Portugal vs Scotland
Ref: Maurizio Mariani, Italy
Match recap
Portugal beat Scotland 2–1 in their UEFA Nations League fixture. Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo scored for Portugal; McTominay replied for Scotland. Portugal held 69% possession to 31% for Scotland.
First Half
7'
⚽
McTominay
Assist: McLean
39'
Christie
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Neto
⇄
João Palhinha
51'
Robertson
Yellow Card
⚽
Bruno Fernandes
Assist: Rafael Leão
Semedo
Yellow Card
Rúben Neves
Yellow Card
⇄
Silva
⇄
Rafael Leão
74'
⇄
Dykes
74'
⇄
McLean
⇄
Semedo
Bruno Fernandes
Yellow Card
85'
Ralston
Yellow Card
87'
⇄
Christie
⚽
Cristiano Ronaldo
Assist: Nuno Mendes
90+1'
⇄
McGinn
Match Statistics
PortugalScotland
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack6 · 0 won
26
Shots
5
7
Shots on target
2
17
Shots in the box
4
9
Shots outside box
1
12
Shots off goal
0
12
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
69%
Possession
31%
580
Total passes
272
530
Accurate passes
196
91%
Pass accuracy
72%
Discipline0 · 2 won
14
Fouls
7
3
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
6
7
Blocked shots
3
Portugal
4-3-3
Scotland
4-2-3-1
Portugal
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Diogo CostaG
- 2Nélson SemedoD
- 3Rúben DiasD
- 4António SilvaD
- 6João PalhinhaM
- 8Bruno FernandesM
- 10Bernardo SilvaM
- 17Rafael LeãoF
- 19Nuno MendesD
- 20Pedro NetoF
- 21Diogo JotaF
Substitutes
- 5Diogo DalotD
- 7Cristiano RonaldoF
- 9PoteM
- 11João FélixF
- 12José SáG
- 13Renato VeigaM
- 14Tiago SantosD
- 15João NevesM
- 16TrincãoF
- 18Rúben NevesM
- 22Rui SilvaG
- 23Geovany Tcherno QuendaF
Scotland
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1A. GunnG
- 2A. RalstonD
- 3A. RobertsonD
- 4S. McTominayM
- 5G. HanleyD
- 6S. McKennaD
- 7J. McGinnM
- 8B. GilmourM
- 9L. DykesF
- 11R. ChristieM
- 23K. McLeanM
Substitutes
- 10L. ShanklandF
- 12J. McCrackenG
- 13J. DoigD
- 14C. BarronM
- 15R. PorteousD
- 16J. SouttarD
- 17B. DoakF
- 18L. MorganM
- 19T. ConwayF
- 20R. GauldM
- 21Z. ClarkG
- 22M. JohnstonD
Portugal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Fernandes | M | 90 | 9.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2/3 |
| Rafael Leão | F | 68 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Nuno Mendes | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2/5 |
| Bernardo Silva(C) | M | 68 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1/1 |
| António Silva | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/3 |
| João Palhinha | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Rúben Dias | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diogo Jota | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4/4 |
| Diogo Costa | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Neto | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Nélson Semedo | D | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Renato Veiga | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tiago Santos | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Geovany Quenda | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Trincão | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Silva | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| José Sá | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Gonçalves | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rúben Neves | M | 45 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | F | 45 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Diogo Dalot | D | 14 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| João Félix | F | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| João Neves | M | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Scotland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny McLean | M | 74 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Scott McKenna | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lyndon Dykes | F | 74 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott McTominay | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Angus Gunn | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Hanley | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Gilmour | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| John McGinn | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Ryan Christie | M | 87 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/5 |
| Andrew Robertson(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Ralston | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Max Johnston | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Doak | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor Barron | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Doig | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon McCracken | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Porteous | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Shankland | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zander Clark | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Souttar | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Morgan | M | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ryan Gauld | M | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Conway | F | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |