Scotland vs Slovenia Preview

Scotland haven’t beaten Slovenia since 2017, with the two sides meeting again at Hampden Park on Tuesday after a goalless draw just last month. Scotland’s run has been poor bar one result, beating North Macedonia 2-0 away in their most recent Nations League outing. Before that, a 3-0 home defeat to Switzerland had followed a 0-0 home draw with Slovenia the game before. Further back, Scotland lost 3-0 at home to Brazil and 1-0 at home to Morocco to open the run. Across these five matches Scotland have taken one win, a draw and three losses, with the Switzerland game their heaviest defeat by margin.

Slovenia’s run has been mixed, losing 2-1 away at Switzerland in their most recent outing. Before that, a 2-0 home win over North Macedonia had followed a 0-0 home draw with Scotland the game before. Further back, a 2-1 away defeat to Croatia preceded a 1-1 home draw with Cyprus to open the run. Across these five matches Slovenia have taken one win, two draws and two losses, with the Switzerland game their most recent setback.

This fixture has been fairly even historically, with Scotland winning two of the last five meetings to Slovenia’s none, and three draws completing the sample. The most recent meeting finished goalless away at Slovenia just last month, continuing an unbeaten run for both sides in this fixture. Hampden Park hosts Tuesday’s game, and Scotland’s wins in this run came 1-0 at home in 2017 and 3-0 away in 2005, with draws in 2026, 2017 and 2012 making up the rest.

Slovenia and Scotland sit level on four points in Group 1, with Slovenia second on goal difference and Scotland third. A win for Scotland at Hampden Park would take them to seven points and above Slovenia into second place.

Scotland’s home clash with Slovenia will be shown in the UK on BBC Two, BBC Scotland, BBC Sport Web and BBC iPlayer, with the same channels also covering it in Ireland. Slovenian viewers can watch via SportKlub 1 Slovenia, and it’s also available in the US on Fox Soccer Plus, fuboTV, ViX and FOX One.

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