UEFA Nations League

Slovenia vs Scotland, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

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Slovenia
FT
0 - 0
Scotland

Scotland begin Sébastien Pocognoli era with goalless draw against Slovenia

Scotland's ramped-up second-half performance offered some cause for optimism as Sebastien Pocognoli's tenure as head coach began with a goalless draw with Slovenia in Ljubljana.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Jack Hendry (Scotland).
  • 1': Danijel Sturm (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Stephen Welsh.
  • 3': Foul by Vanja Drkusic (Slovenia).
  • 3': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Aljosa Matko (Slovenia).
  • 5': Stephen Welsh (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Offside, Slovenia. Danijel Sturm is caught offside.
  • 9': David Brekalo (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Scotland).
  • 10': Delay in match (Scotland).
  • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Erik Janza (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Robbie Ure (Scotland).
  • 11': Handball by Danijel Sturm (Slovenia).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Danijel Sturm with a cross.
  • 16': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Jack Hendry.
  • 18': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by David Brekalo (Slovenia).
  • 19': Foul by Jack Hendry (Scotland).
  • 19': Erik Janza (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Jack Hendry.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Aljosa Matko (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zan Karnicnik.
  • 32': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Jack Hendry.
  • 33': Vanja Drkusic (Slovenia) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Erik Janza with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Aljosa Matko (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by Andy Robertson (Scotland).
  • 35': Aljosa Matko (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by Andy Robertson (Scotland).
  • 35': Andy Robertson (Scotland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 37': Offside, Slovenia. Andraz Sporar is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Timi Max Elsnik (Slovenia).
  • 38': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Danijel Sturm (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Jack Hendry (Scotland).
  • 41': Vanja Drkusic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Robbie Ure (Scotland).
  • 43': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Aaron Hickey (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
  • 45': Robbie Ure (Scotland) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Slovenia 0, Scotland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Slovenia 0, Scotland 0.
  • 50': Foul by Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia).
  • 50': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Angus Gunn (Scotland). Assisted by Timi Max Elsnik with a cross.
  • 54': Jan Oblak (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Scotland).
  • 56': Foul by Timi Max Elsnik (Slovenia).
  • 56': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Stephen Welsh (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 57': Vanja Drkusic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Robbie Ure (Scotland).
  • 58': Foul by David Brekalo (Slovenia).
  • 58': Oliver McBurnie (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Billy Gilmour (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jan Oblak (Slovenia). Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
  • 60': David Brekalo (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Robbie Ure (Scotland).
  • 61': Offside, Scotland. Robbie Ure is caught offside.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Oliver McBurnie (Scotland) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
  • 63': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Erik Janza.
  • 64': Substitution, Slovenia. Mark Zabukovnik replaces Timi Max Elsnik.
  • 64': Substitution, Slovenia. David Zec replaces Vanja Drkusic because of an injury.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Scott McKenna (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Jack Hendry (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Slovenia).
  • 66': Foul by David Zec (Slovenia).
  • 66': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Aljosa Matko (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Stephen Welsh (Scotland).
  • 67': Substitution, Scotland. Kieron Bowie replaces Robbie Ure.
  • 67': Danijel Sturm (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
  • 68': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by David Zec.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Aaron Hickey (Scotland) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Kieron Bowie (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Slovenia). Assisted by Billy Gilmour with a headed pass.
  • 72': Foul by Andraz Sporar (Slovenia).
  • 72': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Kieron Bowie (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jan Oblak (Slovenia). Assisted by Stephen Welsh with a through ball.
  • 73': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Oliver McBurnie (Scotland) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Slovenia). Assisted by Lewis Ferguson with a cross.
  • 73': David Brekalo (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Jack Hendry (Scotland).
  • 74': Substitution, Slovenia. Jure Balkovec replaces David Brekalo.
  • 74': Substitution, Slovenia. Zan Vipotnik replaces Andraz Sporar.
  • 75': Foul by Mark Zabukovnik (Slovenia).
  • 75': Jack Hendry (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Zan Vipotnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
  • 78': Attempt missed. Kieron Bowie (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
  • 78': Substitution, Scotland. Ben Gannon-Doak replaces Aaron Hickey.
  • 79': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
  • 80': Jan Oblak (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
  • 80': Substitution, Slovenia. Sandi Lovric replaces Adam Gnezda Cerin.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Ferguson with a headed pass.
  • 82': Foul by Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia).
  • 82': Andy Robertson (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Stephen Welsh (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 84': Foul by Sandi Lovric (Slovenia).
  • 84': Oliver McBurnie (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Sandi Lovric (Slovenia).
  • 86': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Andy Robertson (Scotland) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Gannon-Doak with a cross.
  • 88': Zan Vipotnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
  • 89': Foul by Jure Balkovec (Slovenia).
  • 89': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Zan Vipotnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Scott McKenna (Scotland).
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Slovenia 0, Scotland 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Slovenia 0, Scotland 0.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 5
64.7 Possession 35.3
17 SHOTS 4
5 ON GOAL 1
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
496 Accurate Passes 235
584 Passes 322
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
9 Accurate Crosses 4
31 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.3
48 Long Balls 64
21 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
6 Blocked Shots 0
5 Effective Tackles 8
5 Tackles 10
1.0 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 10
16 Effective Clearances 43
16 Clearances 43

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Stadion Stozice
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Attendance: 12,182

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Switzerland 4 +10 12
2 Slovenia 4 +2 7
3 Scotland 4 -2 4
4 North Macedonia 4 -10 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SVN Slovenia (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Jan Oblak (GK)
6 Jaka Bijol
21 Vanja Drkusic
23 David Brekalo
13 Erik Janza
2 Zan Karnicnik Yellow Card
10 Timi Elsnik
22 Adam Gnezda Cerin Yellow Card
15 Danijel Sturm
20 Aljosa Matko
9 Andraz Sporar
Slovenia Substitutes:
Tomi Horvat, Tjas Begic, Matevz Vidovsek, David Zec, Mark Zabukovnik, Sandi Lovric, Srdjan Kuzmic, Jure Balkovec, Zan-Luk Leban, Tamar Svetlin, Zan Celar, Zan Vipotnik.

SCO Scotland (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Angus Gunn (GK)
16 Scott McKenna
5 Stephen Welsh
13 Jack Hendry
19 Lewis Ferguson
8 Billy Gilmour
7 John McGinn
3 Andy Robertson Yellow Card
2 Aaron Hickey
9 Oliver McBurnie
10 Robbie Ure
Scotland Substitutes:
Scott Bain, Ben Gannon-Doak, Ryan Christie, Luis Binks, Liam Kelly, Nathan Patterson, Lennon Miller, Kieron Bowie, Kristi Montgomery, Luke Graham, Josh Doig, Joshua McPake.

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