Denmark vs Scotland
Ref: Daniel Siebert, Germany
Match recap
Denmark and Scotland drew 0–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.94 for Denmark versus 0.76 for Scotland.
First Half
Højbjerg
Yellow Card
36'
Hickey
Yellow Card
44'
Christie
Yellow Card
Second Half
58'
Ferguson
Yellow Card
⇄
Dolberg
70'
⇄
Hickey
71'
Johnston
Yellow Card
72'
VAR
Card reviewed
⇄
Biereth
⇄
Dreyer
77'
Adams
Yellow Card
83'
⇄
Christie
83'
⇄
Dykes
83'
⇄
Adams
Andersen
Yellow Card
Mow Froholdt
Yellow Card
Match Statistics
DenmarkScotland
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.94VS0.76
Attack4 · 1 won
16
Shots
11
2
Shots on target
1
9
Shots in the box
9
7
Shots outside box
2
5
Shots off goal
6
13
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
74%
Possession
26%
602
Total passes
211
543
Accurate passes
145
90%
Pass accuracy
69%
Discipline2 · 1 won
12
Fouls
15
3
Yellow cards
5
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
9
Blocked shots
4
Denmark
3-4-1-2Scotland
4-2-3-1Denmark
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 1K. SchmeichelG
- 2J. AndersenD
- 5J. MæhleM
- 6A. ChristensenD
- 12K. DolbergF
- 13R. KristensenD
- 14M. DamsgaardF
- 19A. DreyerM
- 20M. BierethF
- 21M. HjulmandM
- 23P. HøjbjergM
Substitutes
- 3J. VestergaardD
- 4L. HøgsbergD
- 7M. O'RileyM
- 8W. OsulaF
- 9R. HøjlundF
- 10A. GrønbækM
- 11A. Skov OlsenF
- 15Victor Mow FroholdtM
- 16M. HermansenG
- 17P. DorguD
- 18A. GaaeiD
- 22F. JörgensenG
Scotland
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1A. GunnG
- 2A. HickeyD
- 3A. RobertsonD
- 4S. McTominayM
- 5G. HanleyD
- 7J. McGinnM
- 9L. DykesF
- 10C. AdamsM
- 11R. ChristieM
- 15J. SouttarD
- 19L. FergusonM
Substitutes
- 6J. DoigD
- 8B. GilmourM
- 12L. KellyG
- 13J. HendryD
- 14L. MillerM
- 16S. McKennaD
- 17B. DoakF
- 18G. HirstF
- 20K. BowieF
- 21Z. ClarkG
- 22M. JohnstonD
- 23K. McLeanM
Denmark
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Kristensen | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joachim Andersen | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | F | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0/2 |
| Joakim Mæhle | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Andreas Christensen | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morten Hjulmand | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Pierre-Emile Højbjerg(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mika Biereth | F | 74 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Kasper Dolberg | F | 61 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anders Dreyer | M | 74 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Anton Gaaei | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Hermansen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Skov Olsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jannik Vestergaard | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt O'Riley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Høgsberg | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Dorgu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Osula | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Jørgensen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Froholdt | M | 16 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rasmus Højlund | F | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Albert Grønbæk | M | 29 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
Scotland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Souttar | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Robertson(C) | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Grant Hanley | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angus Gunn | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John McGinn | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Aaron Hickey | D | 70 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Lyndon Dykes | F | 83 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lewis Ferguson | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Scott McTominay | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6/7 |
| Ryan Christie | M | 83 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Che Adams | M | 83 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lennon Miller | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Doig | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Gilmour | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kieron Bowie | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Kelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zander Clark | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott McKenna | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Hendry | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Gannon-Doak | F | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Hirst | F | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny McLean | M | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Johnston | D | 20 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |


