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France 4-1 Scotland - October 17, 2023 / Friendlies 2023

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Friendlies 2023 - Europe

Decathlon Arena - Villeneuve-d'Ascq - France

October 17, 2023 - 21:00

France

4 - 1

Scotland

Assist by Antoine Griezmann (header) Benjamin Pavard

16'

Assist by Kylian Mbappé (header) Benjamin Pavard

24'

(penalty) Kylian Mbappé

41'

(right foot) Kingsley Coman

70'

11'

Billy Gilmour (right foot)

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11' - Goal Billy Gilmour

16' - Goal Benjamin Pavard16

24' - Goal Benjamin Pavard24

36' - Yellow card Nathan Patterson

40' - Yellow card Liam Cooper

41' - Goal Kylian Mbappé41

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46' - Substitution Liam Kellyis substituted by Zander Clark

64' - Substitution Ousmane Dembéléis substituted by Kingsley Coman photo Marcus Thuram

64' - Substitution Olivier Giroudis substituted by Marcus Thuram64

64' - Substitution Liam Cooperis substituted by John Souttar photo Jacob Brown

64' - Substitution Che Adamsis substituted by Jacob Brown

70' - Goal Kingsley Coman70

76' - Substitution Aurélien Tchouaméniis substituted by Boubacar Kamara photo Youssouf Fofana

76' - Substitution Antoine Griezmannis substituted by Youssouf Fofana76

76' - Substitution Billy Gilmouris substituted by Stuart Armstrong photo Ryan Christie

76' - Substitution Kenny McLeanis substituted by Ryan Christie

84' - Yellow card Greg Taylor

87' - Substitution Ibrahima Konatéis substituted by Castello Lukeba photo Randal Kolo Muani

87' - Substitution Kylian Mbappéis substituted by Randal Kolo Muani87

89' - Substitution Nathan Pattersonis substituted by John McGinn

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

France

4 - 1

Scotland

France Scotland

Team line-ups

France

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

10Mbappé4187

Kylian Mbappé

France

B.date20/12/1998

Age24 years

H1m80

positionStriker

9Giroud64

Olivier Giroud

France

B.date30/09/1986

Age37 years

H1m92

positionCentre forward

11Dembélé64

Ousmane Dembélé

France

B.date15/05/1997

Age26 years

H1m78

positionRight Winger

6Camavinga

Eduardo Camavinga

France

B.date10/11/2002

Age20 years

H1m82

positionBox-to-box midfielder

7Griezmann76

Antoine Griezmann

France

B.date21/03/1991

Age32 years

H1m76

positionSecond striker

8Tchouaméni76

Aurélien Tchouaméni

France

B.date26/01/2000

Age23 years

H1m85

positionDefensive Midfielder

22Hernandez

Theo Hernandez

France

B.date06/11/1997

Age25 years

H1m84

positionLeft full-back

13Konaté87

Ibrahima Konaté

France

B.date25/05/1999

Age24 years

H1m93

positionRight central defender

2Pavard1624

Benjamin Pavard

France

B.date28/03/1996

Age27 years

H1m86

positionRight full-back

3Clauss

Jonathan Clauss

France

B.date25/09/1992

Age31 years

H1m78

positionRight full-back

16Maignan

Mike Maignan

France

B.date03/07/1995

Age28 years

H1m91

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
16	G	Mike Maignan		28	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
13	D	Ibrahima Konaté	87	24	13	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
2	D	Benjamin Pavard	1624	27	52	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Jonathan Clauss		31	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	D	Theo Hernandez		25	21	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Aurélien Tchouaméni	76	23	29	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	M	Eduardo Camavinga		20	13	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	F	Ousmane Dembélé	64	26	40	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Olivier Giroud	64	37	127	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Antoine Griezmann	76	32	125	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	F	Kylian Mbappé	4187	24	73	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Scotland

