Scotland v Curacao 3/1 Bet Builder Tips, Predictions & Best Bets
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Scotland have not won a friendly at home since 2016.
8 of Scotland’s last 12 friendlies have seen O2.5 goals.
7 of Scotland’s last 8 games have had at least 8 total corners.
- Scotland v Curacao
- International Friendly
- 13:00
📈 Scotland v Curacao Form, Stats & Team News
Scotland lost both of their March friendly internationals by a 1-0 margin, albeit these were against stronger opponents.
Clarke watched his side go down 1-0 at home against Japan and then lose 1-0 to Ivory Coast in Liverpool in what was designated an away match. Neither outing was particularly convincing from the Scots’ perspective, with the Japanese, in particular, comfortably outplaying them.
Friendly matches under Clarke have typically been a hard watch for the Tartan Army, particularly at home. Since 2021, Scotland have won only 3 of 15 friendlies. These victories came against: Liechtenstein, Gibraltar and Luxembourg.
Remarkably, it’s been a full decade since Scotland won a home friendly international. That victory came against Denmark thanks to a goal from Matt Richtie way back in March 2016. The Scots have played 11 matches since, failing to win against the likes of Canada, Northern Ireland and Iceland.
Curacao are going into their first ever World Cup campaign but do so after significant losses against China (2-0) and Australia (5-1) in March. They have won only 3 of their last 11 international matches, with victories coming home and away against Bermuda and at home against Jamaica.
Across their 10 World Cup qualifying games, they kept 6 clean sheets while they only failed to find the net on 2 occasions.
📔 Scotland v Curacao Formation & Team News
Scotland boss Steve Clarke is not typically a manager who favours experimentation, and with the World Cup just a matter of days away, the chances are that he will stick with a tried and trusted team in the main.
Of course, minutes of players who have been struggling with injury problems are likely to be limited, but equally the manager will want to see the likes of Aaron Hickey and Ben Gannon-Doak earn game time to build up their sharpness ahead of the tournament.
Thus far, Scotland are in a relatively healthy position when it comes to squad selection, with no major players out with injury ahead of the World Cup.
While Clarke used a 3-man defence against Ivory Coast, expect him to revert to his usual 4-2-3-1 shape in this game.
Curacao do not have too many household names in their squad, which is largely drawn from the Dutch leagues. However, they have managed to attract new faces thanks to their recent success, including Middlesbrough’s Sontje Hansen and Sheffield United’s Tahith Chong.
Striker Jurgen Locadia is one to watch, having once been signed by Brighton for £15 million following a prolific spell start to his career with PSV.
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