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Scotland Portugal betting prediction


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The most likely scenario for this clash will be for the Portuguese national team to win. The two teams are going through different moments, with Scotland having a series of defeats in the last 10 games and the Portuguese national team, which has been surprising in the last few games, even without the star Cristiano Ronaldo. In this way, and even paying away from home, we think that the Portuguese can achieve the victory.
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Preview
Scotland and Portugal meet at Hampden Park, for a friendly match. This will be the 6th friendly match of the year for Scotland, after the ones against Belgium, Mexico, Peru, Hungary and Costa Rica. As for Portugal, this is the 7th friendly match of the year, after havinf played friendly matches against Croatia, Algeria, Belgium, Tunisia, Netherlands and Egypt. There is no record of official head‑to‑heads between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last time they met, on 20‑11‑2002, the match ended with the final score: Portugal (2‑0) Scotland. Scotland registers significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth special attention.

Analysis Scotland

This is the 6th friendly match of the year for the home team, after having registered the following final scores in the previous friendlies: Scotland (0‑4) Belgium, Mexico (1‑0) Scotland, Peru (2‑0) Scotland, Hungary (0‑1) Scotland and Scotland (0‑1) Costa Rica. This is a team that is often stronger at home, with the help of its supporters, so they usually make good use of the home advantage, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses at their stadium. In their last match, for the UEFA Nations League, they got an away loss against Israel by (2‑1). In the last 9 home matches Scotland has won 4, tied 2 and lost 3. They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 4 of the last 5 matches, and their offense needs to do better, since they haven’t scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition. Goals have been frequent in their home matches, as 4 of the last 9 have ended with Under 1,5 goals and 7 out of 9 have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

Scotland comes to this match unmotivated after a 2-1 away loss to the Israelites in the League of Nations match. In 2 matches played in this competition, the Scots added 1 victory and 1 defeat. Coach Alex McLeish usually plays in a traditional 3-4-3, favoring a faster style of playing, of constant transitions, attacking, preferably, through the side aisles. It should be noted that in this tactical formation, the most advanced players are McGregor, Naismith and Russell. Apparently there are no absences of weight due to injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Craig Gordon, Andrew Robertson, Scott Mckenna, Jack Hendry, Stephen O'Donnell, Callum McGregor, Stuart Armstrong, John McGinn, James Forrest, Oliver McBurnie.
Coach: S. Naismith, S. Clarke.

Analysis Portugal

The away team plays its 7th friendly match of the year. In the previous friendly matches they registered the following final scores: Portugal (1‑1) Croatia, Portugal (3‑0) Algeria, Belgium (0‑0) Portugal, Portugal (2‑2) Tunisia, Portugal (0‑3) Netherlands and Portugal (2‑1) Egypt. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in away matches, with 26 goals scored and 12 conceded; against 7 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 15 conceded. In their last match, for the UEFA Nations League, they got an away win against Poland by (2‑3). In the last 9 away matches Portugal has won 6, tied 2 and lost 1. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 6 times but have turned the score around in 2.

The Portuguese side comes to this match after a 2-3 away triumph against Poland: the goals were scored by André Silva, Bernardo Silva and Glik (own-goal). Coach Fernando Santos usually plays in a 4-3-3, giving more importance to a paused plying style, in ball possession, progressing in the field, mainly through the central aisle. The three arrows aimed at the opponent's goal will be André Silva, Bernardo Silva and Rafa Silva, and in the midfield it is possible for Pizzi, William Carvalho and Rúben Neves to play. The all squad is available for this game.

Confirmed Lineup: Beto, Luís Neto, Rúben Dias, Cédric Soares, Kevin Rodrigues, Bruno Fernandes, Sérgio Oliveira, Danilo Pereira, Hélder Costa, Bruma, Éder.
Coach: F. Fernandes da Costa Santos.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Scotland vs Portugal match, on 14 October 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy Kenya, goes to: Portugal wins ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Scotland vs Portugal on 14 October 2018 will be played at Glasgow, Hampden Park.

 

Friendlies - 2018

  • 94% 390 / 414 Games

  • Home team wins 44.87%
  • Draws 28.72%
  • Away team wins 26.41%
  • Over 1.5 65.64%
  • Over 2.5 41.28%
  • Over 3.5 23.85%
  • Goals 918
  • Goals /match 2.35
  • Goals /match home 1.4
  • Goals /match away 0.96
  • Both teams score 39.23%
  • Goals after 80' 11.98%
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