Scotland host FYR Macedonia in the UEFA Nations League. Scotland's form over the past year has been patchy at best, mixing wins and heavy defeats. Macedonia, on the other hand, have barely scored a goal all year.
These two have already met once this campaign, with Scotland winning comfortably on the road. That result sets an interesting tone heading into the return fixture at home.
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Two very different recent runs
Scotland have won five of their last 13 matches across Nations League, World Cup and friendly fixtures, though they've also lost seven in that spell. It's not a vintage run, but there's enough quality there to beat weaker sides.
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Scotland: 13 completed matches; FYR Macedonia: 9 completed matches.
Scotland
- Win
- 38.5% 5 / 13
- Draw
- 7.7% 1 / 13
- Loss
- 53.8% 7 / 13
- Scored
- 17
- Conceded
- 15
- Difference
- +2
FYR Macedonia
- Win
- 0% 0 / 9
- Draw
- 33.3% 3 / 9
- Loss
- 66.7% 6 / 9
- Scored
- 1
- Conceded
- 16
- Difference
- -15
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Scotland | Slovenia | 06.10.2026 | 1-2 |
| UEFA Nations League | FYR Macedonia | Scotland | 03.10.2026 | 0-2 |
| UEFA Nations League | Scotland | Switzerland | 29.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| UEFA Nations League | Slovenia | Scotland | 26.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| World Cup | Scotland | Brazil | 25.06.2026 | 0-3 |
| World Cup | Scotland | Morocco | 20.06.2026 | 0-1 |
| World Cup | Haiti | Scotland | 14.06.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies | Bolivia | Scotland | 06.06.2026 | 0-4 |
| Friendlies | Scotland | Curaçao | 30.05.2026 | 4-1 |
| Friendlies | Scotland | Ivory Coast | 31.03.2026 | 0-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Switzerland | FYR Macedonia | 06.10.2026 | 3-0 |
| UEFA Nations League | FYR Macedonia | Scotland | 03.10.2026 | 0-2 |
| UEFA Nations League | Slovenia | FYR Macedonia | 29.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| UEFA Nations League | FYR Macedonia | Switzerland | 26.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| Friendlies | Türkiye | FYR Macedonia | 01.06.2026 | 4-0 |
| Friendlies | Bosnia & Herzegovina | FYR Macedonia | 29.05.2026 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies | Rep. Of Ireland | FYR Macedonia | 31.03.2026 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies | FYR Macedonia | Latvia | 13.11.2025 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies | Saudi Arabia | FYR Macedonia | 04.09.2025 | 2-1 |
Macedonia's numbers are far more worrying. Nine matches without a win, just one goal scored and sixteen conceded tells its own story. They've also lost every one of their recent group games in this Nations League campaign.
Macedonia's struggle to score at all makes them a tough watch going forward.
Comparative Team Statistics: Scotland vs FYR Macedonia
They've already met this campaign
Scotland travelled to Macedonia back in early October and won 2-0 without much fuss. It's the only meeting between these two in the available data, but it came in this very Nations League group just a few weeks ago.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | FYR Macedonia | Scotland | 03.10.2026 | 0-2 |
A repeat of that scoreline, or something close to it, wouldn't be a shock.
What might happen this time
Scotland have had their own home struggles lately, losing to Switzerland and Slovenia in their last two matches on home soil. That takes a bit of shine off their recent home record, even allowing for the fact those were tougher opponents than Macedonia.
