EURO 2020: Croatia vs. Scotland Betting Preview, Odds, News, H2H, Prediction

Croatia and Scotland met at Hampden Park in Glasgow in the crucial match for their EURO 2020 adventure. A win would most definitely secure a place in the Round of 16, at least as one of four best-placed third teams. In some other outcomes, the winner of this event could even win second place and an “easier” opponent in the first match of the knockout stage. Both Croats and Scots have one point after opening two games, posting some pretty shaky performances. This is a perfect chance for redemption.

Preview

Croatia (+125) showed signs of improvement against the Czech Republic. After seeing the runners-up from the previous World Cup in Russia against England, we really believed that they wouldn’t be able to reach the next stage. However, the second half of the most recent match was quite encouraging for all of their fans.

The Croats dictated the tempo, had even a few chances after Perisic’s equalizer to score and flip the result, but in the end, one point wasn’t so bad either. Zlatko Dalic and his company still hold everything in their hands.

This team plays a bit slower football and without too many goals involved. Latest four games, Croatia was involved saw under 2.5 scores, and in two of them, Croats weren’t able to score.

Scotland (+200) suffered one big blow yesterday when it was confirmed that Billy Gilmour has the COVID-19 virus and that he won’t be able to play this important match. Chelsea’s wunderkind was the best player on the pitch against England, stopping the rival’s entire midfield singlehandedly.

That is no doubt a bit problem for Steve Clark, who now has to make certain adjustments and try to find another way to slow down Modric and the rest of his partners in Croatia’s midfield.

Like their opponents, the Scots also prefer to play defensive-minded football. On top of that, their attack is pretty sluggish, so it’s really no surprise that they haven’t scored in the last three games and that all of them ended with under 2.5 goals.

Latest News

The Croatians are coming in with all of their players ready to hit the pitch.

On the other side, Gilmour is out, and so far, he is the only player officially unavailable for this event.

Head to Head Matches

Back in 2013, these two sides met in the World Cup qualifiers, and surprisingly, Croatia lost both games. The first one in Zagreb ended 0-1 for the Scots and the second 2-0 for the Tartan Army.

Prediction

We are not keen on predicting the full-time result here because it can really go either way, despite many thinking that the Croats are favorites. Instead, our pick here is low efficiency. Both teams play cautiously and will, especially today, because of high stakes. The recent matches involving one of these two sides often ended with under 2.5 goals, which is our suggestion for this case. The odds are surprisingly solid on that, -110, and that is why we simply need to try it. Also, feel free to go with both teams not to score.

Pick: Under 2.5 goals -110

 

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