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The last time we saw Scotland play football was in a losing effort to Brazil in the final group game of this year’s World Cup. That was the final game of the Steve Clarke era, and now Scotland head into new territory with Sébastien Pocognoli at the helm. His first duty will be navigating this potentially tricky tie against Slovenia and navigating his team back to League A in the Nations League.
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This will be Slovenia’s third consecutive season in League B of the Nations League, and they will also start with a new head coach, Boštjan Cesar. Slovenia did not make it to the 2026 World Cup and will now look to build momentum towards qualification for Euro 2028 with a strong Nations League campaign.
Slovenia v Scotland: Key information
• Date: Saturday, September 26th
• Kick-off time: 14:00 BST
• Venue: Stadion Stozice, Ljubljana
• Referee: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic
• VAR: Cătălin Sorin Popa
• TV channels: BBC One (UK)
• Odds: Slovenia (31/20) - Draw (21/10) - Scotland (9/5)
Slovenia team news
Slovenia will be without arguably their biggest name, Benjamin Sesko, who did not make the squad because of an ankle injury. In his place, Zan Vipotnik is expected to be a threat up top, as he ended the 2025/26 season as the Championship top scorer with Swansea.
Jagiellonia Bialystok striker Niko Prelc and Viborg centre-half Zan Zaletel are also missing through. injury. Leeds defender Jaka Bijol should be in defence, with Atletico Madrid’s Jan Oblak being an ever-present between the sticks.
Slovenia predicted lineup v Scotland (4-4-2)
Coach: Boštjan Cesar
Oblak; Karnicnik, Drkusic, Bijol, Brekalo; Lovric, Cerin, Elsnik, Horvat; Vipotnik, Sporar.
Scotland team news
The Sébastien Pocognoli era starts without many players who featured in the World Cup. Lawrence Shankland, Scott McTominay and Che Adams are all unavailable, providing a headache for selection.
Into the team come the recalled Oli McBurnie, Scott Bain, Kieron Bowie, Josh Doig, Lennon Miller and James Wilson, along with eight debutants in Krisit Montgomery, Luke Graham, Robbie Ure, Luis Binks, Colby Donovan, Jon McCracken, Josh McPake and Stephen Welsh.
Scotland predicted lineup v Slovenia (4-2-3-1)
Coach: Sébastien Pocognoli
Gunn; Patterson, Hendry, McKenna, Robertson; Ferguson, Gilmour; Gannon-Doak, McGinn, Bowie; Ure.
Where to watch
Scotland’s trip to Slovenia will be shown on BBC One in the United Kingdom. The match will also be streamed on BBC iPlayer.
Head-to-head
This will be the sixth time the two nations have faced off and the first since 2017. Scotland will arrive here having never been beaten by Slovenia (W2, D3), with both victories coming without conceding.
Slovenia v Scotland: Match result odds
Odds correct at time of writing, subject to change.
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