Scotland vs Portugal Prediction & Match Preview

Scotland vs Portugal Prediction

Portugal needed a late strike from international football’s top goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo to defeat the Scots last month in Lisbon.

Cristiano had earlier bagged his 900th goal in a 2-1 opening round’s win over Croatia. He came on as a second half substitution to help Portugal beat Scotland in the second round.

Selecao thus entered the October’s Nations League window with two wins in two outings, sitting top of Group 1.

They now visit Glasgow for the Matchday No 4 fixture against Scotland on Tuesday evening at Hampden Park.

Scotland will enter the tie in a completely opposite mood. They’ve lost both matches in September, conceding five goals along the way.

Head coach Steve Clarke can be satisfied with his side’s attacking displays in these affairs, though. These were both narrow defeats that came after late goals as the Scots delivered three in two fixtures against such strong rivals like Portugal and Poland.

A run of four defeats and a draw in the last five outings ahead of October’s set of fixtures is by no means encouraging for Scotland.

They are now up against the 2019 champions who have won both of their inaugural matches.

Head coach Roberto Martinez has a plethora of offensive weapons that will come in handy for him in this format.

Both Scotland and Portugal had tough matches just three days ago and Portuguese width will play a massive factor here.

The main pick is Portugal to have the lead at the half time and win the game at the end while we also like the Over 2.5 goals FT bet.

Four of Scotland’s last six matches provided three or more goals and the same scenario occurred in three of the previous four head-to-head games between these counterparts.

Steffen Schmidt- October 14, 2024

Scotland vs Portugal Betting Tips

Portugal to win

OK

1.73 Odds

Over 2.5 goals

OK

1.73 Odds

Correct Score: Portugal 3-1

OK

Marathonbet

12.25 Odds