Portugal vs Scotland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th September 2024
The match between Portugal and Scotland will kick off on Sunday at Estadio da Luz. This is a match in round two of the UEFA Nations League group stage this season. Portugal won the last two meetings against Scotland, as they followed up a 2-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 3-1 score.
Portugal arrive at this match placed as number 8 in the FIFA world ranking, while Scotland lack behind as number 48 in the world.
Following the first round of the group stage Portugal are number two on three, while Scotland have zero as number three. Portugal managed to squeeze out a tight 2-1 win in the first round. Getting away with three points from the first away group game in the UEFA Nations League will have them wanting for more in their first match on home soil.
When it comes to goal-scoring Portugal could be more prolific, scoring 19 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.9 goals per game in which, they conceded seven times. This is an average of 0.7 a game, achieving a clean sheet in four games.
Scotland fought tooth and nail in a thrilling group opener before succumbing to a 3-2 defeat. Scoring twice was good, but conceding that many goals must be cause for concern before their upcoming fixtures.
Scotland are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the UEFA Nations League, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous one games. The visitors scored two times on average per match, for a total of two goals. They also let in three goals, leaving an average of three per match. They fought their way to zero clean sheets.
Portugal vs Scotland Prediction
Portugal Form
Portugal currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 0-0 against Slovenia. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with France in a 0-0 encounter, before beating Croatia in a 2-1 encounter. Portugal managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six internationals, where they also drew zero and lost two. They scored 13 goals and conceded nine times.
Scotland Form
In their previous three games, Scotland drew 1-1 with Switzerland, then lost 0-1 against Hungary and 2-3 against Poland. Scotland managed to win just once in their past six internationals. They also drew two and lost three, while scoring 12 time and letting in eight.
Portugal are far too strong to let a home win slip against Scotland, but at the same time, we don't expect the visitors to get over-run. This makes us target the home win in a match with less than three goals.
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Portugal vs Scotland Stats
- Portugal have won 15 of the last 17 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 15 of the last 17 Portugal home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Portugal matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Portugal have won 6 of the last 8 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Portugal matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Scotland away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Scotland away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
Portugal vs Scotland Team News
Portugal vs Scotland H2H
Portugal go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-0 and 3-1 the last two times they played Scotland. Portugal enter the match against Scotland with a 2-0-0 record in their previous two encounters. A win rate of 100%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Portugal vs Scotland Results
In the last two matches between Portugal and Scotland, both teams to score came up one time.
Portugal vs Scotland Betting Tips
Having scored just once lately for his country, Cristiano Ronaldo will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Scotland hope Scott McTominay can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two goals in his last six international matches.
In their last 10 matches at Estadio da Luz across all tournaments Portugal won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Scotland claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Estadio da Luz since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Portugal. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for Scotland.
Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the last two encounters between these two teams. Portugal managed an average of 2.5 goals, with Scotland averaging 0.5 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet one time in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Portugal, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Scotland, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches.