Match report

Scotland Hold Off Portugal in 0-0 Draw in UEFA Nations League

Scotland
Scotland
0–0
FT
Portugal
Portugal
Oct 15, 2024

Scotland held off a strong Portugal side to secure a goalless draw in their UEFA Nations League match. Despite several yellow cards and substitutions, neither team managed to break the deadlock, resulting in a well-fought 0-0 draw.

Key Facts

  • • Final Score: Scotland 0-0 Portugal
  • • Diogo Jota (Portugal) and S. McTominay (Scotland) received yellow cards early in the match
  • • J. Palhinha (Portugal) and Rúben Dias (Portugal) also received yellow cards later in the game
  • • Bernardo Silva (Portugal) was shown a yellow card in injury time for argument

Lineups

Scotland

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 C. Gordon (G)
  • 2 A. Ralston (D)
  • 6 J. Souttar (D)
  • 5 G. Hanley (D)
  • 3 A. Robertson (D)
  • 8 B. Gilmour (M)
  • 23 K. McLean (M)
  • 11 R. Christie (M)
  • 4 S. McTominay (M)
  • 17 B. Doak (M)
  • 10 C. Adams (F)

Substitutes

  • 18 L. Morgan
  • 20 R. Gauld
  • 9 L. Dykes
  • 22 N. Devlin
  • 19 K. Nisbet
  • 12 J. McCracken
  • 7 C. Barron
  • 16 L. Lindsay
  • 21 R. McCrorie
  • 15 R. Porteous
  • 14 A. Irving
  • 13 J. MacKenzie

Portugal

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1 Diogo Costa (G)
  • 20 João Cancelo (D)
  • 4 António Silva (D)
  • 3 Rúben Dias (D)
  • 19 Nuno Mendes (D)
  • 23 Vitinha (M)
  • 6 João Palhinha (M)
  • 8 Bruno Fernandes (M)
  • 14 Francisco Conceição (F)
  • 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (F)
  • 21 Diogo Jota (F)

Substitutes

  • 10 Bernardo Silva
  • 17 Rafael Leão
  • 18 Rúben Neves
  • 11 João Félix
  • 2 Nélson Semedo
  • 15 João Neves
  • 22 Rui Silva
  • 12 Ricardo Velho
  • 5 Diogo Dalot
  • 9 Trincão
  • 13 Renato Veiga
  • 16 Otávio

Timeline

  1. Portugal
    18' Portugal Card · Yellow Card
    Diogo Jota

    Foul

  2. Scotland
    27' Scotland Card · Yellow Card
    S. McTominay

    Foul

  3. Portugal
    50' Portugal Card · Yellow Card
    J. Palhinha

    Foul

  4. Portugal
    61' Portugal subst · Substitution 1
    Off: F. Conceicao · On: Bernardo Silva
  5. Portugal
    61' Portugal subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Diogo Jota · On: R. Leao
  6. Portugal
    61' Portugal subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Palhinha · On: Rúben Neves
  7. Scotland
    67' Scotland subst · Substitution 1
    Off: B. Doak · On: L. Morgan
  8. Scotland
    68' Scotland subst · Substitution 2
    Off: R. Christie · On: R. Gauld
  9. Portugal
    83' Portugal Card · Yellow Card
    Rúben Dias

    Argument

  10. Scotland
    83' Scotland subst · Substitution 3
    Off: C. Adams · On: L. Dykes
  11. Portugal
    88' Portugal subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Vitinha · On: João Félix
  12. Portugal
    88' Portugal subst · Substitution 5
    Off: João Cancelo · On: N. Semedo
  13. Scotland
    89' Scotland subst · Substitution 4
    Off: A. Ralston · On: N. Devlin
  14. Portugal
    90'+5 Portugal Card · Yellow Card
    Bernardo Silva

    Argument

Match Stats

Stat Scotland Portugal
Fouls 13 19
Pass Accuracy 80% 91%
Offsides 0 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 4 14
Corners 1 9
Total Passes 314 714
Yellow Cards 1 4
Blocked Shots 1 6
Shots on Target 2 3
xG — —
Shots off Target 1 5
Possession 30% 70%
Goals Prevented — —
Accurate Passes 250 652
Shots Inside Box 2 13
Saves 3 2
Shots Outside Box 2 1

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Portugal's early yellow cards to Diogo Jota and J. Palhinha could have affected their rhythm and attacking momentum
  • ▸ Substitutions for Portugal, including R. Leao and Rúben Neves, were key in maintaining their offensive pressure