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

10Adams64

Che Adams

Scotland

B.date13/07/1996

Age27 years

H1m75

positionSecond striker

14Gilmour1176

Billy Gilmour

Scotland

B.date11/06/2001

Age22 years

H1m70

positionCentre Midfield

23McLean76

Kenny McLean

Scotland

B.date08/01/1992

Age31 years

H1m83

positionPlaymaker

4McTominay

Scott McTominay

Scotland

B.date08/12/1996

Age26 years

H1m93

positionCentre Midfield

19Ferguson

Lewis Ferguson

Scotland

B.date24/08/1999

Age24 years

H1m81

positionCentre Midfield

20Taylor84

Greg Taylor

Scotland

B.date05/11/1997

Age25 years

H1m73

positionLeft full-back

16McKenna

Scott McKenna

Scotland

B.date12/11/1996

Age26 years

H1m89

positionCentral defender

6Cooper6440

Liam Cooper

Scotland

B.date30/08/1991

Age32 years

H1m81

positionLeft central defender

13Hendry

Jack Hendry

Scotland

B.date07/05/1995

Age28 years

H1m92

positionRight central defender

22Patterson8936

Nathan Patterson

Scotland

B.date16/10/2001

Age22 years

H1m83

positionRight full-back

12Kelly46

Liam Kelly

Scotland

B.date23/01/1996

Age27 years

H1m83

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
12	G	Liam Kelly	46	27	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	D	Liam Cooper	6440	32	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
13	D	Jack Hendry		28	27	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	D	Scott McKenna		26	31	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	D	Nathan Patterson	8936	22	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	D	Greg Taylor	84	25	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	M	Billy Gilmour	1176	22	22	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	M	Lewis Ferguson		24	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	M	Scott McTominay		26	45	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
23	M	Kenny McLean	76	31	34	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	F	Che Adams	64	27	27	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.4 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
23	G	Alphonse Areola		30
1	G	Brice Samba		29
5	D	Castello Lukeba	87	20	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	D	Jean-Clair Todibo		23
21	D	Lucas Hernandez		27
4	D	Malo Gusto		20
19	M	Boubacar Kamara	76	23	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	M	Youssouf Fofana	76	24	13	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	M	Adrien Rabiot		28
20	M	Kingsley Coman	7064	27	53	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	F	Marcus Thuram	64	26	14	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	F	Randal Kolo Muani	87	24	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
21	G	Zander Clark	46	31	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
1	G	Angus Gunn		27
5	D	John Souttar	64	27	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	D	Ryan Porteous		24
24	D	Max Johnston		19
7	M	John McGinn	89	28	57	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Callum McGregor		30
17	M	Stuart Armstrong	76	31	46	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	F	Ryan Christie	76	28	43	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	F	Jacob Brown	64	25	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Lyndon Dykes		28

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Eduardo Camavinga

Adrien Rabiot

OUT

Ousmane Dembélé

Kingsley Coman

OUT

Olivier Giroud

Randal Kolo Muani

OUT

Benjamin Pavard

Lucas Hernandez

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Kenny McLean

Callum McGregor

OUT

Liam Kelly

Angus Gunn

OUT

Che Adams

Lyndon Dykes

OUT

Billy Gilmour

John McGinn

OUT

Greg Taylor

Andrew Robertson

OUT

Liam Cooper

Ryan Porteous

OUT

Nathan Patterson

Aaron Hickey

OUT

Lewis Ferguson

Ryan Christie

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Didier Deschamps

147

Success rate in this team:

65 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

55 %

Deschamps vs Scotland

2 victories

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on October 17, 2023

Deschamps vs Clarke

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on October 17, 2023

Manager

Age

Match num

Steve Clarke

Success rate in this team:

49 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

42 %

Clarke vs France

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on October 17, 2023

Clarke vs Deschamps

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on October 17, 2023

Referee

Tobias Stieler

3 victories	1 draw	0 loss	France4 matches	General total	Scotland3 matches	0 victory	1 draw	2 losses
1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	France1 match	Season total	Scotland1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on September 09, 2024					Latest figure on October 17, 2023

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Key figures

France keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a loss vs Scotland at home in Friendlies running (since 01/06/1984). It's a record streak. The first of history

France keeps its 5 consecutive wins vs Scotland in Friendlies running (since 01/06/1984). It's a record streak. The first of history

It's the first time Benjamin Pavard scores at least 2 goals during the same game vs Scotland in his professional career

Read the next 27 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LFrance 1-2 Denmark03/06/2022

