Head to head

France vs Scotland

If they played today

France at home
70% / 19% / 11%
France win / draw / Scotland win
France–Scotland
  • 2–0 12.9%
  • 1–0 12.0%
  • 2–1 9.5%
  • 3–0 9.2%
  • 1–1 8.8%
Neutral venue
63% / 21% / 16%
France win / draw / Scotland win
France–Scotland
  • 1–0 11.7%
  • 2–0 11.4%
  • 1–1 10.1%
  • 2–1 9.9%
  • 3–0 7.4%
Scotland at home
55% / 24% / 22%
France win / draw / Scotland win
France–Scotland
  • 1–1 11.2%
  • 1–0 11.2%
  • 2–1 9.8%
  • 2–0 9.8%
  • 0–1 6.4%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 FranceScotland
Current Elo21391815
Elo rank4th37th
Peak Elo2232 (2026)1875 (2023)
Matches played943854
All-time record483W 195D 265L403W 182D 269L
Goals for17351455
Goals against12191054
Biggest win14–0 vs Gibraltar · 2023-11-18 · UEFA Euro qualification11–0 vs Northern Ireland · 1901-02-23 · British Home Championship
Biggest loss1–17 vs Denmark · 1908-10-22 · Olympic Games0–7 vs Uruguay · 1954-06-19 · FIFA World Cup
World Cups won20
Expected World Cups0.900.21
European Championships won20
Expected European Championships1.800.07

When they've met

Meetings
17
France 9W 0D 8L
Goals
27–16
France first
First meeting
0–2
Scotland won · 1930-05-18 · Friendly
Most recent
4–1
France won · 2023-10-17 · Friendly
France's biggest win
5–0
2002-03-27 · Friendly
Scotland's biggest win
3–1
1932-05-08 · Friendly
Most common result
0–1
France first · 4 times, last 2007-09-12
Current run
Won last 2
France · since 2016-06-04
17 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2023-10-174–1France homeFriendly
2016-06-043–0France homeFriendly
2007-09-120–1France homeUEFA Euro qualification
2006-10-070–1Scotland homeUEFA Euro qualification
2002-03-275–0France homeFriendly
2000-03-292–0Scotland homeFriendly
1997-11-122–1France homeFriendly
1989-10-113–0France homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1989-03-080–2Scotland homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1984-06-012–0France homeFriendly
1958-06-152–1NeutralFIFA World Cup
1951-05-160–1Scotland homeFriendly
1950-05-270–1France homeFriendly
1949-04-270–2Scotland homeFriendly
1948-05-233–0France homeFriendly
1932-05-081–3France homeFriendly
1930-05-180–2France homeFriendly