EA FC 26's Scotland vs Morocco simulation ends goalless, but the clean sheet is anything but comfortable for Scotland. Angus Gunn is the decisive figure at the end, making the last-touch save to deny Chemsdine Talbi and leave Scotland's night hanging on one intervention.

How Scotland stay on top despite Morocco pressure

The simulation starts with Scotland coming off a 1-0 win over Haiti and going into the Morocco game top of Group C. Steve Clarke keeps the same XI that won that opener, with Che Adams and L. Shankland up front and Ryan Christie left on the bench.

That selection matters because the game is not one where Scotland dominate possession or territory. In the Mirror simulation, Morocco have 68% possession to Scotland's 32%, and the shot count is close too, 11-8 in Scotland's favour. The expected goals numbers, 2.3 for Scotland and 2.2 for Morocco, point to a match where chances arrive at both ends, not a stalemate that just sits in midfield.

Why Gunn ends up deciding it

Angus Gunn has already shown strong form in Scotland's 1-0 win over Haiti, where he was given a 7.5 rating, and the simulation leans on that sort of reliability again. Morocco push late, Scotland are forced back, and then comes the final touch of the match, a save from Gunn against Talbi.

The Daily Record version makes the same point more directly: "With the very last touch of the game, goalkeeper Angus Gunn was the hero for Scotland when he denied Sunderland’s Chemsdine Talbi with a brilliant save." Mirror's report says the same late drama unfolded, with Gunn emerging as Scotland's saviour and stopping Talbi at the death.

That is why this simulation stands out. Not because Scotland cruise through it, but because they survive it. The draw is goalless on paper, yet the numbers and the late chance show a game that could easily have turned the other way.

If EA FC 26 is trying to model a tense World Cup night, this one gets there. Scotland keep the point, Morocco create enough to worry them, and Gunn walks away as the player who stops the match from slipping away.

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