UEFA Nations League, League B 3FYR MacedoniaMAC 3/10/2026 19:45 ScotlandSCO Venue Nacional Arena Todor Proeski Referee Francois LetexierPreview for FYR Macedonia v ScotlandScotland travel to Skopje on Saturday night looking for their first UEFA Nations League win under Sebastien Pocognoli when they take on North Macedonia. The Scots have collected one point from their opening two League B Group 1 matches, while North Macedonia are bottom of the group following successive defeats.Scotlands first home game under Pocognoli proved to be a difficult evening as Switzerland claimed a comfortable 3-0 win at Hampden Park.Another failure to win would make Pocognoli only the fourth Scotland manager to go without a victory in his opening three games in charge.History is also on their side against North Macedonia. Scotland have gone unbeaten in the last three meetings between the nations since suffering a 1-0 defeat in Skopje in September 2008.North Macedonia, meanwhile, have endured an even more difficult start to their Nations League campaign.Goce Sedloskis side were beaten 3-0 at home by Switzerland before suffering a 2-0 defeat against Slovenia on Tuesday.Sedloski is still searching for his first win since taking charge, with North Macedonia failing to score in any of his five matches at the helm.The UEFA Nations League Table UEFA Nations League 2026 World League B Group A #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 2 1 Switzerland22006066 W W 2 Slovenia21102024 W D 3 Scotland201103-31 L D 4 FYR Macedonia200205-50 L L Position 1 : Promotion Position 2 : Promotion Play-offs Position 3 : Relegation Playoffs Position 4 : Relegation Team News for FYR Macedonia v ScotlandScotland will be forced into at least one change after Hendry was sent off against Switzerland.The defender is suspended for the trip to Skopje, potentially opening the door for Luis Binks to join Scott McKenna and Stephen Welsh in the back three.Scott McTominay remains unavailable, meaning Billy Gilmour could continue alongside Bologna captain Lewis Ferguson in central midfield.Andy Robertson is set to make his 100th Scotland appearance and will captain the side from the left flank. That would move him to within two appearances of Kenny Dalglishs national record of 102.North Macedonia captain Enis Bardhi should make his 84th appearance for his country and remains one of the hosts biggest attacking threats, having scored 20 international goals.Boban Nikolov and Ezgjan Alioski have both withdrawn from the squad, with Alioski suffering a calf injury during the opening game against Switzerland.Expected line-ups for FYR Macedonia v ScotlandNorth Macedonia: Dimitrievski; Ilievski, Zajkov, Musliu, Alomerovic; Atanasov, Gashtarov; Mitrovski, Bardhi, Elmas; Miovski.Scotland: Gunn; Binks, McKenna, Welsh; Hickey, Gilmour, Ferguson, McGinn, Robertson; Bowie, McBurnie. Official lineups are not available yet. They are usually announced 2040 minutes before kickoff, depending on the competition.Recent Form & Stats for FYR Macedonia v ScotlandScotland have taken one point from their opening two Nations League matches.Scotland have failed to score in four successive games across all competitions.North Macedonia have lost both of their Nations League matches without scoring.North Macedonia have now gone six consecutive matches without finding the net.Scotland have lost just one of their last seven away matches across all competitions.Scotland have kept five clean sheets across those seven away games.Scotland are unbeaten in their last three meetings with North Macedonia.North Macedonia have not suffered consecutive home defeats since 2019. Recent Results : FYR Macedonia UEFA Nations League Slovenia SLO L 2 0 2026-09-29 FYR Macedonia MAC UEFA Nations League FYR Macedonia MAC L 0 3 2026-09-26 Switzerland SUI Recent Results : Scotland UEFA Nations League Scotland SCO L 0 3 2026-09-29 Switzerland SUI UEFA Nations League Slovenia SLO D 0 0 2026-09-26 Scotland SCO World Cup Scotland SCO L 0 3 2026-06-24 Brazil BRA World Cup Scotland SCO L 0 1 2026-06-19 Morocco MAR World Cup Haiti HAI W 0 1 2026-06-14 Scotland SCO Where to Watch FYR Macedonia v Scotland: TV and online streamsNorth Macedonia v Scotland kicks off at 7:45pm BST on Saturday, October 3. The match will be shown live in the UK on BBC Two and BBC Scotland, with coverage beginning at 7:30pm. Supporters can also watch the game online via BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.Prediction for FYR Macedonia v ScotlandGoals have been a major problem for both sides, with Scotland and North Macedonia arriving on the back of lengthy scoring droughts.That could make for a tight game in Skopje, particularly with both teams already under pressure to pick up points.Scotlands recent away record gives them reason for optimism, though, and Pocognolis side should have enough quality to finally find a breakthrough and claim their first win of the campaign. 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