Scotland host North Macedonia at Hampden Park in a crucial UEFA Nations League fixture as Sebastien Pognocoli’s squad aims to keep promotion hopes alive.
Match Context and Standings
The home side faces a challenging task to finish second in Group 1 of League B and secure a promotion play-off spot. A previous home defeat against Slovenia extinguished any chances of automatic promotion to League A.
Scotland trail Slovenia by three points, with the head-to-head record serving as the tiebreaker. To claim a play-off berth, Scotland require Slovenia to fail to win their remaining two fixtures against Switzerland and North Macedonia, while also needing at least four points from their own matches. A victory against North Macedonia would also guarantee the elimination of any relegation threat to League C.
Confirmed Line-ups
The Scotland starting XI features Gunn, Gannon-Doak, Porteous, Graham, Tierney, Robertson, Gilmour, Ferguson, McGinn, McTominay, and Adams. The substitutes bench includes Kelly, Bain, Hickey, McBurnie, Christie, Hendry, Penrice, McPake, Curtis, Bowie, Patterson, and Montgomery, as reported by 101 Great Goals.
North Macedonia’s starting line-up consists of Dimitrievski, Ilievski, Mladenovski, Musliu, Alioski, Bardhi, Gashtarov, Elmas, Churlinov, Rastoder, and Doriev. Their substitutes are Taleski, Shishkovski, Herera, Fetai, Meljichi, Nikolov, Omeragikj, Elezi, Gjorjievski, Stankovski, Despotovski, and Maleski.
