Portugal vs Scotland Prediction & Betting Tips (8 September)

During the last edition of the Nations League A, Portugal did well and fought a fierce battle to reach the Final 4. However, it had to settle for 2nd place in group 2, failing by a small point. behind the future winner, Spain. Later, Cristiano Ronaldo's teammates were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup by Morocco, before easily winning their ticket to Euro 2024. Arriving in Germany with great ambitions, they dominated their group , made up of Turkey, Georgia and Czechia, finishing first. During the round of 16, they had great difficulty defeating Slovenia 0-0, qualifying on penalties before being eliminated in the quarter by France 0-0, losing on penalties. For J1 of this Nations League, facing the formidable Croatia, Portugal raised the bar with a 2-1 victory.

Scotland impressed during qualifying for Euro 2024, managing to secure 2nd place with 17 points, overtaking Norway in 3rd, 11 points, despite the presence of Erling Haaland, but finishing behind Spain, who took the lead with 21 points. However, their run to the finals in Germany was a big disappointment. Heavily beaten in the opening match 5-1, under the eyes of the public, the Scots then delivered a technically mediocre performance against Switzerland 1-1, before losing in the last minutes against Hungary 0-1 , sealing their elimination. Their accession to Nations League A is due to their victory in League Group B in 2022, ahead of Ukraine, Ireland and Armenia. However, the start of this new campaign was difficult with a home defeat against Poland 2-3. 

Witnessing goals at both ends has proven to be quite unusual in top-flight fixtures in which Portugal are the home team, with this being the case in just five of their previous 19 matches. What’s more, title-chasing Scotland clearly know how to keep clean sheets, managing to do so in 11 of their most recent 17 games at the top table of the UEFA Nations League.