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Scotland Belgium betting prediction


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For this duel and despite playing away from home home, it is Belgium that arrives as the great favorite. It is worth remembering that while the Belgians had a great campaign in the World Cup after finishing third, the Scots on the other hand did not even participate in the World Cup. It is also worth noting that the away team is far superior technically and in this way should conquer the victory.
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Preview
Scotland and Belgium face at Hampden Park, in a friendly match. This is the 5th friendly match of the year for Scotland, after friendly matches against Mexico, Peru, Hungary and Costa Rica. As for Belgium, this is the 5th friendly match of the year, after previous friendly matches against Costa Rica, Egypt, Portugal and Saudi Arabia. There is no record of official head‑to‑heads between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last time they met, on 06‑09‑2013, the match ended with the final score: Scotland (0‑2) Belgium.

Analysis Scotland

The home team plays its 5th friendly match of the year. In the previous friendly matches they registered the following final scores: Mexico (1‑0) Scotland, Peru (2‑0) Scotland, Hungary (0‑1) Scotland and Scotland (0‑1) Costa Rica. In the last 8 home matches Scotland has won 3, tied 3 and lost 2. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 3 of the last 4 matches, and their offense hasn’t been one of their best features, as they haven’t scored any goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. Goals have been frequent in their home matches, as 4 of the last 8 have ended with Under 1,5 goals and 7 out of 8 have ended with Under 2,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 9 of their 15 matches, and have never been able to turn the score around.

For this match, Scotland is looking for a good result to start the UEFA League of Nations in the best possible way. It is worth remembering that the Scots did not get a place to play for the World Cup in Russia and in this way they will be in the so-called League C in the group 1. Another important fact is the fact that it is the only group with three national teams, which will ensure access to League B, considered the second division of the UEFA League of Nations. As a negative factor, we can say that their last matches were related to five friendlies, having been defeated in four of them. In this difficult confrontation, coach Alex McLeish is expected to choose a line very close to his last clash.

Confirmed Lineup: Craig Gordon, Kieran Tierney, Andrew Robertson, Charlie Mulgrew, John Souttar, Ryan Fraser, John McGinn, Kevin McDonald, Callum McGregor, Stuart Armstrong, Leigh Griffiths.

Analysis Belgium

The away team plays its 5th friendly match of the year. In the previous friendly matches they registered the following final scores: Belgium (4‑1) Costa Rica, Belgium (3‑0) Egypt, Belgium (0‑0) Portugal and Belgium (4‑0) Saudi Arabia. In their last match, for the World Cup, they got a home win against England by (2‑0). In the last 9 away matches Belgium has won 6, tied 2 and lost 1. Defensive consistency has been one of their best features, as they have only conceded goals in 1 of the last 4 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition.

Very different from the opponent of this duel, the Belgian national team, besides having won a place for the World Cup in Russia, made a great campaign because they eliminated the biggest title holder so far, namely the Brazilian team in the quarterfinals and they were only surpassed by France in the semifinal, national team that has become the great champion of this World Cup. Despite this, they were third in the competition. It is also worth mentioning that Belgium is in the so-called Liga A, that is, in the considered First Division of group 2. For this competition coach Roberto Martínez has convened four new plays, namely Timothy Castagne, Hans Vanaken, Birger Verstraete and Leandro Trossard , besides Matz Sels, Crystal Palace and Christian Benteke. The major absences are K. De Bruyne and Adnan Januzaj, both injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Thibaut Courtois, Timothy Castagne, Jan Vertonghen, Dedryk Boyata, Youri Tielemans, Mousa Dembélé, Dries Mertens, Thorgan Hazard, Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard.
Coach: Vincent Kompany, R. Martínez Montoliú.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Scotland vs Belgium match, on 7 September 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy UK, goes to: Belgium wins ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Scotland vs Belgium on 7 September 2018 will be played at Glasgow, Hampden Park.

 

Friendlies - 2018

  • 94% 390 / 414 Games

  • Home team wins 44.87%
  • Draws 28.72%
  • Away team wins 26.41%
  • Over 1.5 65.64%
  • Over 2.5 41.28%
  • Over 3.5 23.85%
  • Goals 918
  • Goals /match 2.35
  • Goals /match home 1.4
  • Goals /match away 0.96
  • Both teams score 39.23%
  • Goals after 80' 11.98%
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