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Scotland v Croatia Predictions, Free Bet Tips & Enhanced Offers
Dan Tracey is on hand to provide some Scotland v Croatia predictions ahead of the highlight of the Nations League game between the two sides on Friday.
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Scotland v Croatia Predictions and Free Bet Tips
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Although Scotland managed to foil Cristiano Ronaldo in their last Nations League outing, it can also be considered as the only thing of note that Steve Clarke and his players have achieved in this current cycle.
A bore draw in front of a quieter Hampden crowd than usual at least gets the Tartan Army off the mark in League A1 but with just two games of the group stage remaining, it could end up being win or bust in both of them.
As they enter the fifth round of fixtures, Clarke’s men prop up the four team league by virtue of the single point that is attached to their name and with Poland sitting three points better off in third, it is they who play host to Scotland on Monday.
Which is why this current Scottish crop need to make sure their upcoming trip to Warsaw is not a dead rubber in terms of avoiding relegation. Then again, the alternative may only end up being a relegation play-off instead.
For Scotland to have any chance of a recording a second place finish instead, they must get the better of Croatia on Friday evening and with the reverse fixture seeing Zlatko Dalic’s men earn a 2-1 win on home soil, they will now look to do the same on enemy territory.
Especially as Croatia still have designs of finishing first or second in League A1 and in doing so, earning a berth in the newly expanded quarter-final knockout phase that takes place in March of next year.
An invite that was nearly rubber stamped during the fourth round of fixtures and had they got the better of Poland that evening, the gap between the two nations would have been insurmountable from a Polish perspective.
However, both sides had to make do with a share of the points in one of the most exciting matches of the fixture round. A six-goal thriller could not determine a winner, but it looked like it was going to be Croatia by the time they found themselves 3-1 ahead.
3-1 ahead with just 26 minutes on the clock meant there was plenty of time for Poland to get themselves back in the game and thanks to goals from Nicola Zalewski and Sebastian Szymanski, that is precisely what they managed to do.
But now it is time for the first of my two tips and with the most recent meeting between the two sides ending in Croatia win, I think this is where Scotland exact their revenge. The home win is priced at 12/5 with bet365 and I think that is a good enough starting point for me.
In addition to this, I am going to focus on Napoli superstar Scott McTominay – not a phrase you could have imagined typing six months ago - but regardless of his club, he has a habit of turning it on for the national team. Therefore, I am backing him to open the scoring at odds of 9/1 with Star Sports.
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