Scotland vs Denmark
Ref: Szymon Marciniak, Poland
Match recap
Scotland beat Denmark 4–2 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. McTominay, Shankland, McLean, and Tierney scored for Scotland; Højlund and Dorgu replied for Denmark. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.67 for Scotland versus 2.49 for Denmark.
First Half
⚽
McTominay
Assist: Doak
10'
Andersen
Yellow Card
⇄
Doak
45'
Kristensen
Yellow Card
Second Half
55'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
57'
⚽
Højlund
Penalty
61'
Kristensen
Red Card
61'
Kristensen
Yellow Card
64'
⇄
Damsgaard
⇄
Christie
⇄
Dykes
⇄
Hickey
⚽
Shankland
Assist: Ferguson
81'
⚽
Dorgu
Assist: Christensen
84'
⇄
Højlund
Tierney
Yellow Card
90'
⇄
Isaksen
⚽
McLean
⚽
Tierney
Match Statistics
ScotlandDenmark
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.67VS2.49
Attack1 · 5 won
10
Shots
18
5
Shots on target
3
7
Shots in the box
10
3
Shots outside box
8
2
Shots off goal
8
2
Corners
9
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
30%
Possession
70%
259
Total passes
607
188
Accurate passes
536
73%
Pass accuracy
88%
Discipline2 · 1 won
15
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
1
3
Blocked shots
7
Scotland
4-1-4-1
Denmark
4-2-3-1
Scotland
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1C. GordonG
- 2A. HickeyD
- 3A. RobertsonD
- 4S. McTominayM
- 5G. HanleyD
- 7J. McGinnM
- 9L. DykesF
- 11R. ChristieM
- 16S. McKennaD
- 17B. DoakM
- 19L. FergusonM
Substitutes
- 6K. TierneyD
- 8A. IrvingM
- 10C. AdamsF
- 12L. KellyG
- 13J. HendryD
- 14C. BarronM
- 18G. HirstF
- 20L. ShanklandF
- 21S. BainG
- 22A. RalstonD
- 23K. McLeanM
Denmark
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1K. SchmeichelG
- 2J. AndersenD
- 6A. ChristensenD
- 8G. IsaksenM
- 9R. HøjlundF
- 12Victor Mow FroholdtM
- 13R. KristensenD
- 14M. DamsgaardM
- 17P. DorguD
- 21M. HjulmandM
- 23P. HøjbjergM
Substitutes
- 3J. VestergaardD
- 4L. HøgsbergD
- 5N. NarteyM
- 7M. O'RileyM
- 10C. EriksenM
- 11J. Bruun LarsenF
- 15C. NørgaardM
- 16M. HermansenG
- 18P. BillingM
- 19J. WindF
- 20M. BierethF
- 22F. JörgensenG
Scotland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Ferguson | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Grant Hanley | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Gannon-Doak | M | 21 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Scott McTominay | M | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Craig Gordon | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lyndon Dykes | F | 64 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Christie | M | 64 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Scott McKenna | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John McGinn | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/6 |
| Aaron Hickey | D | 72 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Andrew Robertson(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Scott Bain | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Hendry | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Ralston | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Hirst | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Kelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Irving | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor Barron | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny McLean | M | 69 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 18 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lawrence Shankland | F | 26 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Che Adams | F | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
Denmark
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Emile Højbjerg(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Gustav Isaksen | M | 89 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 3/8 |
| Patrick Dorgu | D | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/2 |
| Rasmus Højlund | F | 84 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Andreas Christensen | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Joachim Andersen | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morten Hjulmand | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | M | 64 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Victor Froholdt | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Rasmus Kristensen | D | 61 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kasper Schmeichel | G | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jacob Bruun Larsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Eriksen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Wind | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Philip Billing | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Hermansen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt O'Riley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolas Nartey | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Jørgensen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Høgsberg | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Nørgaard | M | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mika Biereth | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jannik Vestergaard | D | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |