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Scotland and Belgium play at Hampden Park in a friendly. This is the fifth friendly this year in Scotland, after friendlies against Mexico, Peru, Hungary and Costa Rica. In the case of Belgium, this is their 5th friendly of the year, having already faced Costa Rica, Egypt, Portugal and Saudi Arabia. There is no record of official clashes between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last clash was on 06-09-2013 and ended with the result: Scotland (0-2) Belgium.

Analysis of Scotland

This is the fifth friendly of the year of the home team, after previous friendly matches have recorded the following results: Mexico (1-0) Scotland, Peru (2-0) Scotland, Hungary (0-1) Scotland and Scotland -1) Costa Rica. Scotland won 3, drew 3 and lost 2 of their last 8 home games for all competitions. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 3 of the last 4 games, and his attack is not in good shape as he did not score goals in 3 of the last 4 games in this competition. In his home games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 4 of his last 8 matches ended with Less than 1.5 goals and 7 of 8 finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 9 times and never managed to turn the board.

For this match, Scotland are 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 within their group 1. Another important fact is the fact that it is the only group with three selections, his quest for the top spot, 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 his last matches were related to five friendlies, where he was defeated in four of them. In this difficult confrontation, coach Alex McLeish is expected to choose a line very close to his last appointment.

Analysis of Belgium

This will be the fifth friendly of the year of the visiting team, after previous friendly matches have recorded the following results: Belgium (4-1) Costa Rica, Belgium (3-0) Egypt, Belgium (0-0) Portugal and Belgium -0) Saudi Arabia. The team arrives in this match after a home win with England by (2-0). In the last 9 matches played in all competitions, Belgium have won 6, drawn 2 and lost 1. The defense has been in good shape and has only conceded goals in 1 of the last 4 games, and their attack has been regularly marked achieved in 3 of the last 4 games in this competition.

Very different from his 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, selection 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 , outside Matz Sels, Crystal Palace and Christian Benteke. Already the great negative embezzlement is due to K. De Bruyne and Adnan Januzaj, both injured.

Betting Tip: 

For this duel and despite acting out of the home, it is Belgium's selection that arrives as a big 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 visitors are far superior technically, and in this way they have to win the victory even if they act outside their domains in front of this opponent.