioski concedes.
  20. Foul committed by Luke Graham (Scotland).
  21. Scott McTominay of Scotland misses an attempt with a header from the center of the box, sending it too high. Ryan Porteous provided the assist with a cross.
  22. Scotland wins a corner after Ezgjan Alioski concedes.
  23. Scotland wins a corner after Ezgjan Alioski concedes.
  24. Ché Adams commits a foul for Scotland.
  25. Scott McTominay from Scotland wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  26. Foul committed by Ben Gannon-Doak of Scotland.
  27. Attempt missed. Ljupcho Doriev from North Macedonia has a right-footed shot from the left side of the box that is close but misses the top right corner. Darko Churlinov provided the assist.
  28. Elmin Rastoder from North Macedonia is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
  29. Enis Bardhi from North Macedonia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
  30. First half begins.
  31. Match ends with Scotland winning 2-1 against North Macedonia.
  32. The second half ends with Scotland leading North Macedonia 2-1.
  33. The first half ends with Scotland and North Macedonia tied at 0-0.

Team stats

45 figures
Scotlandfull timeNorth Macedonia
  1. 55%Possession45%
  2. 18Shots7
  3. 6Shots on target2
  4. 6Big chances1
  5. 9Corners5
  6. 459Passes392
  7. 16Fouls11
  8. 1Yellow cards0
All 45 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 8Accurate crosses1
  3. 118Attacks78
  4. 4Big chances missed0
  5. 25Crosses11
  6. 59Dangerous attacks28
  7. 7Dribble attempts13
  8. 1Offsides0
  9. 33%Shot accuracy29%
  10. 5Shots blocked1
  11. 16Shots inside box4
  12. 7Shots off target4
  13. 2Shots outside box3
  14. 3Successful dribbles7
  15. Passing
  16. 34Accurate long passes29
  17. 375Accurate passes302
  18. 78%Forward passes %78%
  19. 13Key passes5
  20. 55%Long pass accuracy39%
  21. 62Long passes75
  22. 82%Pass accuracy77%
  23. 82Passes in final third37
  24. Defence
  25. 52Ball recoveries48
  26. 84Ball safe89
  27. 47Duels won46
  28. 4Goal kicks13
  29. 23Headers won16
  30. 9Interceptions13
  31. 0Last-man tackles1
  32. 1Saves5
  33. 13Tackles9
  34. 7Tackles won2
  35. Discipline
  36. 10Free kicks16
  37. Other
  38. 0Counter Attacks1
  39. 1Penalties0
  40. 127Possession lost127
  41. 3Substitutions5
  42. 22Throw-ins14

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Scott McTominaySCO5 (2)
  2. Enis BardhiMKD4 (1)
  3. Ché AdamsSCO4 (1)

Big chances created

  1. Ché AdamsSCO3
  2. John McGinnSCO1
  3. Enis BardhiMKD1

Passes

  1. Luke GrahamSCO57/65
  2. Kieran TierneySCO51/56
  3. Billy GilmourSCO48/52

Progressive passes

  1. Luke GrahamSCO56 (86%)
  2. Kieran TierneySCO44 (79%)
  3. Visar MusliuMKD43 (90%)

Final-third passes

  1. Kieran TierneySCO21
  2. Angus GunnSCO10
  3. Billy GilmourSCO9

Ball recoveries

  1. Stole DimitrievskiMKD13
  2. Billy GilmourSCO9
  3. John McGinnSCO8

Duels won

  1. Elmin RastoderMKD10/16
  2. Ryan PorteousSCO7/11
  3. Enis BardhiMKD6/10

Dribbles

  1. Ljupco DorievMKD3/6
  2. Enis BardhiMKD2/2
  3. John McGinnSCO1/1

Goal timing

goals per 15-minute window · last 20 v 20 matches
Scotlandscored · concededNorth Macedonia
  1. 451-15
  2. 5116-30
  3. 5231-45+
  4. 2546-60
  5. 4261-75
  6. 6276-90+

26:17 goals 12:28Bar and top figure: scored. Red figure: conceded. A goal from minute 76 on in 35% v 40% of their matches.

