We’re taking a look at the best Scotland Vs Italy rugby stats ahead of Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations clash in Edinburgh.
Gregor Townsend’s Scotland host Gonzalo Quesada’s Italy at Murrayfield in round one of this year’s competition.
The Scots are tipped to do well this year, and there’s plenty of expectation on them
At the moment, the best UK rugby betting sites put Scotland at comfortable 1/12 favourites. Italy are 10/1 outsiders, but could still cause an upset.
The Azzurri won last year’s meeting in Rome. They also beat Wales and drew with France in Paris to finish fifth, avoiding the Wooden Spoon for the first time since 2015.
Ahead of this weekend’s Scotland Vs Italy game, we’ve found out some of the best stats from over the years in this fixture.
Scotland Vs Italy Rugby Stats
In total, there have been 37 meetings between Scotland and Italy.
The two sides first met in 1996, with Scotland winning 29-22 at Murrayfield.
Italy’s first victory came in just their second match, where they beat Scotland 25-21 in 1998.
Scotland Vs Italy Head-To-Head Record
Of their 37 previous meetings, Scotland have dominated over the years.
The Scots have won 28 times to Italy’s nine, with the fixture yet to end as a draw.
Scotland have scored a total of 959 points against Italy, who’ve scored 622 in the other direction.
The longest winning streak between Italy and Scotland is 13, set by Scotland from 2015-2023.
Italy have never recorded back-to-back wins against Scotland, with their best run a stretch of three wins in five games from 2007-2010.
Biggest Scores In Scotland Vs Italy Matches
Italy’s biggest win over Scotland was in 2007, where they won 37-17 at Murrayfield.
For Scotland, their largest margin of victory came in 2021, where they delivered a 52-10 hammering to the Italians, also in Edinburgh.
If Italy do manage a win on Saturday, it will be their first away victory against Scotland since 2015, and only the third in their history.
Scotland Vs Italy kicks off at 14:15 GMT, with the game shown live on BBC1.
