Scotland vs Croatia betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the UEFA Nations League match on November 15th, 2024

Scotland and Croatia will meet each other on November 15th, 2024, Friday, in an event counting for the UEFA Nations League. Check the Scotland vs Croatia 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 Scotland vs Croatia will occur

The game will be played in the great Hampden Park stadium, in the city of Glasgow, with a capacity for 51866 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events and odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Scotland vs Croatia betting tip 2024/2025

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

Scotland come from a draw in the last match. The game against Portugal, valid for the UEFA Nations League, ended with a 0-0. The team coached by S. Clarke lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Certainly not a good performance for Scotland, although some players performed above average, such as Che Adams. The player was decisive to his team in avoiding defeat with his presence on the field and some excellent interventions during the match.

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

The Croatia team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Scotland its counterpart.

In the last 20 years, the teams have met on 5 occasions. Both teams have the same number of wins in head-to-head encounters, with a total of 2 for each side, so there is no advantage for either team. In addition, there has also been 1 draw in this period.

The last preceding match between these two nations was from 12-10-2024. The match was valid for the 2024/2025 season of the UEFA Nations League, and it ended with a 2-1 win for Croatia.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

Scotland

Current leaderboard

Scotland is coming from a draw in the last match they played. Coach Steve Clarke men managed at most to get a draw with the final score of 0-0 against Portugal. In light of this, the team arrives for this duel in 4th place of Group 1.

If the UEFA Nations League were to conclude now, Scotland would be relegated, since they are in the 4th place of the group. However, with 2 games still to play, Scotland can still reach the position 3 on the league table and can get a maximum of 7 points if they win their remaining matches.

Scotland analysis

Scotland was in the League B 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 have a negative goal difference, having after 4 rounds conceded 7 goals to opponents and scored 4. An average to improve.

Scotland, with a ball possession of 42.25% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Croatia of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

Best goalscorer from Scotland

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Scott McTominay. Scotland owes some of their triumphs to the Midfielder who scored 2 goals in this season.

Croatia

Current leaderboard

Just like their rivals, her team is looking for a recovery in this competition, as they also drew in their previous match. In the previous round, his team faced Poland, and the match ended with a draw by 3-3. So for this game, the team arrives in 2nd place in the group.

If the UEFA Nations League were to conclude now, Croatia would be out of the qualification for the next round, since they are in 2nd place of the group. However, with 2 games still to play, Croatia can still reach the position 1 on the league table and can get a maximum of 13 points if they win their remaining matches.

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.

After 4 rounds, Croatia has a positive goal difference, with 7 goals scored and only 6 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

As we approach the League A, Croatia is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 6 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Croatia is a more offensive team than Scotland, having 455 attacks vs. 318 from Scotland, having scored 7 times, in comparison, Scotland converted into goal 4 times.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

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

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 4 corners per game.

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Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.25 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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