Scotland v Portugal: Pick of the stats

Scotland have lost each of their last four matches against Portugal with the Scots only currently on a longer run of defeats against Belgium (six – last meeting 2019) and Brazil (six – last meeting 2011).

Portugal won 3-1 on their last away trip to Scotland in an October 2018 friendly, but have never previously won back-to-back such games (W1 D2 L4 prior).

Scotland have lost each of their last four matches in all competitions, each by a margin of a single goal. Never before in the nation’s history have they lost five successive games.

Portugal have won each of their last seven competitive away games by an aggregate score of 22-1. They have never won eight such fixtures in a row before in their history.

Scotland are without a win in their last five home matches in all competitions (D2 L3), the joint-longest such run in their history after also going five without winning between November 2007 and November 2008.

Portugal have won 15 and lost just one of their last 18 competitive internationals (D2), with that sole defeat coming to Georgia at EURO 2024 (0-2).

Of Ryan Christie’s seven goals for Scotland, four have come in the Uefa Nations League (57%). Indeed, Christie has more goal involvements in the competition (eight – four goals and four assists) than any other player for Scotland.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in all three of Portugal’s Uefa Nations League games in 2024-25. The forward last netted in four successive international appearances in June 2021.