Portugal stage home against Scotland on the second matchday of Nations League on Sunday, 8 September. Selecao began their campaign with a victory over Croatia while Scotland suffered a home defeat against Poland. Let’s explore the picks to bring out the maximum return.
Portugal to Win in the First Half 1.67 (67/100)
Portugal have registered four victories in their last six matches in Euro and Nations League. On the contrary, Scotland have been unable to bring favorable results, remaining winless in the previous four competitive games. The Tartan Army have also leaked goals in the first halves in three matches during the same period. Meanwhile, Portugal showed up with confidence against Croatia, scoring twice before the break. Selecao have also dominated Scotland in the first 45 minutes of the previous two H2H meetings in Friendlies. Therefore, we consider Portugal in a strong position to record the early lead in this game.
Over 2.5 Goals 1.87 (87/100)
After a struggling Euro campaign, Portugal finally found their promising scoring form in Nations League. Selecao have also rattled the net ten times in the previous three H2H meetings with Scotland. The Tartan Army have not been at their best recently, featuring one an average of one goal per game in the last four matches. But the poor defense, conceding ten goals in the same duration, can help Portugal to bring a high-scoring outcome. Given the current scenario, a total of Over 2.5 Goals will be our second pick.
Both teams to score: No 1.5 (1/2)
Portugal were unable to get on the score sheet in the ending three games of Euro. However, scoring in the previous game and record of goals in all home games against Scotland brings confidence to Selecao. On the defensive end, Portugal have secured three clean sheets in the last five games in all tournaments. Meanwhile, Scotland brought changes to the scoreline in three of the previous four games. However, they have failed to net the ball against Portugal in three meetings out of the recent four. Based on these numbers, we predict only Portugal to be able to score in this fixture.
Team News
Portugal
Despite an own goal, two early goals helped Portugal seal all three points against Croatia in the last game by 2-1. Diogo Dalot scored the opener in just the seventh minute and Cristiano Ronaldo scored his historic 900th goal in the 34th minute. Manager Roberto Martinez has all players fit and available for the coming game.
Scotland
Scotland bounced back against Poland to equalize the score by 2-2 in the second half through Gilmour and Scott McTominay. However, a penalty from Poland’s Nicola Zalewski in the seventh minute of stoppage time cost the Tartan Army all three points in the first game of Nations League. Head coach Steve Clarke has a healthy squad to decide on a perfect playing side for the next fixture.
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