Scotland vs Portugal

Scotland host Portugal at Hampden Park for another match in the UEFA Nations League Group A, wanting to recover from Saturday’s loss to Croatia.

Key Stats

• Scotland are now on a seven game winless run
• Portugal have won all three of their Nations League games so far
• Portugal have already beaten Scotland in this group, back in September

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players - A dominant Portugal

This is the last game of the international break for both of these nations. Portugal have the chance to qualify through to the knockout rounds with a victory.

Scotland Preview

Scotland Predicted Line-up: Craig Gordon; Andrew Robertson, Grant Hanley, John Souttar, Anthony Ralston; Kenny McLean, Billy Gilmour; Ryan Christie, Scott McTominay, Ben Doak; Lyndon Dykes

Scotland fans won’t be in the best of places right now. Whilst Croatia are a top footballing nation, losing 2-1 after going ahead early on is never going to sit well. They go into this game needing a win desperately if they still want to qualify for the next round. If they can’t at least draw with Portugal, their chances of qualification will drop dramatically.

Bournemouth’s Ryan Christie scored against Croatia on Saturday, as probably the standout performer for his nation.

When it comes to players to look out for, Ben Doak who is currently out on loan from Liverpool at Middlesbrough looks like a quality player. He’s just 18 but has been very impressive in the Championship this season with a real flare about him.

Portugal Preview

Portugal Predicted Line-up: Diogo Costa; Nuno Mendes, Renato Veiga, Rúben Dias, Diogo Dalot; Bernardo Silva, Rúben Neves; Rafael Leão, Bruno Fernandes, Pedro Neto; Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal are in the best position that a nation could be in after three games in the Nations League. They’ve won all three of their fixtures against Scotland, Croatia and Poland already, proving that they have the quality to better any team they play against right now.

Cristinao Ronaldo was on the scoresheet after a terrific run from Rafeal Leao on Saturday. The now 39-year-old already has eight goals this season, and is determined to play at another major tournament for Portugal.

They now come into another game as favourites and should qualify to the next stage with a resounding victory.

Head-to-head stats: Scotland vs Portugal

The last time Scotland beat Portugal was at the European Championships qualification in 1980, winning 4-1. Since then, they’ve played seven times with Portugal winning five of them.

8th September 2024 - Portugal 2-1 Croatia - UEFA Nations League

14th October 2018 - Scotland 1-3 Portugal - International Friendly

20th November 2002 - Portugal 2-0 Scotland - International Friendly

27th April 1994 - Portugal 5-0 Scotland - World Cup Qualification

14th October 1992 - Scotland 0-0 Portugal - World Cup Qualification

Scotland vs Portugal Prediction

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Portugal seem to be clicking nicely off the back of their Euro 2024 early exit. As stated, they've won every game since the tournament and have already beaten Scotland back in September. They have some of the best players in the world and are fully equipped to handle an out of fomr Scotland side.

Final Prediction: Scotland vs Portugal

Scotland 0-2 Portugal