Scotland vs Belarus
Ref: M. Barbu
Match recap
Scotland beat Belarus 2–1 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Adams and McTominay scored for Scotland; Kuchko replied for Belarus. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.09 for Scotland versus 0.86 for Belarus.
First Half
⚽
Adams
Assist: Hendry
VAR
Goal confirmed
Second Half
56'
⇄
Pigas
VAR
Penalty cancelled
65'
VAR
Goal cancelled
68'
Pechenin
Yellow Card
⇄
Ralston
⇄
Hendry
82'
Ebong
Yellow Card
83'
⇄
Malashevich
83'
⇄
Gromyko
⚽
McTominay
Assist: Robertson
⇄
Adams
⇄
Gilmour
⇄
Doak
90+1'
⇄
Parkhomenko
90+1'
⇄
Yablonskiy
90'
⚽
Kuchko
Assist: Korzun
Match Statistics
ScotlandBelarus
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.09VS0.86
Attack2 · 4 won
12
Shots
22
6
Shots on target
3
7
Shots in the box
14
5
Shots outside box
8
5
Shots off goal
8
7
Corners
6
Possession & Passing3 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
467
Total passes
383
399
Accurate passes
326
85%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline2 · 1 won
10
Fouls
14
0
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
1
Blocked shots
11
Scotland
4-2-3-1
Belarus
4-4-1-1Scotland
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1A. GunnG
- 2A. RalstonD
- 3A. RobertsonD
- 4S. McTominayM
- 7J. McGinnM
- 8B. GilmourM
- 10C. AdamsF
- 13J. HendryD
- 16S. McKennaD
- 17B. DoakM
- 23K. McLeanM
Substitutes
- 5G. HanleyD
- 6K. TierneyD
- 9L. DykesF
- 11C. BarronM
- 12L. KellyG
- 14L. MillerM
- 15J. SouttarD
- 18G. HirstF
- 19J. MulliganM
- 20K. BowieF
- 21C. GordonG
- 22M. JohnstonD
Belarus
4-4-1-1Starting XI
- 2K. PecheninM
- 3P. ZabelinD
- 4A. MartynovichD
- 5E. ParkhomenkoD
- 7E. MalashevichM
- 9M. EbongM
- 10V. GromykoF
- 11G. BarkovskiyF
- 14E. YablonskiyM
- 22V. PigasD
Substitutes
- 1M. BelovG
- 6M. MyakishM
- 8N. DemchenkoM
- 12P. PavlyuchenkoG
- 13S. KarpovichD
- 15N. KorzunM
- 17V. KalininD
- 19R. MyalkovskiyF
- 21G. KuchkoM
- 23T. MelnichenkoF
Scotland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott McTominay | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Andrew Robertson(C) | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Ben Gannon-Doak | M | 89 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6/8 |
| Anthony Ralston | D | 72 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| John McGinn | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Jack Hendry | D | 72 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Che Adams | F | 88 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Scott McKenna | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angus Gunn | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny McLean | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Billy Gilmour | M | 88 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Connor Barron | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Hanley | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Mulligan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Kelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Gordon | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Hirst | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Johnston | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Souttar | D | 18 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lyndon Dykes | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kieron Bowie | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lennon Miller | M | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Belarus
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fedor Lapoukhov | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pavel Zabelin | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Valeriy Gromyko | F | 83 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0/1 |
| German Barkovskiy | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Max Ebong | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Aleksandr Martynovich(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Egor Parkhomenko | D | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evgeni Malashevich | M | 83 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Evgeniy Yablonskiy | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Kirill Pechenin | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Vadim Pigas | D | 56 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Leo Kapilevich | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruslan Lisakovich | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vladislav Kalinin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruslan Myalkovskiy | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maksim Belov | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pavel Pavlyuchenko | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maksim Myakish | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gleb Kuchko | M | 17 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nikita Korzun | M | 17 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Sergei Karpovich | D | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Trofim Melnichenko | F | 34 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Nikita Demchenko | M | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |