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European Championship: Spain vs Scotland – Betting preview

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Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the European Championship match between Spain and Scotland. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.

Spain and Scotland will go head to head in Group A of the Euro 2024 qualifiers on Thursday for Matchday 7.

Scotland celebrated a 2-0 win in their most recent meeting with their Spain. Are we in for something similar at Estadio de La Cartuja on Thursday, or does the latter have something else in store?

Form: Spain vs Scotland

Spain Form

Their last three matches saw Spain defeat Croatia on penalties after a 0-0 draw, before taking out Georgia by 1-7, and Cyprus by 6-0. Spain have been in potent form, winning no less than five of the past six internationals. They also hammered in 23 goals, while letting in eight as they drew zero and lost one.

Scotland Form

In the last three matches, Scotland beat Georgia 2-0, won 0-3 against Cyprus, and lost 1-3 against England. Scotland picked up five wins in their six most recent internationals, while scoring 13 and conceding four goals. They also drew zero draws as well as being defeated one defeat time.

Betting stats and facts for Spain and Scotland

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Spain and Scotland. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

  • Spain have scored in 40 of the last 42 home matches
  • Spain have not lost 25 of the last 27 home matches
  • Spain have scored in 29 of the last 31 matches
  • Spain have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 5.5
  • In the last 3 Spain matches the sum of goals was over 5.5
  • Scotland have scored in 20 of the last 22 matches
  • In 11 of the last 13 Scotland matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 9 of the last 11 Scotland away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 6 of the last 7 Scotland away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Scotland have won 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals

In-form players: Spain vs Scotland

It is difficult to look past Scott McTominay, when searching for a goalscorer, as he seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target six times in recent European Championship matches for Scotland, with a total for the season saying six goals scored in this European Championship campaign. With four goals lately for Spain in the European Championship, Alvaro Morata is also a player to look out for.

Full-time result

Of their 10 most recent games at Estadio de La Cartuja across all tournaments, Spain won seven times, drew two and lost one. Scotland won six of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing two and losing two. Spain did not lose any of their last five matches on home soil.

Both teams to score

Spain have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than seven times in their previous 10 outings. Scotland scored the first goal of the game in five of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Spain’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 2.7 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Scotland, who managed to score 1.9 times in those matches.

Betting tip: Spain vs Scotland

Here we present a free betting tip for this European Championship match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Spain and Scotland.

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