Portugal 2-1 Scotland: Match statistics

Scotland are now without a victory in their last eight competitive fixtures across all competitions (losing five of them) – the longest such winless run in their history.

Scotland have conceded in the 85th minute or later in five of their last six matches across all competitions.

Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay has now scored 11 goals for Scotland, with all 11 coming in competitive fixtures. Only Robert Hamilton (15/15), Robert McColl (13/13) and Andy Wilson (13/13) have scored more for Scotland with 100% of them coming in competitive fixtures.

Portugal had 16 shots in the first half, last attempting more in the opening 45 minutes of a match in March 2021 – 17 shots versus Azerbaijan. It is also the most Scotland have faced in the first half of a match since October 2012 (16 versus Belgium).

In midfielders Bruno Fernandes (6) and Bernardo Silva (5), Portugal had two players create five or more chances each in the same game in all competitions for the first time since September 2020 against Croatia, when the same duo did so (Fernandes 6, Silva 5).

Since Roberto Martinez’s first match in charge of Portugal (March 2023), Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has been directly involved in 21 goals (11 goals, 10 assists) in 20 appearances, four more than any other player for the Selecao.

Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored in consecutive Nations League matches for the first time after 13 appearances in the competition.

It was Andy Robertson’s 76th appearance for Scotland, taking the Liverpool left-back into joint-fifth on the Scotland all-time appearance list – level with Paul McStay.