15.10.2024 | 
Portugal remains perfect in the Nations League Group A and is in a great situation to hold on to that status after the following round. Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates are travelling to one of the greatest stadiums on the island to face Scotland, who may lacks quality but will have motive.
Scotland and Portugal meet on 15.10.2024, in a fourth-round match in the Nations League Group A. The game takes place at Hampden Park in Glasgow on Tuesday evening.
| Scotland | Tuesday, 15.10.2024, 20:45 | Portugal |
| 1 | x | 2 |
| 5,02 | 4,36 | 1,68 |
Scotland – Portugal: Initial situation
Scotland and Portugal are in a completely different situation going into the fourth-round match of the Nations League. The Scots are yet to win a single game, while Portugal is on top of the group still being untouched.
Scotland Stats & Form
Scotland made it to the Nations League top group but it is obvious that they are still not on the demanded level. The Tartan Army goes to the fourth round of the competition still looking for their first win. They lost the opening game at home 3-2 to Poland, and then failed 2-1 to Portugal and Croatia on the road. Last Saturday, they went to Zagreb and had a good start of the match against Croatia. Bournemouth’s striker Ryan Christie scored after half an hour to give Scotland the lead. However, the Scotts were only three minutes upfront as the Croats equalized and turned the game around in the second half. Now Scotland has only one win in the last 10 games and that one came against Gibraltar in a friendly game.
Portugal Stats & Form
Portugal is on top of their game being perfect after three rounds in the Nations League. They started with a 2-1 home win against Croatia which immediately gave them an advantage against the top competitor in the group. The same result was on the board in the second round against Scotland. In the previous round, Portugal went to Poland and had no problem to get the three points in a 3-1 win. Bernardo Silva put the Lusos up front near the middle of the first half and Cristiano Ronaldo scored late in that period. After Poland cut the lead, it was 3-1 for Portugal with Jan Bednarek’s own goal. Portugal has won 7 of their last 10 games with three losses.
Scotland – Portugal: Head to Head
Scotland and Portugal has played 11 times before. Portugal won 7 of those contests, Scotland two and two games ended in a tie. Their last match was in September when Portugal won 2-1. That was their fourth consecutive win in the head-to-head series. The last win for Scotland was in 1980 in the qualifiers for the EURO. In three of the last five games between these two teams there were more than 2.5 goals in total.
Scotland – Portugal: Odds
Portugal is a significant favorite going into this one with the odds of 1.68. If you bet on Scotlsand’s win, the odds are pretty low at 5.2 while the draw is at 4,36. The total goal line is set at 2.5 with 1,69 for over and 2,25 for under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Scotland – Portugal Betting Tip | Odds |
| Under 2.5 goals | 1,99 |
| First half: Draw | 2,29 |
| Draw | 3,47 |
Betting tip and prediction: Scotland – Portugal (15.10.2024)
Tuesday will be a big day in Scotland as Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates are coming to Glasgow for what is expected to be an unforgettable night. It is pretty sure that this will be his last visit to Scotland, so the home fans, besides cheering for their team, will say goodbye to one of the best players ever. Portugal has a perfect record in the group, and that is not strange given the fact that they won all ten group matches in the qualifiers for the last EURO. Things are not going so well for Scotland, who has lost every match in the competition. Besides the poor results, Scotland manager Steve Clarke is prioritizing the development of the team, and there is no better way to do that than playing against some of the best teams in the world. Scott McTominay is his key man in the midfield, and how competitive Scotland will be in this game mainly depends on his creativity and the ability to make the right pass. Scotland is pretty limited on the offense, but their aggressiveness will definitely give them scoring opportunities. However, most of the time, the ball will be in Portugal’s possession as Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, and Bernardo Silva will dominate the pitch. Portugal may make some changes in the starting lineup as they want to give a shot to younger players, but that doesn’t change the fact that they are the better team. This is expected to be a dynamic match with a lot of running and contact, and Portugal will win their fourth straight in the group stage.