  1. 041-15
  2. 0216-30
  3. 2531-45+
  4. 2746-60
  5. 5561-75
  6. 3576-90+

Referee

M. Očenáš
Cards / match
4.44this match 1 (-3.44)
Yellows / match
4.16this match 1
Reds / match
0.28
Penalties / match
0.4034% of matches
Fouls / match
24this match 27

1.91Home 1.91 vs Away 2.25 yellows/match · +0.34 away · 15–13 red · 6 coach cards2.25

41%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 24%35%

home winsaway wins
With North Macedonia
0-0-1 in 1 · 2 yellows/game

Analysed latest 100 of 130 career matches.

Match strip & events

SCO 2–1 MKD · 1–0 yellow

1′HT90′Scotland on top 75 of 90 min · SCO 79% · MKD 21% pressure · peaks SCO 74′, MKD 57′
  1. Full time 2–1
  2. Lewis FergusonYellow card
  3. Boban Nikolovfor Ljupco Doriev
  4. Luka Stankovskifor Eljif Elmas
  5. Azer Omeragikjfor Elmin Rastoder
  6. Aaron Hickeyfor Ben Gannon-Doak
  7. Ryan Christiefor Billy Gilmour
  8. John McGinn2–1Penalty goal
  9. Oli McBurniefor Ché Adams
  10. Hristijan Maleskifor Darko Churlinov
  11. Agon Elezifor Matej Gashtarov
  12. Elmin Rastoder1–1Goal · header · assist Enis Bardhi
  13. John McGinn1–0Goal · right foot · assist Ché Adams
  14. Half-time 0–0

Ball territory & heatmap

977 ball coords
ScotlandSCO →attack direction← MKDNorth Macedonia

13%SCO third 13% · Midfield 35% · MKD third 52%52%

What stands out

  • 83%on top

    Scotland had the upper hand in 75 of 90 minutes of the momentum series.

  • 0–0half-time

    The match stood at 0–0 at half-time before 2–1 after the break (2–1 full time).

Head-to-head

1 meeting on record since 2026

1-0-0Scotland W-D-L · goals 2:0

1 SCO0 draws0 MKD
  1. North Macedonia0–2ScotlandUEFA Nations League

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Scotlandall competitionsNorth Macedonia
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.8Goals per game (both sides)2.47
  3. 67%Over 1.567%
  4. 60%Over 2.547%
  5. 33%Over 3.527%
  6. 40%Both teams scored20%
  7. 27%Clean sheets40%
  8. 40%Failed to score67%
  9. Scotland at home v North Macedonia away
  10. 9Played10
  11. 4Won1
  12. 0Drawn3
  13. 5Lost6
  14. 14-15Goals (for-against)3-22
  15. 1.33Points per game0.6
  16. 78%Over 2.550%
  17. 0%Clean sheets40%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 10-71st-half goals (for-against)4-10
  20. 13-122nd-half goals (for-against)5-18
  21. 57%Goals after half-time56%
  22. 80%Goal before half-time53%
  23. 6-4-5Half-time W-D-L2-8-5
  24. Corners & cards (last 15 matches each)
  25. 4.9Corners won / game2.7
  26. 4.9Corners conceded / game6.9
  27. 53%Over 9.5 corners47%
  28. 47%Won the corner count20%
  29. 1.27Yellow cards / game2
  30. 4Cards in the match / game3.33
  31. 60%Over 3.5 cards47%
  32. 2Red cards (total)0

How we calculate this

Matchday 5

UEFA Nations League · the other 7 games
  1. Slovenia19:45Switzerland
  2. Kosovo14:00Israel
  3. Georgia17:00Hungary
  4. Sweden19:45Bosnia and Herzegovina
  5. Romania19:45Poland
  6. Austria19:45Republic of Ireland
  7. Northern Ireland19:45Ukraine
UEFA Nations League fixtures and results →

Match info

Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 5 of 24
Stage
League B
Kick-off
Venue
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Capacity
52,500 · grass
Weather
6 °C · broken clouds · humidity 92%
Referee
M. Očenáš
SCO coach
Sebastien Pocognoli (1.72 PPG)
Hashtag
#SCOMKD

Match summary

Scotland beat North Macedonia 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League, League B.

North Macedonia had lost 5 matches in a row before this one.

Goals came from John McGinn (54', 74') for Scotland and Elmin Rastoder (57') for North Macedonia.

