Scotland pulled off a shock 1-0 win in Austria to boost their World Cup qualification chances, but what were the big winning bets and how much did punters collect?

1. Penalty Minutes (settled at 30)

Buyers of penalty minutes prematch, when the spread was 8-11, will have enjoyed VAR stepping in to award Scotland a 30^th minute spot kick, despatched by Lyndon Dykes, which saw them win 19 times their stake, but it could have been even better. Austria were denied what looked more of a penalty when the ball struck Stephen O’Donnell’s arm in the penalty area in first half injury time, VAR again siding with the Scots, before Grant Hanley was whistled and booked for a foul at a corner in the 56^th minute, but no spot kick was awarded as the ball was not in play.

2. Scotland Performance (settled at 49)

With Denmark clear at the top, Group F, it looks a three-way fight between Scotland, Austria and Israel for the runners-up spot and ticket to Qatar, and the hosts were expected to take control of that battle with three points in Vienna. Scotland’s Performance – which awards 25 points for a win, 10 for a draw, 15 for a clean sheet and 3 for a corner, with -5 for a yellow card and -20 for a red – was set at 18-22, meaning buyers banked 27 times their stake with the 1-0 win.

3. Total Goal Minutes (settled at 30)

With so much to play for, Steve Clarke was always going to keep it tight in Vienna, and coupled with a shot shy front line, shrewd sellers of goal minutes were in clover. The spread was set at 114-124, meaning sellers won 84 times their bet as the Braveheart spirit was invoked to hold on to the 1-0 win.

4. Multi-Bookings (settled at 400)

Buyers of Multi-Bookings (which awards 10 points per yellow card and multiplies first half points by second) made a loss of 105 points with the spread starting at 415-505. However, as if to demonstrate the importance of being willing to settle positions mid-game, that spread moved as high as 940-1090 as it got a bit tasty midway through the first half, meaning buyers could have settled with a 435-point profit! Che Adams got a soft yellow after 22 minutes, before Martin Hinteregger followed him into the book for a wild tackle just three minutes later. With two VAR involvements, an angry home crowd and a Scotland team refusing to budge an inch, the game looked ripe for a string of bookings, but only two more yellows were flashed, both in the second half.

Will Scotland qualify for the World Cup? This impressive victory, coupled with Denmark’s 5-0 thrashing of Israel, moved Scotland up to second in Group F, four points clear of Austria and one ahead of Israel, who they face next at Hampden.

When was the last time Scotland played in the World Cup? Scotland have not appeared at football’s showpiece since France 98, 23 years ago.