Comments and predictions for Scotland vs Croatia: Quarter-final ticket is near
The match between Scotland vs Croatia in the Nations League takes place at 2:45 a.m. on November 16. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Scotland vs Croatia squad information
Scotland will be back in contention for Jack Hendry, John McGinn and Stuart Armstrong, but will be without striker Che Adams due to a thigh injury. Adams missed the Derby della Mole and is yet to recover.
Tommy Conway, Lyndon Dykes and Lawrence Shankland will compete for a starting spot up front, despite their lack of form: Conway has scored five goals for Middlesbrough, Dykes has none in League One, and Shankland has just one goal from 33 last season. McGinn and Scott McTominay will provide support up front, while Billy Gilmour will face Luka Modric in midfield.
Croatia will be without Lovro Majer and Bruno Petkovic through injury, but Modric and Ivan Perisic, who has been involved in three goals in two meetings with Scotland, will lead the line. Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic is suspended, with Nediljko Labrovic taking his place. Craig Gordon continues to replace injured goalkeeper Angus Gunn for Scotland.
Latest predicted lineup for Scotland vs Croatia
Scotland:
Gordon; Ralston, Souttar, Hendry, Robertson; McLean, Gilmour; McGinn, McTominay, Doak; Dykes
Croatia:
Labrovic; Sutalo, Caleta-Car, Gvardiol; Perisic, Modric, Kovacic, Sosa; Baturina, Kramaric; Matanovic
Latest Scotland vs Croatia football commentary
Scotland, despite picking up their first points last month, are struggling after being eliminated from Euro 2024, with three defeats in their opening Nations League games. Steve Clarke’s side are bottom of Group 1 and in danger of relegation to League B. However, a goalless draw with Portugal saved Scotland a valuable point, easing the pressure on Clarke.
Scotland are on their longest winless run at home (six games) and in competitive matches (ten games). If they fail to win on Friday night, they will equal their longest winless run in history (nine games in 1998). Scotland need at least four points from their final two games to avoid relegation and the relegation play-offs.
Croatia have never won in Scotland, losing 2-0 last time in October 2013. However, they did win last month thanks to goals from Igor Matanovic and Andrej Kramaric. They were then held to a 3-3 draw by Poland, missing out on a place in the quarter-finals. Currently second on seven points, Croatia are all but guaranteed a knockout stage place and will qualify with a win or draw in Glasgow, provided Poland do not beat Portugal.
Croatia have scored in 14 of their last away games, averaging over two goals per game. They arrive in Glasgow full of confidence, ready to break down Scotland's shaky defence. With experienced players like Modric, Perisic and Kramaric, Croatia pose a formidable challenge for the hosts.
Latest Scotland vs Croatia score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Scotland vs Croatiaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Scotland 1-1 Croatia
- WhoScore:Scotland 0-1 Croatia
- Our newspaper predicts:Scotland 1-1 Croatia
When and where to watch Scotland vs Croatia live?
To watch live the Scotland vs Croatia match in the Nations League taking place at 2:45 a.m. on November 16, viewers can watch on TV360here, Mytv systemhereor on online sports channels. Wish you have fun watching football.
