UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 Qualifier
Belarus vs Scotland
Tuesday 7th June 2016, kick-off 6pm (local time)
FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk

Scotland take on Belarus in Minsk this afternoon eager to get their UEFA Women's EURO qualifiying campaign back on track.

Ahead of today's match at the FC Minsk Stadium, we look at some of the key info you need to know about today's match...

"I think we’ve recovered well since Friday. It’s obviously a short trip between games, but we’ve given ourselves the best chance to perform well.

“It’s important for us that this game has come round so soon. It’s meant that we’ve not had much time on dwell on things, and it’s great that we’ve got a chance to put things right.”

Hayley Lauder's pre-match interview

Winning on the road

Anna Signeul's team suffered their first competitive defeat since October 2014 on Friday against Iceland, but they'll be hoping to put the match at the Falkirk Stadium behind them with their third consecutive victory on the road.

In the previous two away games in Group 1 Scotland have returned home with maximum points - a Kim Little hat-trick was enough to defeat Slovenia back in September, while a four-goal blitz inside ten minutes in Skopje ensured a comfortable victory over FYR Macedonia in October.

Previous Encounter | Scotland 7-0 Belarus | 23rd October 2016

Today's opposition, Belarus, are currently fifth in the group. The Eastern European side frustrated Scotland in the first half of the home fixture in Motherwell and, had it not been for a Jane Ross goal at the end of the first half, would have gone into the half-time interval on level terms. Ross' goal, however was significant in the context of the game; Scotland went on to score six in the second half, to run out 7-0 victors.  



Scotland's campaign so far - in numbers

27 - Goals scored by Scotland, at an average of 4.5 per game - only Germany have scored more in Europe

8 - Eight different scorers for Scotland in UEFA Women's EURO 2017 qualifying

8 - Goals scored by Jane Ross - Europe's top-scorer

10 - The biggest margin of victory so far - a 10-0 victory over FYR Macedonia in November at the Paisley 2021 Stadium

7 - Assists from BBC World Player of the Year Kim Little - second only to Belgium's Tessa Wullaert