Scotland
UEFA·Group C·FIFA #36·30 Big-5 candidates
Squad spots — best by EV per position (4-3-3)
Goalkeeper (0/1)
GK— no candidate —
Defender (3/4)
DF382 min · 2G 1A
Josh Doig
Hellas Verona · Serie A
57¢
DF— no candidate —
Midfielder (3/3)
Forward (3/3)
FW401 min · 4G 0A
Steven Thompson
Burnley · Premier League
92¢
Full candidate pool — sorted by mock EV
| Player | Club | Pos | Mins | G | A | xG | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Fletcher | Sunderland | FW | 13,739 | 55 | 14 | 0.0 | 92¢ |
| Steven Thompson | Burnley | FW | 401 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 92¢ |
| Ryan Fraser | Newcastle Utd | FW | 11,707 | 18 | 31 | 14.6 | 87¢ |
| Che Adams | Southampton | FW | 6,730 | 23 | 11 | 26.0 | 86¢ |
| Matt Ritchie | Newcastle Utd | FW | 12,789 | 11 | 24 | 11.3 | 84¢ |
| James McArthur | Crystal Palace | MF | 23,010 | 23 | 23 | 10.5 | 80¢ |
| Charlie Adam | Stoke City | MF | 13,214 | 34 | 25 | 1.6 | 80¢ |
| James Morrison | West Brom | MF | 15,296 | 26 | 22 | 1.0 | 78¢ |
| Robert Snodgrass | West Brom | MF | 12,465 | 26 | 22 | 5.0 | 77¢ |
| Darren Fletcher | Stoke City | MF | 16,827 | 13 | 19 | 0.4 | 74¢ |
| Jamie Mackie | QPR | FW,MF | 3,900 | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 73¢ |
| Steven Naismith | Everton | MF | 6,087 | 20 | 5 | 0.0 | 72¢ |
| Matt Phillips | West Brom | MF | 8,973 | 12 | 23 | 5.2 | 72¢ |
| Oliver Burke | Werder Bremen | FW,MF | 3,856 | 5 | 7 | 6.3 | 70¢ |
| Shaun Maloney | Hull City | MF | 3,993 | 10 | 12 | 0.0 | 70¢ |
| Stuart Armstrong | Southampton | MF | 7,953 | 15 | 10 | 11.8 | 69¢ |
| Lewis Ferguson | Bologna | MF | 304 | 2 | 0 | 0.8 | 68¢ |
| James McFadden | Sunderland | FW,MF | 3,122 | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 67¢ |
| Andrew Robertson | Liverpool | DF | 19,135 | 8 | 51 | 6.5 | 66¢ |
| John McGinn | Aston Villa | MF | 9,677 | 9 | 12 | 9.2 | 66¢ |
| Oliver McBurnie | Sheffield Utd | FW | 3,795 | 7 | 1 | 12.0 | 66¢ |
| Graham Dorrans | Norwich City | MF | 8,665 | 8 | 10 | 0.0 | 64¢ |
| Ross Wallace | Burnley | FW,MF | 241 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 63¢ |
| Scott McTominay | Manchester Utd | MF | 8,490 | 11 | 3 | 8.0 | 63¢ |
| Callum Paterson | Cardiff City | FW,MF | 1,998 | 4 | 1 | 5.5 | 61¢ |
| George Boyd | Burnley | MF | 7,062 | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 61¢ |
| David Goodwillie | Blackburn | FW | 611 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 60¢ |
| Phil Bardsley | Burnley | DF | 19,254 | 7 | 4 | 0.7 | 58¢ |
| Josh Doig | Hellas Verona | DF | 382 | 2 | 1 | 1.2 | 57¢ |
| John Fleck | Sheffield Utd | MF | 5,091 | 5 | 4 | 3.7 | 54¢ |