Macedonia's away form remains the bigger concern, though. They haven't scored more than a single goal in any of their last nine matches, and shipping sixteen in that spell suggests their defence travels badly too. Against a side that struggles to create or defend, Scotland look well placed to repeat October's result or even improve on it.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Robertson | Scotland | 32 | Defender | 178 | 64 |
| S. McTominay | Scotland | 29 | Midfielder | 193 | 88 |
| S. Bain | Scotland | 34 | Goalkeeper | 183 cm | 75 kg |
| C. Gordon | Scotland | 43 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 85 |
| J. Hendry | Scotland | 31 | Defender | 195 | 76 |
| A. Ralston | Scotland | 27 | Defender | 178 | 70 |
| K. Tierney | Scotland | 29 | Defender | 178 | 70 |
| R. Christie | Scotland | 31 | Midfielder | 178 | 70 |
| R. McCrorie | Scotland | 28 | Defender | 191 | 70 |
| G. Hirst | England | 27 | Attacker | 191 | 84 |
| A. Gunn | Scotland | 30 | Goalkeeper | 196 | 77 |
| G. Hanley | Scotland | 34 | Defender | 188 | 76 |
| K. McLean | Scotland | 34 | Midfielder | 183 | 70 |
| J. McGinn | Scotland | 32 | Midfielder | 178 | 68 |
| O. McBurnie | Scotland | 30 | Attacker | 188 | 79 |
| C. Adams | Scotland | 30 | Attacker | 175 | 70 |
| D. Hyam | Scotland | 30 | Defender | 188 | 70 |
| S. McKenna | Scotland | 29 | Defender | 189 | 74 |
| L. Ferguson | Scotland | 27 | Midfielder | 181 | 75 |
| J. Souttar | Scotland | 30 | Defender | 186 | 75 |
| A. Hickey | Scotland | 24 | Defender | 178 | 72 |
| L. Kelly | Scotland | 30 | Goalkeeper | 184 | 85 |
| R. Stewart | Scotland | 30 | Attacker | 188 | 85 |
| L. Shankland | Scotland | 31 | Attacker | 185 | 78 |
| L. Dykes | Scotland | 31 | Attacker | 188 | 84 |
| S. Welsh | Scotland | 26 | Defender | 188 | 78 |
| A. Irving | Scotland | 26 | Midfielder | 190 | 66 |
| J. McPake | Scotland | 25 | Attacker | 184 cm | 70 kg |
| K. Bowie | Scotland | 24 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| B. Gilmour | Scotland | 25 | Midfielder | 170 | 60 |
| J. Doig | Scotland | 24 | Defender | 189 | 71 |
| N. Patterson | Scotland | 25 | Defender | 189 | 83 |
| L. Binks | England | 25 | Defender | 188 | 86 |
| T. Conway | England | 24 | Midfielder | 185 | 79 |
| Kristi Montgomery | Scotland | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| L. Graham | Scotland | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| R. Ure | Scotland | 22 | Attacker | 189 | n/a |
| L. Miller | Scotland | 20 | Midfielder | 182 | 72 |
| B. Doak | Scotland | 20 | Midfielder | 175 | 65 |
| J. Wilson | Scotland | 19 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Findlay Curtis | Scotland | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Colby Donovan | Scotland | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| T. Fletcher | Scotland | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Elmas | North Macedonia | 27 | Midfielder | 184 | 78 |
| D. Iliev | North Macedonia | 31 | Goalkeeper | 195 | 87 |
| G. Zajkov | North Macedonia | 31 | Defender | 186 | 78 |
| S. Ashkovski | North Macedonia | 34 | Attacker | 179 | 63 |
| E. Alioski | North Macedonia | 34 | Defender | 172 | 68 |
| A. Trajkovski | North Macedonia | 34 | Attacker | 179 | 78 |
| D. Babunski | North Macedonia | 32 | Midfielder | 178 | 68 |
| E. Bardhi | North Macedonia | 31 | Midfielder | 172 | 67 |
| S. Dimitrievski | North Macedonia | 32 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 84 |
| J. Atanasov | North Macedonia | 26 | Midfielder | 187 | 79 |
| D. Shishkovski | North Macedonia | 31 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 88 |
| I. Alimi | Albania | 32 | Midfielder | 186 | 81 |
| T. Kostadinov | North Macedonia | 30 | Midfielder | 180 | 77 |
| K. Trapanovski | North Macedonia | 27 | Midfielder | 180 | n/a |
| V. Musliu | North Macedonia | 31 | Defender | 187 | 80 |
| I. Aleksovski | North Macedonia | 31 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| D. Churlinov | North Macedonia | 26 | Forward | 180 | 73 |
| B. Dimoski | North Macedonia | 24 | Defender | 176 | 70 |
| B. Miovski | North Macedonia | 27 | Attacker | 189 | 76 |
| B. Ilievski | North Macedonia | 27 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| N. Serafimov | North Macedonia | 27 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| D. Toševski | North Macedonia | 25 | Attacker | 187 | 75 |
| A. Elezi | North Macedonia | 25 | Midfielder | 181 | 71 |
| L. Stankovski | North Macedonia | 24 | Midfielder | 190 | n/a |
| J. Manev | North Macedonia | 25 | Defender | 185 | 77 |
| A. Stojchevski | North Macedonia | 23 | Defender | 186 | 75 |
Given how little Macedonia have offered going forward all year, and the fact Scotland already beat them convincingly once this campaign, the home side look capable of winning by more than a single goal again.
It's not a banker given Scotland's patchy home form against stronger opposition, but against this particular opponent the gap in quality looks wide enough to lean towards a bigger Scotland win.
Match result odds
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