Scotland vs Portugal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th October 2024
We have turned a corner and enter the final half of the Nations League A group stages. Lying ahead of us here is a round four match between Scotland and Portugal on Tuesday at Hampden Park. Portugal 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 head to their upcoming match as number 52 in the FIFA world ranking. Meanwhile, there is a pretty big gap to upcoming opponents Portugal. They enter the game ranked number 8 in the world.
After the third round of the group stage Scotland are number four on zero, while Portugal have nine as number one. They were full of optimism before the Nations League A started, but it's been miserable for Scotland. Three matches brought three defeats and it's all about minimizing the damage from now on.
Scotland are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady four goals in their previous three matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents seven goals, or an average of 2.4 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to zero clean sheets in this run.
Portugal travel to their fourth match in the Nations League A group on a complete high after winning their first three encounters. A fourth straight win, and they'll have qualification to the next stage already wrapped up.
Portugal scored 21 goals, conceded eight and held on for a clean sheet in three of their last ten matches.
Scotland vs Portugal Prediction
Scotland Form
In their last three matches, Scotland lost 2-3 against Poland, 2-1 against Portugal and 2-1 against Croatia. Scotland didn't manage a single win in any of their previous six internationals. They have a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 14 and scored six goals.
Portugal Form
Portugal look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Croatia, who were defeated by 2-1. Then, Scotland got outclassed in a 2-1 win, before beating Poland by 1-3. Portugal recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six internationals, in which they banged in 13 goals, whilst conceding five. They also drew zero and lost two.
Scotland suffered too many defeats lately to argue against the away win for Portugal, who simply seem to have more quality right now.
Scotland lost their last 4 matches.
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Scotland vs Portugal Stats
- In 3 of the last 4 Scotland matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Portugal matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Portugal matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Portugal have won 6 of the last 8 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Portugal have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Portugal away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Scotland vs Portugal Team News
Scotland vs Portugal H2H
Portugal beat Scotland twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 2-1 and 3-1, respectively. Scotland enter the match against Portugal with a 0-0-3 record in their previous three encounters. A win rate of 0%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Scotland vs Portugal Results
In the last three matches between Scotland and Portugal, both teams to score came up two times.
Scotland vs Portugal Betting Tips
With three goals in six matches Scott McTominay has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Portugal and their defence. The visitors hope Cristiano Ronaldo adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.
Scotland claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Portugal won seven of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing three in this series of matches. Portugal were able to win six of the 10 previous away matches without conceding a goal. A number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the last three encounters between these two teams. Scotland managed an average of 0.66 goals, with Portugal averaging 2.34 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Scotland, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Of the last ten games for Portugal, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.