North Macedonia v Scotland — UEFA Nations League

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

North Macedonia 39%Draw 34%Scotland 27%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

North MacedoniaScotland

56Possession44

9Shots25

0Shots on target10

8Shots off target7

1Blocked shots8

5Shots inside box18

4Shots outside box7

1Corners9

1Offsides1

20Fouls13

5Yellow cards1

0Red cards1

6Saves0

478Passes363

404Accurate passes299

Match events

6′Oli McBurnie
7′Kieron Bowie (assist Billy Gilmour)
31′Luka Stankovski → Jani Atanasov
31′Sebastián Herrera → Gjorge Djekov
37′Jani Atanasov
44′Gjorge Djekov
45′Mario Mladenovski
45′Oli McBurnie ← Ryan Christie
51′Ben Gannon-Doak · VAR
62′Enis Bardhi → Agon Elezi
62′Enis Bardhi
63′Kieron Bowie · VAR
68′Bojan Miovski
69′John McGinn · penalty
75′Kieron Bowie ← Robert Ure
76′Ben Gannon-Doak ← Aaron Hickey
79′Matej Gashtarov → Hristijan Maleski
80′Anes Meljichi
83′Scott McKenna
88′Billy Gilmour ← Luke Graham

North Macedonia · Scotland

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

North Macedonia4-4-1

236.1Dimitrievski

36.3↓31'Herrera

66.3Musliu

136.0Meljichi

146.0Mladenovski

76.3Elmas

86.3↓31'Stankovski

106.3↓62'Bardhi

166.3↓79'Gashtarov

96.0Miovski

Scotland4-3-3

37.2Robertson

165.6McKenna

77.8McGinn

17.3Gunn

196.8Ferguson

96.5↓45'McBurnie

87.5↓88'Gilmour

47.2Binks

57.2Welsh

176.8↓76'Gannon-Doak

207.8↓75'Bowie

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

North Macedonia

23Stole Dimitrievski6.1
7Eljif Elmas6.3
10Enis Bardhi6.3
6Visar Musliu6.3
3Sebastián Herrera6.3
9Bojan Miovski6.0
8Luka Stankovski6.3
13Anes Meljichi6.0
14Mario Mladenovski6.0
16Matej Gashtarov6.3

Scotland

3Andrew Robertson7.2
16Scott McKenna5.6
7John McGinn7.8
1Angus Gunn7.3
19Lewis Ferguson6.8
9Oli McBurnie6.5
8Billy Gilmour7.5
4Luis Binks7.2
5Stephen Welsh7.2
17Ben Gannon-Doak6.8
20Kieron Bowie7.8

North MacedoniaTale of the tapeScotland

—Formation4-3-3

LLWWWFormLDLWW

39%Win chance27%

Head to head

First meeting

North Macedonia and Scotland have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2024-2025, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

North Macedonia

LLWWW

@Slovenia0-2
vsSwitzerland0-3
vsFaroe Islands1-0
vsLatvia1-0
@Armenia2-0

Scotland

LDLWW

vsSwitzerland0-3
@Slovenia0-0
vsGreece0-3
@Greece1-0
@Poland2-1

This season — other meeting

ScotlandvNorth Macedonia

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