SCO · National Team

Scotland ☆

Statistics
Team strength · Elo all ratings ›
Rating 1,795 everyone starts at 1500
Peak 1,898 reached 8 Sep 2023
Rank #41 of 336 national teams
Matches rated 858 last 6 Oct 2026

What this team's results have earned: every match in the database is replayed in date order, both sides start at 1500 and the winner takes points from the loser. The rating is the one it held after its last rated match, and the rank counts every national team ever rated, sides that no longer play included. A measure of strength, not a forecast of the next result. Computed 3 Nov 2026.

Longest no-draw runs all on the records page ›
By competition (all-time)
CompetitionPDDraw%
British Home Championship 263 56 21.3%
Friendly 248 49 19.8%
FIFA World Cup qualification 139 30 21.6%
UEFA Euro qualification 124 28 22.6%
UEFA Nations League 28 4 14.3%
FIFA World Cup 26 7 26.9%
UEFA European Championship 12 3 25.0%
Rous Cup 8 2 25.0%
Kirin Cup 4 2 50.0%
Brazil Independence Cup 3 2 66.7%
Nations Cup 3 0 0.0%
By calendar year
YearPDDraw%Max
2026 11 1 9.1% 7
2025 10 1 10.0% 5
2024 13 3 23.1% 4
2023 10 2 20.0% 8
2022 10 3 30.0% 6
2021 15 4 26.7% 8
2020 8 3 37.5% 2
2019 10 0 0.0% 10
2018 10 0 0.0% 10
2017 8 3 37.5% 3
2016 8 1 12.5% 5
2015 8 2 25.0% 3
2014 7 2 28.6% 2
2013 10 1 10.0% 8
2012 8 3 37.5% 3
2011 10 1 10.0% 5
2010 7 1 14.3% 4
2009 7 0 0.0% 7
2008 7 3 42.9% 2
2007 10 0 0.0% 10
2006 7 1 14.3% 4
2005 9 4 44.4% 3
2004 11 3 27.3% 6
2003 12 3 25.0% 5
2002 9 1 11.1% 5
2001 6 3 50.0% 2
2000 7 2 28.6% 3
1999 10 2 20.0% 4
1998 9 4 44.4% 2
1997 10 1 10.0% 9
1996 10 2 20.0% 4
1995 9 2 22.2% 6
1994 7 1 14.3% 5
1993 8 1 12.5% 5
1992 11 4 36.4% 4
1991 6 2 33.3% 2
1990 11 2 18.2% 6
1989 8 1 12.5% 7
1988 8 5 62.5% 2
1987 8 2 25.0% 4
1986 10 4 40.0% 3
1985 8 3 37.5% 4
1984 6 1 16.7% 4
1983 10 3 30.0% 5
1982 11 2 18.2% 4
1981 9 2 22.2% 5
1980 8 1 12.5% 7
1979 9 2 22.2% 5
1978 10 3 30.0% 4
1977 10 2 20.0% 4
1976 7 0 0.0% 7
1975 10 5 50.0% 2
1974 11 2 18.2% 7
1973 9 1 11.1% 8
1972 9 2 22.2% 4
1971 10 1 10.0% 7
1970 4 2 50.0% 1
1969 8 3 37.5% 2
1968 5 2 40.0% 3
1967 5 0 0.0% 3
1966 6 2 33.3% 3
1965 9 3 33.3% 6
1964 5 1 20.0% 3
1963 8 0 0.0% 8
1962 4 0 0.0% 2
1961 8 0 0.0% 8
1960 7 2 28.6% 3
1959 5 0 0.0% 5
1958 8 3 37.5% 3
1957 8 2 25.0% 5
1956 5 3 60.0% 2
1955 7 1 14.3% 4
1954 9 2 22.2% 4
1953 4 2 50.0% 1
1952 6 1 16.7% 4
1951 7 0 0.0% 7
1950 7 1 14.3% 3
1949 5 0 0.0% 5
1948 6 0 0.0% 4
1947 5 1 20.0% 4
1946 6 3 50.0% 1
1939 1 0 0.0% 1
1938 5 0 0.0% 5
1937 5 2 40.0% 1
1936 4 1 25.0% 3
1935 5 1 20.0% 3
1934 3 0 0.0% 2
1933 4 1 25.0% 2
1932 4 0 0.0% 4
1931 7 1 14.3% 6
1930 4 1 25.0% 3
1929 6 1 16.7% 3
1928 3 0 0.0% 2
1927 3 1 33.3% 2
1926 3 0 0.0% 2
1925 4 0 0.0% 3
1924 3 1 33.3% 2
1923 3 1 33.3% 2
1922 3 0 0.0% 3
1921 4 0 0.0% 4
1920 3 1 33.3% 2
1914 3 2 66.7% 1
1913 3 1 33.3% 2
1912 3 1 33.3% 2
1911 3 2 66.7% 1
1910 3 0 0.0% 3
1909 3 0 0.0% 3
1908 3 1 33.3% 2
1907 3 1 33.3% 2
1906 3 0 0.0% 3
1905 3 0 0.0% 3
1904 3 2 66.7% 1
1903 3 0 0.0% 3
1902 3 1 33.3% 2
1901 3 2 66.7% 1
1900 3 0 0.0% 3
1899 3 0 0.0% 3
1898 3 0 0.0% 3
1897 3 1 33.3% 2
1896 3 1 33.3% 1
1895 3 1 33.3% 2
1894 3 1 33.3% 2
1893 3 0 0.0% 3
1892 3 0 0.0% 3
1891 3 0 0.0% 3
1890 3 1 33.3% 2
1889 3 1 33.3% 2
1888 4 0 0.0% 3
1887 3 0 0.0% 3
1886 3 1 33.3% 1
1885 3 1 33.3% 1
1884 3 0 0.0% 3
1883 2 0 0.0% 2
1882 2 0 0.0% 2
1881 2 0 0.0% 2
1880 2 0 0.0% 2
1879 2 0 0.0% 2
1878 2 0 0.0% 2
1877 2 0 0.0% 2
1876 2 0 0.0% 2
1875 1 1 100.0% 0
1874 1 0 0.0% 1
1873 1 0 0.0% 1
1872 1 1 100.0% 0

Over 121 matches (Mar 2015 – Oct 2026), Scotland drew 23 where the draw model expected 26.1 from those particular fixtures — about 3 fewer, or 0.7 standard errors, which is what the model expected, near enough.

A flat league average would have expected 27.9 instead — "more draws than the league" and "more draws than these fixtures deserved" are different claims. These matches were part of the model's own training set, so its chances were fitted already knowing the results.