Croatia vs Scotland betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the UEFA Nations League match on October 12th, 2024

A football match between Croatia and Scotland of the UEFA Nations League on Saturday, October 12th, 2024, check the Croatia vs Scotland betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

UEFA created the Nations League competition in 2018, played on Fifa dates to increase the number of matches and boost European national football teams competitivity level. With four divisions and qualifying slots to the UEFA Euro and the World Cup. This tournament has already become a great attraction, especially in the so-called “League A”.

Stadium and City where Croatia vs Scotland will occur

The game takes place in the small Stadion Maksimir stadium, in the city of Zagreb, with a capacity for 5000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Croatia vs Scotland betting tip 2024/2025

Croatia is currently ranked number 7 in the FIFA Ranking, while the Scotland is placed at number 42 in the world soccer's premier team ranking.

In the last match they played, Croatia collected a win. The opposing team was Poland, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-0 - was valid for UEFA Nations League. Coach Z. Dalić's disposed his team in a 3-5-2 formation.

An eye-popping performance did not accompany the victory for Croatia. Despite this, the good appearances of Bruno Petković deserve mentioning. The athlete left the field as the main responsible for the positive result of the team.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for UEFA Nations League, Scotland, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Portugal team with a final score of 2-1.

In the last 20 years, the teams have met on 4 occasions. Scotland has the advantage in terms of record, having won 2 times and lost only 1 time. There has also been 1 draw in this period.

The most recent precedent between these two nations was in 22-06-2021, in the 2020 season of the European Championship, which ended with a 3-1 win for Croatia.

Croatia

Current leaderboard

Croatia comes from a victory in the last match they played in. In the clash against Poland the team coached by Zlatko Dalić left with 3 points by beating the opponent by 1-0. In light of this, the team arrives for this duel in 3rd place of Group 1.

If the UEFA Nations League were to conclude now, Croatia would be out of the qualification for the next round, since they are in the 3rd place of the group. However, with 4 games still to play, Croatia can still reach the position 1 on the league table and can get a maximum of 15 points if they win their remaining matches.

In short tournaments with international teams, the tradition and name are usually a good indicator of what the team is aiming for in the championship.So, considering that, we see a record of 1 runner-up finishes in the UEFA Nations Leagues. This makes Croatia one of the teams who should fight only to make an honorable appearance at UEFA Nations League.

Although historical data is an important parameter, it is not the only factor that should be considered when assessing Croatia's's chances in this UEFA Nations League. The momentum of the team coached by Zlatko Dalić is also something that should be taken into consideration.

Therefore, the 7th position in FIFA's ranking also serves as an indicator. Being in the top 10, the team is expected to take advantage of the favorable moment and deliver a good campaign.

Croatia analysis

For this edition of the Nations League, Croatia hopes to take the step that was missing in the last tournament. This is because the team is the current runner-up of the competition.

At the end of round 2 of UEFA Nations League, Croatia collected 2 goals scored and 2 goals conceded.

As we approach the League A, Croatia is set for another intriguing match. In the inaugural game, the team had 5 shots on target, providing a glimpse into their attacking potential. This statistic adds an element of anticipation for the upcoming match, as we await to see how Croatia will navigate their offensive strategies in this encounter.

Scotland

Current leaderboard

On the other hand, his team arrives for this match looking to recover morale, losing the previous game. In the previous round, his team faced Portugal and ended up losing by 2-1. So for this game, the team arrives in 4th place in the group.

If the UEFA Nations League were to conclude now, Scotland would be relegated, since they are in 4th place of the group. However, with 4 games still to play, Scotland can still reach the position 1 on the league table and can get a maximum of 12 points if they win their remaining matches.

Many considerations apply to both teams. So perhaps the most determining factor for Scotland's ambition in this UEFA Nations League is the team's record in the competition as well. After all, it is expected that the more traditional teams will reach the finals. Scotland has never even reached a UEFA Nations League final. Therefore, the fans expect at the very most a decent competition campaign.

On the other hand, when we check the team's position in the FIFA ranking, we see that Scotland arrives for this UEFA Nations League in position 42. This demonstrates that regardless of the number of titles they have won or not, Scotland comes to this UEFA Nations League without much pressure. As the moment is not the best, there is not much pressure from the fans. This can even be beneficial since the players can feel at ease and play more freely.

Scotland analysis

Scotland was in the League none in the last edition of the Nations League and finished in the position 1 of the group. In other words, after a great campaign in the previous tournament, they hope to do even better this time around.

Scotland, after 2 rounds, has conceded more goals than it has scored. The goals scored are in fact 3 while 5 are those conceded to opponents.

The Scotland team typically attempts to control the game by achieving an average ball possession of 58%. The reason for this is that teams with ball possession above 50% usually hold some control over their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Scotland

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Scott McTominay has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Scotland with 2 goals this season, the Midfielder has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.9.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 5.75 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Croatia is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7.5 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Croatia in this match.

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Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.5 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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