LFrance 0-1 Croatia13/06/2022

VFrance 2-0 Austria22/09/2022

VFrance 4-0 Netherlands24/03/2023

VFrance 1-0 Greece19/06/2023

VFrance 2-0 Ireland07/09/2023

Overall

VIreland 0-1 France27/03/2023

VGibraltar 0-3 France16/06/2023

VFrance 1-0 Greece19/06/2023

VFrance 2-0 Ireland07/09/2023

LGermany 2-1 France12/09/2023

VNetherlands 1-2 France13/10/2023

Current form

Away

LIreland 3-0 Scotland11/06/2022

VArmenia 1-4 Scotland14/06/2022

LTurkey 2-1 Scotland16/11/2022

VNorway 1-2 Scotland17/06/2023

VCyprus 0-3 Scotland08/09/2023

LSpain 2-0 Scotland12/10/2023

Overall

VScotland 2-0 Spain28/03/2023

VNorway 1-2 Scotland17/06/2023

VScotland 2-0 Georgia20/06/2023

VCyprus 0-3 Scotland08/09/2023

LScotland 1-3 England12/09/2023

LSpain 2-0 Scotland12/10/2023

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	4	1
Unbeaten streak	4	1
Drawless streak	10	7
Scoring streak	4	11
Conceding streak	0	2
Invincibility streak	4	0

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Loosing streak	1	2
Winless streak	1	2
Drawless streak	6	8
Goalless streak	1	1
Conceding streak	1	2

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

1	Number of games (Competition total)	1
0	Number of games (Home / Away)	0
0	Victories (Competition total)	0
0	Victories (Home / Away)	0
0	Draws (Competition total)	0
0	Draws (Home / Away)	0
1	Losses (Competition total)	1
0	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

1	Goals scored (Competition total)	1
0	Goals scored (Home / Away)	0
2	Goals conceded (Competition total)	3
0	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	0
1	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1
0	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	0
2	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	3
0	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0

Betting aid

1	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	1
0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	0
0	Clean sheets (Competition total)	0
0	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
1	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	1
0	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	0
0	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0

Bookings

0	Yellow cards (Competition total)	2
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Antoine Griezmann	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	-
Antoine Griezmann	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	-
Antoine Griezmann	1 goal during the last match	The fittest player	-

Historical head to head

Home

10 matches

6 v

0 d

4 l

19 gf

8 ga

Away

5 matches

1 v

0 d

4 l

2 gf

6 ga

Neutral ground

1 match

1 v

0 d

0 l

2 gf

1 ga

Total

16 matches

8 v

0 d

8 l

23 gf

15 ga

Historical head to head

Home

5 matches

4 v

0 d

1 l

6 gf

2 ga

Away

10 matches

4 v

0 d

6 l

8 gf

19 ga

Neutral ground

1 match

0 v

0 d

1 l

1 gf

2 ga

Total

16 matches

8 v

0 d

8 l

15 gf

23 ga

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 0	March 27, 2002
Home	5 - 0	March 27, 2002

Largest victory

Overall	2 - 0	March 08, 1989
Away	3 - 1	May 08, 1932

Latest head to head

June 04, 2016 - Rencontres amicales 2016

France

3 - 0

Scotland

September 12, 2007 - Eliminatoires Euro 2008

France

0 - 1

Scotland

October 07, 2006 - Eliminatoires Euro 2008

Scotland

1 - 0

France

March 27, 2002 - Rencontres amicales 2002

France

5 - 0

Scotland

March 29, 2000 - Rencontres amicales 2000

Scotland

0 - 2

France

Best historical scorers against Scotland

Thierry Henry	2 goals	2000 - 2002
Olivier Giroud	2 goals	2016 - 2016
David Trezeguet	2 goals	2002 - 2002
Marcel Langiller	1 goal	1932 - 1932
Jean Baratte	1 goal	1948 - 1948
Sylvain Wiltord	1 goal	2000 - 2000

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 18/05/1930. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against France

Neil Dewar	3 goals	1932 - 1932
Hughie Gallacher	2 goals	1930 - 1930
Mo Johnston	2 goals	1989 - 1989
William Steel	2 goals	1949 - 1949
Allan Brown	1 goal	1950 - 1950
Sammy Baird	1 goal	1958 - 1958

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 18/05/1930. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Scotland

Patrick Vieira	4 matches	2000 - 2007
Lilian Thuram	4 matches	1997 - 2007
Antoine Cuissard	4 matches	1948 - 1951
Jean Baratte	4 matches	1948 - 1951
Roger Marche	4 matches	1948 - 1951
Youri Djorkaeff	3 matches	1997 - 2002

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 18/05/1930. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs France

William Steel	4 matches	1948 - 1951
David Weir	4 matches	1997 - 2007
Samuel Cox	4 matches	1948 - 1951
Jimmy Cowan	4 matches	1948 - 1951
George Young	4 matches	1948 - 1951
Christian Dailly	4 matches	1997 - 2006