Scotland — live results and scheduleNorth Macedonia — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Scotland3-4-1-27.09 avg rating 6.764-2-3-1North Macedonia
  1. 16.5Angus Gunn95′
  1. 56.8Ryan Porteous95′
  2. 186.5Luke Graham95′
  3. 67.5Kieran Tierney95′
  1. 176.7Ben Gannon-Doak↓76′
  2. 196.7Lewis FergusonYC 95′
  3. 87.4Billy Gilmour↓76′
  4. 36.7Andrew Robertson95′
  1. 79.0John McGinn2G 95′
  1. 107.2Ché AdamsA ↓67′
  2. 47.1Scott McTominay95′
  1. 237.0Stole Dimitrievski95′
  1. 86.7Ezgjan Alioski95′
  2. 66.6Visar Musliu95′
  3. 46.3Mario Mladenovski95′
  4. 26.5Bojan Ilievski95′
  1. 76.5Eljif Elmas↓78′
  2. 156.6Matej Gashtarov↓64′
  1. 146.6Ljupco Doriev↓85′
  2. 107.5Enis BardhiA 95′
  3. 116.6Darko Churlinov↓64′
  1. 97.4Elmin RastoderG ↓78′
  1. 2Aaron HickeyDF · ↑76′6.5
  2. 9Oli McBurnieFW · ↑67′6.8
  3. 11Ryan ChristieMF · ↑76′6.5
  4. 12Liam KellyGK
  5. 13Jack HendryDF
  6. 14James PenriceDF
  7. 15Josh McPakeFW
  8. 16Findlay CurtisFW
  9. 20Kieron BowieFW
  10. 21Scott BainGK
  11. 22Nathan PattersonDF
  12. 23Kristi MontgomeryMF

SubstitutesCoaches: Sebastien Pocognoli (1.72 PPG) · Toni MeglenskiG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 16Boban NikolovMF · ↑85′6.5
  2. 17Azer OmeragikjFW · ↑78′6.6
  3. 18Agon EleziMF · ↑64′6.6
  4. 20Luka StankovskiMF · ↑78′6.4
  5. 22Hristijan MaleskiFW · ↑64′6.6
  6. 1Davor TaleskiGK
  7. 3Sebastián HerreraDF
  8. 5Imran FetaiDF
  9. 12Damjan SiskovskiGK
  10. 13Anes MeliqiDF
  11. 19Marko GjorgjievskiFW
  12. 21Stefan DespotovskiDF

Top ratings

XI avg 7.09 v 6.76
  1. John McGinnSCO9.0
  2. Enis BardhiMKD7.5
  3. Kieran TierneySCO7.5
  4. Elmin RastoderMKD7.4
  5. Billy GilmourSCO7.4

Table

UEFA Nations League 2026/2027 · current
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPts
1Switzerland44-0-011:1+1012
2Slovenia42-1-15:3+27
3Scotland52-1-25:6-17
4North Macedonia50-0-51:12-110

Full table

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Scotlandold → newNorth Macedonia
  1. 0-1L31 Mar
  2. 4-1W30 May
  3. 4-0W6 Jun
  4. 1-0W14 Jun
  5. 0-1L19 Jun
  6. 0-3L24 Jun
  7. 0-0D26 Sep
  8. 0-3L29 Sep
  9. 2-0W3 Oct
  10. 1-2L6 Oct

4-1-5goals 12:111.30pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-0D13 Nov
  2. 1-7L18 Nov
  3. 0-4L26 Mar
  4. 0-0D31 Mar
  5. 0-0D29 May
  6. 0-4L1 Jun
  7. 0-3L26 Sep
  8. 0-2L29 Sep
  9. 0-2L3 Oct
  10. 0-3L6 Oct

0-3-7goals 1:250.30pts/game

  1. HSlovenia1–2
  2. ANorth Macedonia2–0
  3. HSwitzerland0–3
  4. ASlovenia0–0
  5. HBrazil0–3

latest 5

  1. ASwitzerland0–3
  2. HScotland0–2
  3. ASlovenia0–2
  4. HSwitzerland0–3
  5. ATürkiye0–4
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  1. HMorocco0–1
  2. AHaiti1–0
  3. ABolivia4–0
  4. HCuracao4–1
  5. ACôte d'Ivoire0–1

older

  1. ABosnia and Herzegovina0–0
  2. ARepublic of Ireland0–0
  3. ADenmark0–4
  4. AWales1–7
  5. HLatvia0–0

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