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England vs Scotland, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2021
England
0 – 0
Full Time
Scotland
Fri 18 Jun 2021 · 19:00 UTC Wembley HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' John McGinn
Y 87' Stephen O'Donnell

Overview

Match Preview

England vs Scotland — European Championship at Wembley.

Match Details

  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez
  • Referee Jose Sanchez
  • Referee Antonio Mateu
  • Referee Pau Cebrian
  • Referee Roberto Diaz
  • Referee Cuneyt Cakir

Head-to-Head

1
England 1 games · Avg 0.0 goals Scotland
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-18 England 0–0 Scotland

Recent Form

England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jun Scotland H 0–0 D
13 Jun Croatia H 1–0 W
14 Jul Belgium A 0–2 L
11 Jul Croatia A 1–2 L
07 Jul Sweden A 2–0 W
03 Jul Colombia A 1–1 D
Scotland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jun England A 0–0 D
14 Jun Czechia H 0–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
England this season
0% Clean Sheets
Scotland this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

England
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Scotland
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

England
Harry Kane 3 G
Jude Bellingham 2 G 1 A
Scotland
Scott McTominay 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — England and Scotland get this one started.
  • 5' England have won 75 goals from 137 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. England in their trying to find a way past Scotland's compact .
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 16' Scotland player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 21' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 26' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 31' Scotland is showing some good football. However, Scotland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 36' Scotland seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kevin Nisbet, as he is very good at scoring at Wembley with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andrew Robertson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for England.
  • 51' Scotland started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both England and Scotland are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 63' Another substitution for England to replace Phil Foden by Jack Grealish on 63 minute.
  • 68' The 30-year-old Lyndon Dykes has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 73' England are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 74' A change in the England ranks — Harry Kane exits the field as Marcus Rashford enters on 74.
  • 76' Billy Gilmour makes way for Stuart Armstrong at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Scotland.
  • 81' Over 81 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 86' Scotland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kevin Nisbet is hanging Che Adams on the field on 86 minute.
  • 87' Stephen O'Donnell picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

England Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gareth Southgate

Scotland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Clarke

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.72 England xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Scotland xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + England or Draw 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
England38% Draw39% Scotland23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 69%
31%
± 1.5 36%
64%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

England or Draw
77%
Draw or Scotland
62%
England or Scotland
61%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
England20% Draw67% Scotland13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
19%
0 – 1
13.3%
1 – 1
12%
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 1
4.2%
0 – 2
3.5%
1 – 2
3%
3 – 0
1.6%
2 – 2
1.3%
3 – 1
1.1%
0 – 3
0.6%

Asian Handicap — England

Handicap England covers Push Scotland covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 24% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 17% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

England keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
Scotland keeps clean sheet
49% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.