Scotland kick off their Nations League campaign with a home game against Poland at Hampden Park on Thursday night. Steve Clarke’s side will play in the top tier of this competition for the first time after earning promotion to Group A.

However, Scotland’s form since then has deserted them somewhat, with Clarke’s men failing to make it out of their group at Euro 2024. As for Poland, they were also one of the eight sides to exit the Euros early, after propping up Group D with one point.

Goals were a regular feature in both of these sides’ matches at Euro 2024, making both teams to score an attractive option at 1.85. There were goals at both ends in two of Scotland’s Euro 2024 encounters, while each team obliged in all three of Poland’s group games.

It’s also worth pointing out that Scotland have kept just one clean sheet across their last 12 matches, with that solitary shut-out coming against lowly Gibraltar. The Eagles haven’t fared much better from a defensive standpoint over their last 12 games, failing to keep the back door shut on nine occasions. Thus, both teams to score holds plenty of appeal at the prices.

Portugal begin their latest quest for Nations League glory with a home game against Croatia on Thursday night. The Selecao were the inaugural winners of the competition back in 2019, defeating the Netherlands in the final. Croatia have also enjoyed some success in this tournament, finishing as runners-up to Spain in the last edition.

Both nations performed below expectations at Euro 2024, with Portugal’s journey ending at the quarter-final stage, while Croatia failed to make it past the group stage of a major tournament for the first time since 2014.

The Chequered Ones’ shortcomings this summer have coincided with their golden generation fizzling out, and they face a tall order in their Nations League opener with Portugal. Roberto Martinez has steered his side to victory inside 90 minutes in 15 of his 20 matches in charge to date, including each of his five competitive matches at home.

On top of this, a sizeable 13 of those 15 successes have featured over 1.5 goals. That doesn’t bode well for a Croatian side that shipped six goals across their three group games at Euro 2024, making a home win and over 1.5 goals a standout selection at 1.83.

If Portugal win via any scoreline but 1-0, we profit.

Fresh off the back of their Euro 2024 triumph, Spain begin the defence of their Nations League crown with a trip to Serbia. Luis de la Fuente’s side lit up the international stage earlier this summer and they will take some stopping in their pursuit of back-to-back Nations League successes. The same can’t be said for Serbia. Having been many a punter’s ‘dark horse’ at Euro 2024, Serbia suffered a group stage exit after picking up just two points from their three group games.

Dragan Stojkovic’s side could hardly have asked for a tougher start to their Nations League campaign and they are expected to come up short against the newly-crowned European champions.

La Roja are currently in the midst of a stunning 15-game unbeaten run, when excluding friendly fixtures, claiming top honours inside 90 minutes in 13 of those victories. What’s more, no fewer than 10 of those 13 wins have produced two or more match goals, including Spain’s semi-final and subsequent final success at Euro 2024. The Spanish squad should be brimming with confidence following their exploits in Germany and they look worth backing to score twice en-route to victory in Belgrade.