Scotland and Slovenia meet with second place at stake

Scotland were set to host Slovenia at Hampden Park on Tuesday, October 6, in a Nations League Group B1 match that could shape the race for second place. The teams entered the fixture level on four points, with Slovenia ahead on goal difference, while Switzerland led the group by five points. The reports previewed the match but did not establish its result or the eventual standings. Scotland’s coach, Sébastien Pocognoli, was seeking a second consecutive victory after his side beat North Macedonia 2-0 on Saturday. That result gave him his first win in charge. Scotland and Slovenia had drawn 0-0 in Ljubljana in their earlier meeting, and the return match was the fourth and final game of Scotland’s extended international window. A Scotland win would move the team above Slovenia in the table, according to the match preview. The group’s final positions also carried possible implications beyond the Nations League campaign. One preview said that finishing second would secure Scotland a two-legged playoff for promotion to League A and pot-two seeding for the Euro 2028 qualifying draw. A finish in third place or lower would place Scotland in pot three, according to that account.