Scotland Interceptions Stats 2026/2027

Scotland Interceptions Stats 2024/2025

Scotland have recorded 53 interceptions across 8 UEFA Nations League games in 2024/2025, averaging 6.6 per match. K. McLean leads the squad with 12 interceptions - 2.4 per game. B. Gilmour is next with 9.

Scotland Interceptions: Form & Insights

Over their last 10 games, Scotland are averaging 6.6 interceptions per match - K. McLean leads that period with 12. Use the match-by-match table above to compare interceptions game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Scotland vs Slovenia on 26.09.2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many interceptions do Scotland average per game?

Scotland average 6.6 interceptions per UEFA Nations League game in 2024/2025, based on 8 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 6.6 per match.

Who leads Scotland for interceptions?

K. McLean leads Scotland for interceptions in 2024/2025 with 12 in UEFA Nations League - an average of 2.4 per game. B. Gilmour is second with 9.

How do Scotland's interceptions break down home vs away?

Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Scotland's interceptions totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2024/2025.

Scotland player interceptions rates

Player	Position	Apps	Interceptions	Per game	1+ hit rate
Lewis Ferguson	midfielder	8	9	1.13	63%
Grant Hanley	defender	6	8	1.33	67%
John Souttar	defender	3	7	2.33	100%
Andrew Robertson	defender	10	6	0.6	40%
Ryan Christie	midfielder	7	6	0.86	57%
Scott McTominay	midfielder	9	5	0.56	56%
Kenny McLean	midfielder	7	5	0.71	43%
Nathan Patterson	defender	5	5	1	80%
Kieran Tierney	defender	4	5	1.25	50%
Aaron Hickey	defender	5	4	0.8	60%
Jack Hendry	defender	6	2	0.33	17%
Ben Gannon-Doak	attacker	8	1	0.13	13%
Lawrence Shankland	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%
Dominic Hyam	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Anthony Ralston	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Findlay Curtis	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Ross McCrorie	defender	1	1	1	100%
T. Fletcher	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
John McGinn	midfielder	9	0	0	0%
Ché Adams	attacker	7	0	0	0%
Angus Gunn	goalkeeper	6	0	0	0%
Scott McKenna	defender	5	0	0	0%
George Hirst	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Craig Gordon	goalkeeper	3	0	0	0%
Lyndon Dykes	attacker	3	0	0	0%

Scotland interceptions match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team interceptions
24 Jun 2026	World Cup	Brazil	Home	0-3	2
19 Jun 2026	World Cup	Morocco	Home	0-1	9
14 Jun 2026	World Cup	Haiti	Away	0-1	6
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Bolivia	Away	0-4	8
30 May 2026	Friendly International	Curacao	Home	4-1	8
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Ivory Coast	Away	1-0	11
28 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Japan	Home	0-1	8
18 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Denmark	Home	4-2	12
15 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Greece	Away	3-2	6
12 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Belarus	Home	2-1	2

Scotland interceptions 2026/2027: last 10 games

Interceptions for per game: 7.2
Interceptions against per game: 7.9
Match total interceptions per game: 15.1
Games: 10

Scotland Interceptions for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %
Home	6	6.83	67%	67%	67%	33%	17%
Away	4	7.75	100%	50%	50%	25%	25%
Overall	10	7.2	80%	60%	60%	30%	20%

Scotland Interceptions against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %
Home	6	8.83	100%	67%	50%	50%	33%
Away	4	6.5	75%	50%	25%	0%	0%
Overall	10	7.9	90%	60%	40%	30%	20%

Scotland Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %
Home	6	15.67	100%	83%	67%	33%	33%
Away	4	14.25	100%	50%	50%	25%	25%
Overall	10	15.1	100%	70%	60%	30%	30%

Scotland Team interceptions 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team interceptions	Overall	Home	Away
Interceptions / match	7.2	6.83	7.75
Interceptions over 5.5	80%	67%	100%
Interceptions over 6.5	60%	67%	50%
Interceptions over 7.5	60%	67%	50%
Interceptions over 8.5	30%	33%	25%
Interceptions over 9.5	20%	17%	25%

Scotland Interceptions against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Interceptions against	Overall	Home	Away
Interceptions against / match	7.9	8.83	6.5
Interceptions against over 5.5	90%	100%	75%
Interceptions against over 6.5	60%	67%	50%
Interceptions against over 7.5	40%	50%	25%
Interceptions against over 8.5	30%	50%	0%
Interceptions against over 9.5	20%	33%	0%

Scotland Match interceptions 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match interceptions	Overall	Home	Away
Match interceptions / match	15.1	15.67	14.25
Match interceptions over 10.5	100%	100%	100%
Match interceptions over 12.5	70%	83%	50%
Match interceptions over 14.5	60%	67%	50%
Match interceptions over 16.5	30%	33%	25%
Match interceptions over 18.5	30%	33%	25%

Scotland interceptions match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Interceptions for	Interceptions against	Match total	1st-half total
24 Jun	World Cup	Brazil (H)	0-3	2	13	15	-
19 Jun	World Cup	Morocco (H)	0-1	9	6	15	-
14 Jun	World Cup	Haiti (A)	0-1	6	6	12	-
6 Jun	Friendly International	Bolivia (A)	0-4	8	7	15	-
30 May	Friendly International	Curacao (H)	4-1	8	6	14	-
31 Mar	Friendly International	Ivory Coast (A)	1-0	11	8	19	-
28 Mar	Friendly International	Japan (H)	0-1	8	12	20	-
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Denmark (H)	4-2	12	7	19	-
15 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Greece (A)	3-2	6	5	11	-
12 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Belarus (H)	2-1	2	9	11	-

Scotland interceptions against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 14.5 %
Vs top six	8	6.88	8	14.88	38%
Vs top half	8	6.88	8	14.88	38%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Scotland interceptions per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 14.5 %
WC Qualification Europe	2026	6	7.33	6	13.33	17%
Friendly International	2026	4	8.75	8.25	17	75%
World Cup	2026	3	5.67	8.33	14	67%
Friendly International	2025	2	7	6.5	13.5	50%

Scotland next three opponents: interceptions per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their interceptions for	Their interceptions against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 26 Sep 13:00	Slovenia (away)	17.38	9.63	7.75	17.67	10.67	7
Tue 29 Sep 18:45	Switzerland (home)	17.9	8.1	9.8	16.33	6.33	10
Sat 3 Oct 18:45	North Macedonia (away)	16.5	9.75	6.75	17	8	9

Slovenia interceptions match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Interceptions for	Interceptions against	Match total	1st-half total
7 Jun	Friendly International	Croatia (A)	2-1	5	7	12	-
28 Mar	Friendly International	Hungary (A)	1-0	9	11	20	-
18 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Sweden (A)	1-1	15	9	24	-
15 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Kosovo (H)	0-2	7	6	13	-
13 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Switzerland (H)	0-0	10	7	17	-
10 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Kosovo (A)	0-0	8	8	16	-
8 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Switzerland (A)	3-0	8	6	14	-
5 Sep	WC Qualification Europe	Sweden (H)	2-2	15	8	23	-