Scotland v North Macedonia: Key stats
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Scotland sit third in Nations League Group B1 with four points, unable to catch leaders Switzerland and three points behind Slovenia in the promotion play-off spot.
Macedonia are bottom of the group without a point and must win at Hampden to retain any hope of overtaking Scotland and avoiding relegation to League C.
Scotland lost their first-ever game against North Macedonia, 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier in 2008, but have since won three of their four meetings, drawing once.
North Macedonia lost 2-0 in 2009 and drew 1-1 in 2012, both in World Cup qualifiers, in their previous two visits to Scotland.
Scotland won the reverse fixture 2-0 in Skopje in October, their goals coming from Kieron Bowie and a John McGynn penalty kick.
Scotland's defeat of North Macedonia is their only victory in six outings.
North Macedonia have gone 12 games without a victory, failing to score in the latest eight and losing their latest five while conceding 14 goals, their worst run since November 2016 - and have never lost six in a row.
Scotland have lost their latest two home matches, both in the Nations League, but have not lost three in a row since September 2018 and have never lost three on the bounce in competitive games.
Only two European nations have played more times in one year without scoring than North Macedonia - Luxembourg in 2006 and Gibraltar in 2023 (both 10).
North Macedonia's last victory came against Liechtenstein, by 5-0, in a World Cup qualifier in September last year.
Scotland have lost three of their latest four matches at home, their one victory being by 4-1 in a friendly against Curacao in May.
North Macedonia have gone eight away games without a victory since beating Kazakhstan 1-0 in June last year in a World Cup qualifier, their only goal in that sequence coming in a 7-1 World Cup qualifying thrashing by Wales a year ago.
If he plays, right-back Andy Robertson will draw level with Kenny Dalglish for the most caps for Scotland (102). Robertson already has the most wins in a Scotland shirt (47).
Scotland midfielder John McGinn has won 21 fouls in the 2026-27 Nations League - four more than any other player. In Nations League history, only Gibraltar forward Tjay De Barr (71) has won more fouls than McGinn (68).