Scotland vs Portugal Prediction & Betting Tips (15 October)

The dynamics of a team, of a generation, can sometimes be based on next to nothing. This Scottish team was able to see this during the last Euro 2024 during which it was forced to victory against Hungary on the last day to hope for qualification. The match was lost by the British 0-1 at the very end of the game while this Nations League is already taking on the appearance of a huge fiasco with 0 victories and 3 consecutive defeats. A series starting with a setback against Poland 2-3 on the first day, and continuing with another against Portugal in Lusitania 2-1 in September, and ending in Croatia 2-1 last week. Opposite, Portugal 1st, 9 points from Cristiano Ronaldo, beaten by the French football team in the quarter-final of Euro 2024 on penalties, is exemplary for the moment in this Nations League.

Indeed, the Portuguese are not only undefeated, but they have won all their matches so far. Portugal first beat Luka Modric's Croatia last September 2-1 and Scotland with difficulty a few days later 2-1. Sovereign Portuguese also on the move after this success last week in the National Stadium in Warsaw 1-3.

When Portugal come calling in the UEFA Nations League, excitement tends to be in short supply, with at least one of the two teams pitching a shutout in 14 of their previous 19 away games. It has been a similar story as far as Scotland are concerned on their own patch of late, with both teams on target in just two of their last nine matches at this level, so something similar seems likely.