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

Scotland and Portugal will meet each other on October 15th, 2024, Tuesday, in a game counting for the UEFA Nations League. Check the Scotland vs Portugal 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 Portugal will occur

The game takes place in the great Hampden Park stadium, in the city of Glasgow, with a capacity for 51866 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Scotland vs Portugal betting tip 2024/2025

Scotland is currently ranked number 42 in the FIFA Ranking, while the Portugal is placed at number 9 in the world soccer's premier team ranking.

In the last match played, Scotland met Portugal, in a match valid for the UEFA Nations League. The match ended in a loss by 2-1. The coach S. Clarke's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The defense showed numerous shortcomings during the match. Grant Hanley was on a bad day, never on time for his appointment with the ball, definitely one of the worst on the field.

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

The performance of the Portugal team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Scotland team.

In the last 20 years, the teams have met on 2 occasions. Portugal has the advantage in terms of record, having won 2 times and never lost. There has also been 0 draws in this period.

The most recent precedent between these two nations was in 08-09-2024, in the 2024/2025 season of the UEFA Nations League, which ended with a 2-1 win for Portugal.

The previous encounter between these teams saw them fighting hard to stay ahead.

Scotland

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Scotland is coming from a defeat in the last match they played. The team of coach Steve Clarke failed to stand up to Portugal and ended up losing by 2-1. 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 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.

Scotland analysis

The previous edition of the Nations League saw Scotland in League B, finishing in the position 1 in their group. Now, the team is looking to build on their success from before and achieve even better results.

After 3 rounds, Scotland has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 5 goals so far and scored 3 times.

To control the game, the Scotland team would try to achieve an average ball possession of 58%. This is because teams would have some control over their opponents if they had ball possession above 50%.

Best goalscorer from Scotland

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Scott McTominay. The Midfielder has scored 2 times in this competition and helped Scotland avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Portugal

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On the other hand, his team is looking for another victory since they left the field with 3 points in the previous match. In the previous round, his team faced Scotland and managed to win by 2-1. So for this game, the team arrives in 1st place in the group.

If the UEFA Nations League were to conclude now, Portugal would go through to the Semi-Finals, since they are in 1st place of the group. However, with 4 games still to play, Portugal can still reach the position 1 on the league table and can get a maximum of 18 points if they win their remaining matches.

Visiting team's coach, Roberto Montoliú is one of the most respected coaches on the current world football scene, due to the many important achievements he has won both with the national team and at the clubs he has previously coached.

Portugal analysis

Portugal is striving to surpass their previous tournament's achievements in this edition of the Nations League, which is their main goal. They were ranked 2 in the group they participated in during the last tournament.

Portugal shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 3 games has only conceded goals on 2 occasions, and has scored in 4.

As we approach the League A, Portugal is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 7.5 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Portugal is a more offensive team than Scotland, having 250 attacks vs. 171 from Scotland, having scored 4 times, in comparison, Scotland converted into goal 3 times.

Best goalscorer from Portugal

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Cristiano Ronaldo. The Attacker has scored 2 times in the current season and has helped Portugal come out with a positive result on several occasions.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Scotland 2 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Portugal 0 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 6 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Portugal 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 8 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Portugal in this match.

Take advantage of the best betting markets and start winning!

Normally conceding goals in the second half, Scotland suffered 3 goals in the last 45 minutes of the match.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Over 1.5 in the 2nd Half is with great odds.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 2 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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