Scotland vs Belgium
Welcoming the sixth week of Group I qualification, Scotland faces a tough test against Belgium. Temporary occupants are planned to be invited to Hampden Park.
Last Saturday (7/9) Scotland had just entertained Russia and had to surrender by 1-2. Two visitors scored through the action of Artem Dzyuba (40 ‘) and suicide Stephen O’Donnel (59’), while the hosts were only able scored through the action of John McGinn (10 ‘). This defeat also makes Scotland scattered in rank 4.
Meanwhile, Belgium continued their positive trend at the top of the table with a 0-4 win over San Marino. The visit was opened by Michy Batshuayi’s penalty (43 ‘), who was also the closing goal scorer (90 + 2’). Thanks to this victory, they also managed to maintain a perfect record in Group I.
With such a good trend, the Red Devils will likely try to continue to win. Please note that last weekend’s visit was the second away match for Belgium, while the first game won 0-2 in Cyprus. Conversely, the defeat of Russia was an anticlimax for Scotland which had won 2-1 over Cyprus in the previous home match.
In the fourth week yesterday, Belgium has tested the strength of Scotland with the role of the host. As a result, they won 3-0 in that match. This note also makes them more confident because now pocketed 5 wins from 6 meetings against Scotland.
Our Prediction: 2
Odds: 1.41