Scotland national football team: results and stats
3 investigationsLatest Scotland national team football matches: every report comes with full stats, xG analysis and the Crime Index of the result.
Current squad — Scotland national team
Goalkeepers
- 1A. Gunn
- 12L. Kelly
- 21C. Gordon
Defenders
- 2A. Hickey
- 3A. Robertson
- 5G. Hanley
- 13J. Hendry
- 15J. Souttar
- 16D. Hyam
- 22N. Patterson
- 24A. Ralston
- 26S. McKenna
Midfielders
- 6K. Tierney
- 7J. McGinn
- 8T. Fletcher
- 11R. Christie
- 17B. Doak
- 19L. Ferguson
- 23K. McLean
Attackers
- 4S. McTominay
- 9L. Dykes
- 10C. Adams
- 14R. Stewart
- 18G. Hirst
- 20L. Shankland
- 25Findlay Curtis
Scotland vs Morocco 0:1 — The More Active Visitors Closed Out the Win
Morocco beat Scotland 0-1 away from home, backing up a modest xG edge (0.99 to 0.51).
Scotland — Brazil 0:3: Three Answers, No Reply
Brazil needed no drama. A 4.33 xG evening produced a 0:3 away win at the World Cup group stage, and the 52% Crime Index confirms the obvious: the favourite did favourite things, thoroughly and on schedule.
Haiti vs Scotland 0-1 — An Even Match Decided by One Goal
Scotland beat Haiti 1-0 in a match with identical xG for both sides (1.05 to 1.05) at the group stage.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many players are in the Scotland national team's current squad?
26 players: goalkeepers — 3, defenders — 9, midfielders — 7, attackers — 7.
How often do Scotland's match results diverge from the xG-expected outcome?
Bravsen has analyzed 3 matches — average Crime Index 41, with 0 scoring 60+ (the threshold for an anomalous gap between the result and the xG model).
Across the 3 matches with calculated xG, Scotland generated 2.60 expected goals but scored only 1 — a notable shortfall against the model. For a team facing some of the tournament's strongest sides, that isn't unusual, but it goes a long way toward explaining the results.
The home loss to Brazil fits that picture
The team's single most anomalous covered match out of 3 reviewed is a 0-3 home loss to Brazil, Crime Index 52%, a moderate figure even for that scoreline against one of the tournament favorites.
Average Crime Index is a typical figure for the site
A 41% average across 3 matches is close to the typical range: despite the finishing shortfall, Scotland's results have largely tracked the quality of play against stronger opponents, rather than diverging sharply from it.