Scotland vs Croatia Prediction and Betting Tips | November 15th 2024

Scotland will entertain Croatia at Hampden Park in the group stage of the UEFA Nations League on Friday. The hosts have endured a winless run in the competition thus far while the Checkered Ones have two wins from four games.

The Tartan Army arrested their losing streak in the competition after three games in their previous outing, securing a goalless draw at home to Portugal. They failed to score for the first time in the tournament in that draw while also keeping their first clean sheet.

The visitors extended their unbeaten streak in the competition to three games last time around with an entertaining 3-3 draw against Poland. Petar Sučić, Borna Sosa, and Martin Baturina scored in the first 26 minutes of the match. Dominik Livaković was sent off in the second half and will serve a suspension here.

Scotland vs Croatia Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

The two teams have squared off seven times in all competitions. They have been evenly matched in these meetings with two wins for either side and three games ending in draws.
The visitors have won their last two games in this fixture, including a 2-1 win in the reverse fixture in October.
The hosts have scored in all but one of their seven meetings against the Checkered Ones, who have failed to score in three games.
Scotland are winless in their last eight games across all competitions. Interestingly, they have won just one of their last 16 games.
Croatia have scored at least once in 10 of their last 11 games in the Nations League.
The Tartan Army have an unbeaten home record in this fixture, with two of the three games ending in draws.

Scotland vs Croatia Prediction

Scotland earned their first point of the campaign in their previous outing and will look to build on that form. They have suffered just one loss at home in the Nations League while winning seven of their 10 games. Interestingly, after going unbeaten in their first five meetings against the visitors, they have suffered two consecutive defeats.

Head coach Steve Clarke had to make a change to the squad as Stuart Armstrong was included in the final squad after Che Adams and Lewis Morgan dropped out due to injuries.

Kockasti have bounced back well from their loss in their campaign opener to Portugal, recording two wins in three games. They are on a two-game winning streak in this fixture, scoring five goals, and are strong favorites.

Lovro Majer was left out of the squad due to a hamstring injury while Bruno Petković was not included in the squad after a medical check earlier this week. Nediljko Labrovic is expected to start in place of Dominik Livaković, who is suspended.

The Checkered Ones head into the match in good form and, considering their better recent record in this fixture, the visitors are expected to eke out a narrow win.

Prediction: Scotland 1-2 Croatia

Scotland vs Croatia Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Croatia to win

Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals

Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes

Tip 4: Both Teams to Score - Yes