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Scotland 2-0 France - March 08, 1989 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1990
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1990 - Group 5
Mo Johnston
28'
Mo Johnston
52'
SCO
0
28' - Goal
Mo Johnston28
HT
SCO
52' - Goal
Mo Johnston52
56' - Substitution
Ian Fergusonis substituted by Gordon Strachan5657
57' - Substitution
Jean-Philippe Durandis substituted by Stéphane Paille
57' - Substitution
Jean-Philippe Durandis substituted by Stéphane Paille
69' - Substitution
Ally McCoistis substituted by Brian McClair6973
73' - Substitution
Daniel Xuerebis substituted by Christian Perez
73' - Substitution
Daniel Xuerebis substituted by Christian Perez
FT
FRA
FRA
Team line-ups
Scotland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jim Leighton | 30 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alex McLeish | 30 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Nicol | 27 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roy Aitken | 30 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Gillespie | 28 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Richard Gough | 26 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Maurice Malpas | 26 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ian Ferguson | 56 | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Paul McStay | 24 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ally McCoist | 69 | 26 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Mo Johnston | 2852 | 25 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
29
France
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Joël Bats | 32 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Franck Silvestre | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Patrick Battiston | 31 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Luc Sonor | 26 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Thierry Laurey | 25 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jean-Philippe Durand | 57 | 28 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Manuel Amoros | 27 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Franck Sauzée | 23 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Laurent Blanc | 23 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Daniel Xuereb | 73 | 29 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Jean-Pierre Papin | 25 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
19
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Gordon Strachan | 56 | 32 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Brian McClair | 69 | 25 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Christian Perez | 73 | 25 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Stéphane Paille | 57 | 23 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ally McCoist
IN
Brian McClair
OUT
Gary Gillespie
IN
Dave Narey
OUT
Ian Ferguson
IN
David Speedie
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Daniel Xuereb
IN
Stéphane Paille
OUT
Thierry Laurey
IN
Sylvain Kastendeuch
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
45
21
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Roxburgh vs France
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on March 08, 1989
Roxburgh vs Platini
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on March 08, 1989
Manager
Age
Match num
33
3
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
0 %
Platini vs Scotland
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on March 08, 1989
Platini vs Roxburgh
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on March 08, 1989
Referee
Jiri Stiegler
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Scotland1 match | General total | France1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Scotland1 match | Season total | France1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on March 08, 1989 | Latest figure on March 08, 1989 | |||||||
Videos
February 28, 2012
Key figures
End of streak for Scotland after 3 matches with at least one goal conceded at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone (since 14/11/1984). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 28/04/1981 (2 matches)
It's the first time Mo Johnston scores at least 2 goals during the same game vs France in his professional career
Scotland keeps its 17 matches with only one goal conceded at most at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 09/11/1965). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DScotland 0-0 England23/05/1987 | LScotland 0-2 Brazil26/05/1987 | VScotland 2-0 Hungary09/09/1987 | VScotland 2-0 Belgium14/10/1987 | DScotland 0-0 Colombia17/05/1988 | DScotland 1-1 Yugoslavia19/10/1988 |
| Overall | DScotland 0-0 Colombia17/05/1988 | LEngland 1-0 Scotland21/05/1988 | VNorway 1-2 Scotland14/09/1988 | DScotland 1-1 Yugoslavia19/10/1988 | LItaly 2-0 Scotland22/12/1988 | VCyprus 2-3 Scotland08/02/1989 |
Current form
| Away | LGermany 2-1 France12/08/1987 | DIsrael 1-1 France27/01/1988 | DNorthern Ireland 0-0 France27/04/1988 | DCyprus 1-1 France22/10/1988 | LYugoslavia 3-2 France19/11/1988 | DIreland 0-0 France07/02/1989 |
| Overall | DNorthern Ireland 0-0 France27/04/1988 | DFrance 1-1 Czechoslovakia24/08/1988 | VFrance 1-0 Norway28/09/1988 | DCyprus 1-1 France22/10/1988 | LYugoslavia 3-2 France19/11/1988 | DIreland 0-0 France07/02/1989 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 5 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 11 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
3 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
6 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.33 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
|
1.33 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.33 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Mo Johnston | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Jean-Pierre Papin |  |
| Mo Johnston | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Franck Sauzée |  |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Jean-Pierre Papin | |
||
| - | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 1 assist | Jean Tigana |  |
||
| - | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 1 assist | Jean Tigana | |
||
| Richard Gough | 2 goals during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal, 1 assist during the last match | Christian Perez | |
Historical head to head
Home
2 matches
2 v
0 d
0 l
3 gf
0 ga
Away
5 matches
3 v
0 d
2 l
6 gf
6 ga
Neutral ground
1 match
0 v
0 d
1 l
1 gf
2 ga
Total
8 matches
5 v
0 d
3 l
10 gf
8 ga
Historical head to head
Home
5 matches
2 v
0 d
3 l
6 gf
6 ga
Away
2 matches
0 v
0 d
2 l
0 gf
3 ga
Neutral ground
1 match
1 v
0 d
0 l
2 gf
1 ga
Total
8 matches
3 v
0 d
5 l
8 gf
10 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
April 27, 1949 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
April 27, 1949 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
May 23, 1948 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
June 01, 1984 - Rencontres amicales 1984
June 15, 1958 - Coupe du Monde 1958
May 16, 1951 - Rencontres amicales 1951
May 27, 1950 - Rencontres amicales 1950
April 27, 1949 - Rencontres amicales 1949
Best historical scorers against France
|
Neil Dewar | 3 goals | 1932 - 1932 |
 |
Hughie Gallacher | 2 goals | 1930 - 1930 |
|
William Steel | 2 goals | 1949 - 1949 |
|
Lawrence Reilly | 1 goal | 1951 - 1951 |
|
Sammy Baird | 1 goal | 1958 - 1958 |
|
Allan Brown | 1 goal | 1950 - 1950 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 18/05/1930. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Scotland
 |
Just Fontaine | 1 goal | 1958 - 1958 |
 |
Émile Bongiorni | 1 goal | 1948 - 1948 |
 |
Bernard Lacombe | 1 goal | 1984 - 1984 |
 |
Raymond Kopa | 1 goal | 1958 - 1958 |
 |
Marcel Langiller | 1 goal | 1932 - 1932 |
 |
Jean Baratte | 1 goal | 1948 - 1948 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 18/05/1930. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs France
|
William Steel | 4 matches | 1948 - 1951 |
 |
Samuel Cox | 4 matches | 1948 - 1951 |
|
Jimmy Cowan | 4 matches | 1948 - 1951 |
|
George Young | 4 matches | 1948 - 1951 |
|
William Woodburn | 3 matches | 1949 - 1951 |
|
Lawrence Reilly | 3 matches | 1949 - 1951 |
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Players with most games played vs Scotland
 |
Antoine Cuissard | 4 matches | 1948 - 1951 |
|
Jean Baratte | 4 matches | 1948 - 1951 |
 |
Roger Marche | 4 matches | 1948 - 1951 |
 |
Guy Huguet | 3 matches | 1948 - 1951 |
 |
Robert Jonquet | 3 matches | 1949 - 1958 |
 |
André Strappe | 2 matches | 1950 - 1951 |
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Competition info
The other matches
September 14, 1988
September 28, 1988
October 19, 1988
October 22, 1988
November 02, 1988
November 19, 1988
December 11, 1988
February 08, 1989
April 26, 1989
April 29, 1989
May 21, 1989
June 14, 1989
September 05, 1989
September 06, 1989
October 11, 1989
October 28, 1989
November 15, 1989
November 18, 1989
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