Match detail
Scotland vs Japan
Friendlies · Friendly International
Match summary
Friendlies · Friendly International
Status
Match Finished
Venue
Hampden Park · Glasgow
Referee
Shaun Evans, Australia
Live score
0-1
Top event
Asian Handicap: Scotland +0.5
Probability
60%
Price
1.67
Published
Mar 28, 2026, 1:34 PM GMT+1
Kickoff
Mar 28, 2026, 6:00 PM GMT+1
Last update
Mar 28, 2026, 5:02 PM GMT+1
Halftime score
0-0
What shaped the view
- + Balanced pricing points more to a tight, controlled game than a one-sided script.
- + No official lineups were supplied, so there is no team-news edge to push a stronger side or goals stance.
- + Japan are only slight favourites on the 1X2, which makes Scotland +0.5 the cleaner protection play than taking either team outright.
Official lineups
Scotland
Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Stephen Clarke
Starting XI
- #1 · Angus Gunn · G
- #2 · Nathan Patterson · D
- #13 · Jack Hendry · D
- #26 · Scott McKenna · D
- #3 · Andrew Robertson · D
- #19 · Lewis Ferguson · M
- #23 · Kenny McLean · M
- #7 · John McGinn · M
- #4 · Scott McTominay · M
- #20 · Tommy Conway · M
- #9 · Lyndon Dykes · F
Bench
Ryan Christie, George Hirst, Kieran Tierney, Billy Gilmour, Anthony Ralston, Findlay Curtis, Liam Kelly, Scott Bain
Japan
Formation: 3-4-2-1 · Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
Starting XI
- #1 · Zion Suzuki · G
- #4 · Ayumu Seko · D
- #5 · Tsuyoshi Watanabe · D
- #21 · Hiroki Itō · D
- #2 · Yukinari Sugawara · M
- #6 · Joel Chima Fujita · M
- #17 · Ao Tanaka · M
- #11 · Daizen Maeda · M
- #8 · Yuito Suzuki · F
- #20 · Kodai Sano · F
- #26 · Keisuke Goto · F
Bench
Shogo Taniguchi, Junnosuke Suzuki, Kaoru Mitoma, Ritsu Doan, Keito Nakamura, Junya Ito, Ayase Ueda, Daiki Hashioka
Injuries
No injury report is currently available for this match.
Why it made the board
With Japan only marginally favoured, the market is already telling you this should be competitive. Scotland +0.5 keeps the draw onside and is the highest-probability eligible angle without forcing a goals read from limited pre-match data.
Main risk
If Japan’s quality edge shows early and they control territory, Scotland may spend too much of the game defending and lose by a single goal.
Update timeline
Published
Mar 28, 2026, 1:34 PM GMT+1
Last update
Mar 28, 2026, 5:02 PM GMT+1
Score
Locked
Odds snapshot
Latest board: 10Bet
Mar 28, 2026, 5:56 PM GMT+1
Match Winner
Asian Handicap
Goals Over/Under
Team stats
Scotland
Ball Possession
45%
Total Shots
8
Shots on Goal
3
Shots off Goal
4
Corner Kicks
3
Japan
Ball Possession
55%
Total Shots
18
Shots on Goal
7
Shots off Goal
8
Corner Kicks
8