Comments and predictions for Belarus vs Scotland: The final blow
The match between Belarus vs Scotland in the World Cup qualifiers takes place at 1:45 a.m. on September 9. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Belarus vs Scotland team information
Belarus could see Barkovskiy return to the starting line-up on Monday, after scoring off the bench against Greece. The hosts have no new injuries and coach Alos is unlikely to make too many changes.
Max Ebong, who has five goals for the national team, will almost certainly continue to play up front, while Pavel Pavlyuchenko will remain as first-choice goalkeeper.
On the Scotland side, Lyndon Dykes and Che Adams – a duo who have scored a total of 18 goals for the team – continue to pair up front.
Napoli's Scott McTominay will be a key figure in midfield, alongside John McGinn and Ryan Christie. Lewis Ferguson is also likely to start, alongside Rangers centre-back John Souttar.
Latest expected lineup Belarus vs Scotland
Belarus:
Pavlyuchenko; Pigas, Martynovich, Zabelin, Pechenin; Yablonskiy, Korzun; Gromyko, Ebong, Kovalev; Barkovskiy
Scotland:
Gunn; Hickey, Souttar, Hanley, Robertson; McGinn, McTominay, Ferguson, Christie; Adams, Dykes
Latest Belarus vs Scotland football review
Belarus struggled in their Group C match against Greece on Friday night, conceding four goals in the first half alone, and the score was then 5-0 in the 61st minute before German Barkovskiy came off the bench to score a consolation goal.
Coach Carlos Alos's team has conceded 9 goals in just the last two games, a worrying sign. However, they had a series of three consecutive wins earlier this year, scoring a total of 11 goals.
Belarus have never qualified for the World Cup, so they are hoping to make history. They have also never made it to the Euros, finishing fourth in qualifying for Euro 2024.
The last meeting between the two sides was back in 2005, when Belarus won 1-0 in World Cup qualifying, but Scotland have the edge in the head-to-head with two wins to Belarus' one.
Scotland will be confident after a goalless draw with Denmark in their previous game, with Steve Clarke's side picking up a point and now aiming to take their tally to four.
Scotland have not been to the World Cup finals since 1998, so every qualifying match is significant. They have never made it past the group stage in this competition.
In addition, Scotland was also eliminated from the group stage in the last two Euros, but just getting a ticket to the World Cup next summer would be a great success.
Under Clarke, Scotland have two wins, two losses and a draw in 2025. They have five more games before the end of the year, including clashes with Greece and Belarus in October.
In November, Scotland will face Greece and Denmark respectively. Their results in this group promise to be remarkable, especially after Greece showed impressive form in their opening match against Belarus.
Latest Belarus vs Scotland score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Belarus vs Scotlandas follows:
- Sportsmole:Belarus 1-2 Scotland
- WhoScore:Belarus 0-1 Scotland
- Our newspaper predicts:Belarus 1-2 Scotland
When and where to watch Belarus vs Scotland live?
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