{"id":1497345,"date":"2026-09-26T15:56:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T14:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&#038;p=1497345"},"modified":"2026-09-26T16:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T15:08:44","slug":"post-match-analysis-slovenia-vs-scotland-26-09-26","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-slovenia-vs-scotland-26-09-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Slovenia vs Scotland stats and analysis: Promising signs for Pocognoli era despite opening draw"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scotland started the Sebastien Pocognoli era with a goalless draw against Slovenia in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/bet-football-tips-uefa-nations-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Uefa Nations League<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Steve Clarke&#8217;s departure following the World Cup group stage exit, all eyes were on Ljubljana to see how Scotland would fare. This was a battle between two teams with differing Nations League experiences, too. Scotland are in League B after relegation, while Slovenia had gained promotion by beating rivals Slovakia in a play-off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scotland largely dominated the game and while they couldn&#8217;t find the breakthrough, there&#8217;s a lot for fans to be optimistic about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Slovenia vs Scotland analysis<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-pocognoli-s-system-starting-to-show\" data-level=\"2\">Pocognoli&#8217;s system starting to show<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-defensive-gaps-still-need-tightening\" data-level=\"2\">Defensive gaps still need tightening<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-slovenia-s-poor-form-clear\" data-level=\"2\">Slovenia&#8217;s poor form clear<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-pocognoli-s-system-starting-to-show\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pocognoli&#8217;s system starting to show<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pocognoli has barely had a week with this Scotland squad and any significant changes to style of play and system will take time. But there were early signs of what Pocognoli wants from his Scotland side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Slovenia had the ball early on from restarts, Scotland were maintaining their system. The front two held their line and Scotland only started pressing once the ball had been played out wide, away from the centre-backs and goalkeeper. John McGinn and Oli McBurnie were the main pressers in this regard, depending on the way the ball went. And their roles were interesting off the ball, as part of a wider front rotation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At times, McBurnie would maintain his line alongside Ure, with Billy Gilmour pushing up from midfield to join McGinn behind them. But in other moments McBurnie dropped back to partner McGinn in pressing, allowing Gilmour to stay deep alongside Lewis Ferguson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-attacking-options\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Attacking options<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a similar case on the ball. Scotland enjoyed more of the ball than their hosts with 65% possession, but they weren&#8217;t doing too much with it. It took Scotland 43 minutes to get their first shots of the game, with both efforts in quick succession blocked. Prior to that moment, Scotland were getting into dangerous positions but hampering themselves with overhit passes or poor runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ure did well to create space for himself just before half-time on the edge of the box, getting a good shot away, but it hit the post. He was able to create that space due to the wing-backs getting high up the pitch, and that quickly became key in how Scotland were attacking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When both Andy Robertson and Aaron Hickey got forward, Scotland looked dangerous, overloading the Slovenia box. Robertson constantly looked to test the defence with his crossing, attempting 13 through the game. While they didn&#8217;t always reach a teammate, the Scotland captain was pushing Slovenia&#8217;s defence into risky situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The growth showed after half-time, with Scotland really testing Jan Oblak. McBurnie had a good chance early on with a lovely touch to beat the defender, but he failed when trying to round Oblak. The Slovenian goalkeeper then had to produce a good save from Gilmour, and smother before McBurnie could pounce on any rebound. That was a running theme as the game went on, with Oblak denying Scotland on many occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scotland ended the game with 17 shots, registering 1.90 Expected Goals, with five hitting the target. They&#8217;ll perhaps be left cursing the drop to 0.88 post-shot xG, but there are positive signs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-defensive-gaps-still-need-tightening\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Defensive gaps still need tightening<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the back, there were positives and negatives for Scotland. They generally dealt well with early set-pieces, clearing balls and not giving Slovenia many opportunities. When Vanja Drkusic hit the post from a corner, he wasn&#8217;t in a good goalscoring position due to a mixture of good pressure and a poor ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Scotland did afford Slovenia opportunities. And they were avoidable. Slovenia did have the ball in the back of the net but it was ruled out for a clear offside. However, Scotland had been caught out by McGinn&#8217;s pass hitting a teammate and rebounding to Slovenia. The away side were slow to react down the left and fortunate for the flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another chance down Scotland&#8217;s left followed shortly after. This time they were beaten by a through-ball, in between Robertson and Stephen Welsh. With Robertson slow to get back, debutant Welsh was caught out trying to attack the ball, playing Slovenia through. This time they were onside, but Jack Hendry dealt with the cross in the centre of the box. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scotland&#8217;s back line had less to do in the second half, and will likely be less busy with the increased possession. But Pocognoli will want to ensure the defensive errors are removed to keep that danger away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-slovenia-s-poor-form-clear\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Slovenia&#8217;s poor form clear<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slovenia went into this game with just one win from their past 10 matches across all competitions. And this was just another example of why they are struggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite some success in the first half, Slovenia didn&#8217;t test Angus Gunn enough in the Scotland goal. They were their own worst enemies at times, either ruining chances by poor shots or breaking moves down with bad passes. Aside from Drkusic hitting the post, Andraz Sporar had Slovenia&#8217;s best chance but he could only get a toe onto a dangerous cross into the box &#8212; barely being able to divert it goalwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After their early pressure, Slovenia had just one shot in the second half and it was their only effort on target. But it was an easy save for Gunn, who had nothing else to do. To have just four shots &#8212; and none past the 53rd minute &#8212; at home in the opening game of the league, is pretty damning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slovenia have now failed to score in six of their past 11 games across all competitions. But it was also their third clean sheet of that run, all coming in goalless draws. That was largely down to a mixture of Scotland missing opportunities and being able to rely on Oblak in goal. It&#8217;s not a sustainable system, and one that just won&#8217;t do if Slovenia have serious hopes of reaching a fifth major tournament in their history.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scotland started the Sebastien Pocognoli era with a goalless draw against Slovenia in the Uefa Nations League. 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