Scotland vs Cyprus match stats & report

3–0 Full time

Euro Championship - Qualification · Qualifying Round - 1 · Hampden Park, Glasgow · Ref D. Strukan

Scotland stats & fixtures · Cyprus stats & fixtures

Scotland beat Cyprus 3–0 in the Euro Championship - Qualification (Qualifying Round - 1) on 25 March 2023. Scotland had 62% of the ball.

Scotland vs Cyprus match statistics

ScotlandCyprus

62% Ball possession 38%
11 Total shots 6
6 Shots on target 2
2 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside the box 0
8 Corners 0
17 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
599 Passes 387
83% Pass accuracy 78%
2 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

14' Yellow card S. Armstrong Scotland
21' Goal J. McGinn Scotland
32' Yellow card G. Kastanos Cyprus
53' Yellow card Nikolas Ioannou Cyprus
74' Yellow card R. Porteous Scotland
87' Goal S. McTominay (assist L. Dykes) Scotland
90+3' Goal S. McTominay (assist A. Robertson) Scotland
90+5' Yellow card Nikolas Ioannou Cyprus
90+5' Red card Nikolas Ioannou Cyprus

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Scotland

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 S. Clarke

1 A. Gunn

6 K. Tierney 5 G. Hanley 15 R. Porteous

3 A. Robertson 8 C. McGregor 20 R. Jack 22 A. Hickey

17 S. Armstrong 7 J. McGinn

10 C. Adams

Bench L. Dykes , S. McTominay , R. Christie , N. Patterson , K. McLean , L. Cooper , L. Kelly , Zander Clark , L. Ferguson , J. Brown , B. Gilmour , D. Hyam

Cyprus

Confirmed 3-5-1-1 T. Ketsbaia

12 D. Demetriou

14 V. Roberge 6 A. Gogić 13 I. Kousoulos

4 Nikolas Ioannou 19 K. Laifis 18 K. Artymatas 10 C. Kyriakou 15 M. Antoniou

20 G. Kastanos

23 Ioannis Pittas

Bench D. Spoljaric , A. Kakoullis , C. Charalampous , L. Loizou , M. Tzionis , Dimitris Christofi , A. Karo , Michalis Ioannou , K. Panayi , Alexander Matija Špoljarić , Georgios Efrem , Marios Antoniadis

Form guide

Scotland at home

4–0–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

50% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cyprus away

2–2–1 in 5 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 5
Corners: 6.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Scotland vs Cyprus head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
16 Nov 19	Cyprus v Scotland	1–2
8 Jun 19	Scotland v Cyprus	2–1

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Scotland vs Cyprus head-to-head record