World Cup: Scotland vs Morocco – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup round 2 match between Scotland and Morocco and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Scotland are getting ready to clash with Morocco on Saturday at Boston Stadium. The match is played as one of the games in round two of the group stage at the World Cup.

Following the opening round of the World Cup group matches, Scotland are number one on three points, while Morocco have one point as number two. Scotland arrive at this match placed as number 42 in the FIFA world ranking, while Morocco lack behind as number 7 in the world.

Form: Scotland vs Morocco

Scotland Form

Scotland are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 4-1 win against Curacao. They went on to beat Bolivia by 0-4, before also getting the better of Haiti in a 0-1 victory. Scotland were able to win seven of their previous 10 internationals across all tournaments, while drawing zero of the games. They suffered defeat in three of these outings.

Morocco Form

Morocco currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Madagascar with a 4-0 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 1-1 game against Norway. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 1-1 against Brazil. Morocco achieved six victories in their last 10 internationals, while drawing four and not suffering a single defeat in this period.

Betting facts for Scotland and Morocco

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Scotland and Morocco played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Scotland vs Morocco

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Ismael Saibari has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up at Boston Stadium on 20th June in round 2 of World Cup, it is because Morocco bank on him to build on these numbers against Scotland. The latter relies on Lawrence Shankland, who found the target four times in six games for his country.

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Full-time result

Scotland claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing zero along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Morocco have won six of their last 10 games, while drawing four and losing zero in this series of matches. Morocco are on a serious roll of now 24 matches without defeat. Morocco have hit a nice vein of form away from home with 9 matches now without losing.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Scotland scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Morocco scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Scotland managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Scotland, who scored an average of 2.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Morocco, who managed to score two times in those matches. Morocco are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 24 matches.

Recommended tip: Scotland vs Morocco

To sum up, the upcoming match between Scotland and Morocco seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this World Cup game.