Goal-shy Scotland head to Skopje to face winless North Macedonia in Nations League

A meeting of two struggling attacks in Skopje

Scotland fans searching for some uplift will look to Skopje on Saturday evening (7.45pm BST), where the Scots face North Macedonia in their third Nations League B Group 1 encounter, with Luke McLaughlin on clockwatch duty.

It has been a bruising few days. Tuesday's 3-0 defeat by Switzerland at Hampden — when an early red card for Jack Hendry effectively rendered Sebastien Pocognoli's home debut a write-off — means Scotland have now gone four matches without a goal for the first time in 55 years.

Saturday, though, presents an ideal opportunity to put that right. North Macedonia have conceded five goals without reply in their opening two games and have also failed to score in any of their six matches since a 7-1 defeat by Wales last November.

Scotland, for their part, have taken just one point and scored no goals from their opening two Nations League fixtures after a 0-0 draw in Slovenia, so this match takes on added weight for the new manager, Pocognoli, and his squad as they chase a first win of the campaign.