Scotland vs Croatia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th November 2024

The spotlight is on Scotland and Croatia when they go toe-to-toe at Hampden Park, for an exciting match on Friday. It is one of the many matches in round five of the Nations League A group stage, with teams fighting to secure qualification. Croatia beat Scotland twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 2-1 and 3-1, respectively.

Scotland enter their upcoming game placed as number 51 in the FIFA world ranking. There is a bit of a gap to opponents Croatia, who enter the game ranked number 12 in the world.

After the fourth round of the group stage Scotland are number four on one, while Croatia have seven as number two.

Scotland are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady four goals in their previous four matches, for an average of 1.1 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents seven goals, or an average of 1.8 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

When it comes to goal-scoring Croatia are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 18 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.8 goals per game. They conceded ten goals for an average of one a game, achieving a clean sheet in four of these matches.

Scotland vs Croatia Prediction

Scotland Form

A single draw is all Scotland have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 2-1 and 2-1 against Portugal and Croatia respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 0-0 against Portugal. Scotland are without a win in their last six internationals, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored five goals.

Croatia Form

Croatia look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining two victories and a draw. They ran out 1-0 and 2-1 winners against Poland and Scotland, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Poland, as the match resulted in a 3-3 draw. Croatia won twice, while also recording three draws and one defeat in their last six internationals. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and ten scored.

With one points from their initial four Nations League A outings, Croatia remains within reach of the knock out-stages. They probably need a win to claim first place, but a draw in 5th round match could do the trick, with a bit of luck.

Croatia and Scotland seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues this coming Friday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Scotland vs Croatia Team News

Scotland vs Croatia H2H

Croatia won 2-1 and 3-1 in the two most recent meetings with Scotland, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Scotland go into their upcoming match against Croatia with a 29% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 2-3-2 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Scotland vs Croatia Results

Both teams found the back of the net four times in the past seven matches between home side Scotland and Croatia. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 17/25.

Scotland vs Croatia Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Scott McTominay, who is performing well for Scotland. He found the back of the net three times in his most recent national team outings. He'll be out to add more goals for his country against Croatia. The visitors will be looking up to Luka Modric to find the net once again, after managing two goals for Croatia in his last six matches.

Scotland won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing four as well. Croatia won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost three in this run. Scotland might win at Hampden Park on Friday, but don't expect them to keep a clean sheet as well. They won just two games to nil in their last 10 matches on home soil.

In the last seven encounters between Scotland and Croatia over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Scotland averaged 0.99 goals a game. Croatia scored an average of one goal in these, while both teams scored four times. Scotland saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Croatia. They performed an average of 1.9 goals in these.