Slovenia face Scotland in their Nations League opener this afternoon.
The Grid Legion returned to the competition after poor performance in the World Cup group stage and being eliminated.
Meanwhile, Slovenia missed out on the World Cup entirely.
Both are keen to get a win and move into the top spot in the National League.
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Slovenian team news
Slovenia starting lineup: Oblak, Breedlov, Bjor, Drkusic, Janza, Kaninik, Selin, Elsnik, Matko, Sturm, Spolar
Slovenia Subs: Follow
scotland team news
Scotland starting lineup: Gunn, Hickey, Robertson, Welsh, McGinn, Gilmour, McBurnie, Ute, Hendry, McKenna, Ferguson
Scotland substitutes: Kelly, Bain, Binks, Doig, Christie, Miller, McPake, Gannon Doak, Graham, Bowie, Patterson, Montgomery
Slovenia v Scotland recent results and statistics
- Scotland are unbeaten in five games against Slovenia (2 wins, 3 draws).
- Since the first meeting between the two teams in the 2004 World Cup qualifiers, there has not been a goalless draw in this game.
- Since exiting the last 16 of the European Cup in 2024, Slovenia has only lost two home games, losing 1-4 to Norway in the last Nations League and losing 0-2 to Kosovo in the World Cup qualifiers.
- Scotland have kept just one clean sheet in their last 11 games. They have not kept a clean sheet in an official match since their 2-0 victory over Belarus last September.
- Captain Andy Robertson is three short of 100 games for Scotland.
- If selected during this international window, Scotland player Oli McBurnie will make his first appearance for the national team since 2021, after failing to score in 16 international games.
Where to watch Slovenia vs Scotland: TV and online streaming
Slovenia’s match against Scotland will kick off at 2:00pm UK time on Saturday.
The show will air on BBC One and can also be watched on iPlayer.
Slovenia vs Scotland Prediction
With both teams lacking star players, it’s no surprise that they offset each other.
slovenia
1 – 1
Scotland