Sunday , 16 August 2026

Scotland vs Morocco, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Scotland
0 – 1
Full Time
Morocco
Fri 19 Jun 2026 · 22:00 UTC Gillette Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 2' Ismael Saibari
Y 23' Issa Diop
Andrew Robertson 65' Y
Anthony Ralston 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Scotland vs Morocco — Worldcup at Gillette Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Il'giz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
  • Assistant 1 Andrey Tsapenko (Uzbekistan)
  • Assistant 2 Timur Gaynulin (Uzbekistan)
5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Scotland 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Morocco
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-19 Scotland 0–1 Morocco

Recent Form

Scotland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jun Morocco H 0–1 L
14 Jun Haiti A 1–0 W
23 Jun Hungary H 0–1 L
19 Jun Switzerland H 1–1 D
14 Jun Germany A 1–5 L
22 Jun Croatia A 1–3 L
Morocco
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jun Scotland A 1–0 W
13 Jun Brazil A 1–1 D
17 Dec Croatia A 1–2 L
14 Dec France A 0–2 L
10 Dec Portugal H 1–0 W
06 Dec Spain H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Scotland Morocco
#11 Position #10
3 Points 7
3 Played 3
1 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
1 Scored 6
4 Conceded 3
-3 GD +3
1.00 PPG 2.33
33% Win % 67%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Scotland this season
33% Clean Sheets
Morocco this season

Scotland are 11th (3 pts). Morocco are 10th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Scotland
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Morocco
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Morocco
Ismael Saibari 3 G
Soufiane Rahimi 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Gillette Stadium as Scotland face off against Morocco in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 2' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ismael Saibari makes it 0-1.
  • 7' A quiet spell here at Gillette Stadium. Morocco seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 12' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Clarke will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 17' Yassine Bounou needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 22' The travelling Morocco supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 23' A moment of madness from Issa Diop on 23 minutes earns him a card. Morocco will be frustrated.
  • 28' Morocco are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 33' Morocco looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ismael Saibari scoring 1 goals.
  • 38' The home supporters are growing impatient. Scotland must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 43' Morocco has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Scotland and Morocco are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 58' named a 3-5-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Ben Doak. He replaces Kieran Tierney on 60 minute.
  • 65' Andrew Robertson was booked on 65.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 71' Another change for Scotland made on 71 minute. Ryan Christie leaves to be changed by Kenny McLean.
  • 76' It’s high time Mohamed Ouahbi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 81' It is a cagey affair so far. Scotland in their 3-5-2 trying to find a way past Morocco's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Morocco. Brahim Diaz is replaced by Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab.
  • 88' Anthony Ralston gets the nod from Scotland. He replaces Nathan Patterson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Nathan Patterson as he leaves the pitch. Anthony Ralston steps in for Scotland.
  • 90' Anthony Ralston has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Azzedine Ounahi as he leaves the pitch. Samir El Mourabet steps in for Morocco.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Scotland 0-1 Morocco.

Lineups

Scotland Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Clarke

Morocco Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mohamed Ouahbi

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.35 Scotland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Morocco xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 77% + Under 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Scotland15% Draw30% Morocco55%
Actual: Morocco win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 50%
50%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Scotland or Draw
46%
Draw or Morocco
85%
Scotland or Morocco
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Scotland6% Draw56% Morocco38%
Actual: Morocco win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
20.6%
0 – 2
15.9%
1 – 1
9.1%
0 – 3
7%
1 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
2.8%
0 – 4
2.4%
2 – 1
1.4%
2 – 2
1.1%
1 – 4
1%

Asian Handicap — Scotland

Handicap Scotland covers Push Morocco covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 7% 92%
-0.5 8% — 92%
+0.5 39% — 61%
+1 39% 30% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 19% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Scotland keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Morocco keeps clean sheet
71% ✓

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