Scotland vs Greece
Ref: E. Eskas
Match recap
Scotland beat Greece 3–1 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Christie, Ferguson, and Dykes scored for Scotland; Tsimikas replied for Greece. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.35 for Scotland versus 1.38 for Greece.
First Half
34'
Kourbelis
Yellow Card
44'
Zafeiris
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Hickey
⇄
Doak
62'
⚽
Tsimikas
⚽
Christie
72'
⇄
Masouras
Christie
Yellow Card
72'
⇄
Pavlidis
72'
⇄
Bakasetas
79'
Tsimikas
Yellow Card
⚽
Ferguson
82'
Ioannidis
Yellow Card
83'
⇄
Zafeiris
⇄
Christie
83'
⇄
Kourbelis
⇄
Adams
⇄
Robertson
Ferguson
Yellow Card
⚽
Dykes
Match Statistics
ScotlandGreece
4Won
Statistical edge
4–9
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.35VS1.38
Attack0 · 4 won
8
Shots
15
3
Shots on target
3
7
Shots in the box
9
1
Shots outside box
6
2
Shots off goal
7
4
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
33%
Possession
67%
295
Total passes
608
247
Accurate passes
553
84%
Pass accuracy
91%
Discipline3 · 0 won
12
Fouls
19
2
Yellow cards
4
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
0
3
Blocked shots
5
Scotland
4-2-3-1
Greece
4-2-3-1
Scotland
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1A. GunnG
- 2A. HickeyD
- 3A. RobertsonD
- 4S. McTominayM
- 5G. HanleyD
- 7J. McGinnM
- 10C. AdamsF
- 11R. ChristieM
- 15J. SouttarD
- 17B. DoakM
- 19L. FergusonM
Substitutes
- 6K. TierneyD
- 8B. GilmourM
- 9L. DykesF
- 12L. KellyG
- 13J. HendryD
- 14L. MillerM
- 16S. McKennaD
- 18G. HirstF
- 20K. BowieF
- 21C. GordonG
- 22A. RalstonD
- 23K. McLeanM
Greece
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2G. VagiannidisD
- 3K. KoulierakisD
- 4K. MavropanosD
- 6D. KourbelisM
- 7G. MasourasM
- 10C. TzolisM
- 11A. BakasetasM
- 12K. TzolakisG
- 14V. PavlidisF
- 16C. ZafeirisM
- 21K. TsimikasD
Substitutes
- 1O. VlachodimosG
- 5G. MichailidisD
- 8F. IoannidisF
- 9T. DouvikasF
- 13C. MandasG
- 15L. RotaD
- 17C. MouzakitisM
- 18G. KonstanteliasM
- 19K. KaretsasM
- 20P. MantalosM
- 22D. GiannoulisD
- 23M. SiopisM
Scotland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Christie | M | 83 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Andrew Robertson(C) | D | 89 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Lewis Ferguson | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Grant Hanley | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Angus Gunn | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Souttar | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John McGinn | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott McTominay | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Che Adams | F | 84 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Aaron Hickey | D | 58 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Gannon-Doak | M | 59 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Liam Kelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kieron Bowie | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lennon Miller | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Hendry | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott McKenna | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Gordon | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Hirst | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny McLean | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lyndon Dykes | F | 14 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Anthony Ralston | D | 32 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Gilmour | M | 31 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Greece
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantinos Tsimikas | D | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Anastasios Bakasetas(C) | M | 72 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 72 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Konstantinos Mavropanos | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Giorgos Masouras | M | 72 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Giorgos Vagiannidis | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Konstantinos Koulierakis | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christos Zafeiris | M | 83 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christos Tzolis | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Dimitrios Kourbelis | M | 83 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Konstantinos Tzolakis | G | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lazaros Rota | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manolis Siopis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Odysseas Vlachodimos | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anastasios Douvikas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ioannis Michailidis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christos Mandas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dimitrios Giannoulis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christos Mouzakitis | M | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Fotis Ioannidis | F | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Konstantinos Karetsas | M | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Petros Mantalos | M | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Giannis Konstantelias | M | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |