Greece 0-1 Scotland: Key stats
Scotland have recorded three successive wins against nations higher than them in the Fifa world rankings for the first time since October 2020.Scotland faced 24 shots against Greece, their most while keeping a clean sheet in all competitions since March 2007 against France in the Euro qualifiers (26). Only one of Greece's 24 shots were on target, though produced an xG total of 2.86, compared to Scotland's 1.4.Scotland have scored eight of their past nine penalties taken in all competitions (excluding shootouts), with the exception being Lyndon Dykes against Israel in a World Cup qualifier in October 2021. Indeed, no side has scored more penalties in the Nations League than the Scots' six.Scotland have won their past two away games in all competitions, one more than in their prior seven (D1 L5).Scott McTominay has scored 11 goals in his past 22 appearances for Scotland, with only nine players scoring more goals in all competitions among European nations since the start of 2023.Greece have lost their past two home internationals, having lost only one of their previous 13 (W9 D3). Indeed, they've conceded four goals in total in their last two games on home soil, as many as in their prior nine matches.This was the sixth time Craig Gordon played for Scotland aged 40+ (42y 79d), making up 50% of the times a player has done so for the national team (David Weir x4, Jim Leighton x2).
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