Int. Friendly Games 2026 · 31 Mar 2026

Scotland 0–1 Côte d'Ivoire

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Standout: Amad Diallo scored 95.2 · Breakout watch: Elye Wahi

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Scotland favourites at 49%.

Côte d'Ivoire won and made the better chances: 2.2 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Nicolas Pépé, 83.4 in 69′.

Well above their usual level: Nicolas Pépé +31.0, Ross McCrorie +30.6, Billy Gilmour +17.2.

Well below it: Ghislain Konan −11.7, Scott Bain −10.3.

Each side's last five results before this match.

28 Mar 2026	L 0–1	v Japan International Friendlies
18 Nov 2025	W 4–2	v Denmark World Cup Qualification UEFA
15 Nov 2025	L 2–3	at Greece World Cup Qualification UEFA
12 Oct 2025	W 2–1	v Belarus World Cup Qualification UEFA
9 Oct 2025	W 3–1	v Greece World Cup Qualification UEFA

28 Mar 2026	W 4–0	at South Korea International Friendlies
10 Jan 2026	L 2–3	at Egypt Africa Cup of Nations
6 Jan 2026	W 3–0	v Burkina Faso Africa Cup of Nations
31 Dec 2025	W 3–2	at Gabon Africa Cup of Nations
28 Dec 2025	D 1–1	v Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
John McGinn Midfielder	20	–	87.9	–
Ross McCrorie Midfielder	62	–	69.5	+30.6
Billy Gilmour Midfielder	70	–	65.2	+17.2
John Souttar Defender	90	0.11	63.0	+13.5
Kenny McLean Midfielder	20	–	61.6	–
Andy Robertson Defender	90	–	61.3	+15.4
Kieran Tierney Defender	90	0.02	55.0	+16.4
Scott McTominay Midfielder	45	0.08	54.9	+4.4
Dominic Hyam Defender	90	–	53.2	+9.1
George Hirst Forward	77	0.40	52.4	+15.2
Ryan Christie Midfielder	70	0.33	51.8	−1.6
Lewis Ferguson Midfielder	45	0.05	49.8	+4.9
Che Adams Forward	77	0.06	46.7	−4.2
Scott Bain Goalkeeper	45	–	40.2	−10.3
Liam Kelly Goalkeeper	45	–	40.2	–
Tommy Conway Forward	13	–	37.6	–
Nathan Patterson Defender	28	–	37.4	–
Lyndon Dykes Forward	13	–	37.2	–

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Amad Diallo Midfielder	21	0	0.09	95.2	–
Nicolas Pépé Forward	69	1	0.99	83.4	+31.0
Wilfried Singo Defender	90	0	–	70.5	+15.5
Alban Lafont Goalkeeper	90	0	–	64.7	+14.3
Ousmane Diomande Defender	61	0	0.15	63.1	+6.9
Simon Adingra Midfielder	21	0	0.23	60.8	–
Bazoumana Touré Midfielder	90	0	0.04	58.9	+8.1
Christ Inao Oulaï Midfielder	90	0	–	53.1	+4.8
Emmanuel Agbadou Defender	29	0	–	52.2	–
Elye Wahi Forward	77	0	0.59	48.1	−1.0
Odilon Kossounou Defender	90	0	–	47.2	−1.9
Guéla Doué Defender	28	0	0.11	46.2	–
Bénie Traoré Midfielder	69	0	–	43.8	+4.9
Franck Kessié Midfielder	90	0	–	43.3	+1.0
Ghislain Konan Defender	62	0	–	40.6	−11.7
Evann Guessand Forward	13	0	–	40.0	–