Scotland and North Macedonia will clash at Hampden Park on Friday night in UEFA Nations League B Group 1.
The hosts are third in the standings with four points, while the visitors are bottom of the table and yet to pick up a single point from four matches.
Since replacing long-serving manager Steve Clarke, who stepped down at the end of a disappointing 2026 World Cup campaign, new boss Sebastian Pocognoli has endured a mixed start to life in charge.
Pocognoli has guided Scotland to just one win from four Nations League fixtures, beating Friday’s visitors 2-1, alongside a 0-0 draw with Slovenia, a 3-0 defeat to Switzerland and, most recently, a 2-1 defeat against Slovenia.
Scotland, as a result, sit third in League B Group 1 with four points, leaving them four points above bottom-placed North Macedonia and three points behind second-placed Slovenia in the promotion-playoff place, while leaders Switzerland are out of reach with only two games remaining.
With Scotland hoping to secure a second-placed finish and promotion playoff place, Pocognoli’s side will be desperate to secure all three points on Friday to potentially move level with Slovenia, who face Switzerland.
Scotland may be enduring a difficult run, but they demonstrated their superiority over the struggling North Macedonia in the reverse fixture and should secure another comfortable win on Friday.
Credit: sportsmole.co.uk
