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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.