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Defeat here would leave Scotland all-but certain to be relegated, whilst three points for Portugal helps them further cement their place at the top of Group 1 in League A.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Tuesday October 15th 2024: UK – 7:45pm / US ET – 2:45pm / US PT – 11:45am
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Not Televised / US – FOX Sports
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Both the Viaplay International and the Scotland National Team YouTube Channels / US – FOX Sports streaming platforms
SCOTLAND TEAM NEWS: ADAMS AND GAULD CONTENDERS TO REPLACE DYKES AND DOAK
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Gordon; Ralston, Souttar, Hanley, Robertson; McLean, Gilmour; Gauld, McTominay, Christie; Adams
UNAVAILABLE: Gunn (Injured), Forrest (Injured), Shankland (Injured), Taylor (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
PORTUGAL TEAM NEWS: CANCELO AND JOTA COULD BOTH COME INTO XI
PREDICTED XI (3-4-3): Costa; Dalot, Dias, Veiga; Cancelo, Bernardo Silva, Fernandes, Mendes; Jota, Ronaldo, Leao
UNAVAILABLE: Inacio (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
SCOTLAND VS PORTUGAL PREDICTION
Scotland pushed Portugal extremely hard in the reverse fixture, taking the lead early on before eventually succumbing to a 2-1 defeat following Cristiano Ronaldo’s 88th minute winner. But the Scots are now suffering through the longest winless run in their history, having gone nine competitive games with victory (drawing three and losing six). Confidence must be extremely low within Steve Clarke’s squad.
Portugal will have to be patient and have shown defensive fragilities in the past when facing overly defensive teams who look to hit them the counter-attack and score from set plays. But it’s hard not to see them getting the job done eventually when taking into account the struggles of Scotland and how little has gone their way of late. Back an away win in this one.
SCOTLAND VS PORTUGAL TIP: PORTUGAL TO WIN