Scotland 3-2 Czechoslovakia - September 26, 1961 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1962
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SCO
6' - Goal
Andrej Kvasnak
21' - Goal
Ian St-John21
SCO
51' - Goal
Adolf Scherer
62' - Goal
Denis Law62 83' - Goal
Denis Law83
CZE
CZE
Team line-ups
Scotland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Bill Brown | 29 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Duncan Mackay | 24 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Billy McNeill | 21 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eric Caldow | 27 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jim Baxter | 21 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Pat Crerand | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John White | 24 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Denis Law | 8362 | 21 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ian St-John | 21 | 23 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Davie Wilson | 24 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alex Scott | 24 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
10
Czechoslovakia
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Viliam Schrojf | 30 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jozef Bomba | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Titus Bubernik | 27 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jan Popluhar | 26 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ladislav Novak | 29 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Andrej Kvasnak | 6 | 25 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jozef Masopust | 30 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Adolf Scherer | 51 | 23 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Josef Kadraba | 28 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tomas Pospichal | 25 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Vaclav Masek | 20 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
12
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Denis Law
IN
David Herd
OUT
Ian St-John
IN
Ian McMillan
OUT
Alex Scott
IN
Ralph Brand
OUT
Bill Brown
IN
Lawrence Leslie
OUT
Duncan Mackay
IN
Bobby Shearer
OUT
John White
IN
John MacLeod
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Jozef Bomba
IN
Svatopluk Pluskal
OUT
Viliam Schrojf
IN
Jindrich Jindra
OUT
Titus Bubernik
IN
Frantisek Safranek
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
34
7
Success rate in this team:
57 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
57 %
McColl vs Czechoslovakia
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
McColl vs Vytlacil
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
49
20
Success rate in this team:
55 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Vytlacil vs Scotland
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Vytlacil vs McColl
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Leif Gulliksen
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Scotland1 match | General total | Czechoslovakia2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Scotland1 match | Season total | Czechoslovakia1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on September 26, 1961 | Latest figure on September 26, 1961 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Scotland keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 08/05/1957). It's a record streak. The first of history
Czechoslovakia keeps its 5 matches with at least 2 goals scored in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 26/05/1957). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 06/09/1953 (3 matches)
It's the first time since the 06/11/1957 (Scotland vs Switzerland ) that a game ends with 3-2 in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VScotland 3-2 Germany06/05/1959 | DScotland 1-1 Wales14/11/1959 | DScotland 1-1 England09/04/1960 | LScotland 2-3 Poland04/05/1960 | VScotland 5-2 Northern Ireland09/11/1960 | VScotland 4-1 Ireland03/05/1961 |
| Overall | LWales 2-0 Scotland22/10/1960 | VScotland 5-2 Northern Ireland09/11/1960 | LEngland 9-3 Scotland15/04/1961 | VScotland 4-1 Ireland03/05/1961 | VIreland 0-3 Scotland07/05/1961 | LCzechoslovakia 4-0 Scotland14/05/1961 |
Current form
| Away | DItaly 1-1 Czechoslovakia13/12/1958 | LTurkey 1-0 Czechoslovakia18/12/1958 | LIreland 2-0 Czechoslovakia05/04/1959 | DDenmark 2-2 Czechoslovakia23/09/1959 | VRomania 0-2 Czechoslovakia22/05/1960 | VCzechoslovakia 2-0 France09/07/1960 |
| Overall | VCzechoslovakia 2-0 France09/07/1960 | VCzechoslovakia 4-0 Netherlands30/10/1960 | VCzechoslovakia 2-1 Sweden26/03/1961 | VCzechoslovakia 2-1 Mexico29/04/1961 | VCzechoslovakia 4-0 Scotland14/05/1961 | DCzechoslovakia 3-3 Argentina19/06/1961 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 7 |
| Scoring streak | 8 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 12 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 6 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 6 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
3 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
7 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
4 |
|
4 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
5 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2.33 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
4 |
|
4 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Ralph Brand | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Tomas Pospichal |  |
 | David Herd | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Andrej Kvasnak | |
||
| Ralph Brand | 3 goals during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last match | Tomas Pospichal | |
Historical head to head
Home
5 gf
0 ga
Away
0 gf
4 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
1 ga
Total
8 gf
5 ga
Historical head to head
Home
4 gf
0 ga
Away
0 gf
5 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
3 ga
Total
5 gf
8 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
December 08, 1937 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
December 08, 1937 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
May 14, 1961 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
May 14, 1961 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1962
December 08, 1937 - Rencontres amicales 1937
May 22, 1937 - Rencontres amicales 1937
Best historical scorers against Czechoslovakia
|
David McCulloch | 2 goals | 1937 - 1937 |
|
Charles Thomson | 1 goal | 1937 - 1937 |
|
Torrance Gillick | 1 goal | 1937 - 1937 |
|
David Kinnear | 1 goal | 1937 - 1937 |
|
Robert McPhail | 1 goal | 1937 - 1937 |
|
Peter Buchanan | 1 goal | 1937 - 1937 |
Best historical scorers against Scotland
|
Tomas Pospichal | 2 goals | 1961 - 1961 |
|
Andrej Kvasnak | 1 goal | 1961 - 1961 |
 |
Josef Kadraba | 1 goal | 1961 - 1961 |
Players with most games played vs Czechoslovakia
|
Tommy Walker | 2 matches | 1937 - 1937 |
|
George Brown | 2 matches | 1937 - 1937 |
|
James Delaney | 1 match | 1937 - 1937 |
 |
Davie Wilson | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
|
Robert Hogg | 1 match | 1937 - 1937 |
|
Jim Baxter | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
Players with most games played vs Scotland
 |
Jozef Masopust | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
|
Andrej Kvasnak | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
 |
Viliam Schrojf | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
 |
Svatopluk Pluskal | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
|
Josef Kadraba | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
|
Tomas Pospichal | 1 match | 1961 - 1961 |
Competition info
The other matches
May 03, 1961
May 07, 1961
May 14, 1961
October 08, 1961
October 29, 1961
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