All-action Scotland star John McGinn is an outstanding bet to commit just a single foul against Spain. The Aston Villa midfielder is likely to be used as support for lone striker Lyndon Dykes in this game, but purely because he is not in the centre of the pitch does not mean that he will not be at the heart of the action. McGinn’s energy will be used in pressing the Spanish defence and that means he will be a very active defender.

This is a role that he is well used to playing for Scotland, and the evidence suggests that it is one that will lead to him making an infraction. For example, in each of his last five competitive home internationals, he has committed at least TWO fouls. Against Cyprus on Saturday, he was responsible for giving away three free kicks. With more defensive duties to perform on Tuesday, don’t expect him to get everything right, and that means that committing a foul is very probable.

Joselu is likely to take the place of Alvaro Morata at the head of the Spain attack for this match, according to the local media. Certainly, that would come as little surprise after he came off the bench against Norway and scored twice. New head coach Luis de la Fuente has the opportunity to show that strong performances will be rewarded by fielding the Espanyol forward from the outset.

The 33-year-old does have experience of British football, albeit it was not necessarily happy as he struggled at both Stoke and Newcastle, but he is now one of Spain’s most in-form attackers.

As well as goals, the big front player also commits fouls. Given that he made his international debut at the weekend and only played 14 minutes, he has little Spain history to go on, but at club level he has committed five fouls in his last six starts. Given a chance to begin this game, he will surely be out to give his all, and committing one foul against a hands-on Scotland defence seems likely.

The Hampden clash will be a stern examination of Grant Hanley’s defensive qualities, and not necessarily one that suits his style of play. The Norwich centre-back is known for his strength in the air but also his turn of pace to track attackers who have got in behind him. Spain are unlikely to adopt too direct an approach in this game while Scotland are liable to sit deep, therefore nullifying Hanley’s two chief strengths.

Instead, he will be asked to play a concentrated game. He has shown in the past that he has the capability to do this, yet the temptation to try to pinch a pass off the toes of a forward will be strong. This could easily result in a clever attacker shifting his body to draw a foul or Hanley simply misjudging a challenge. He posts 24 fouls in his last 14 Scotland games and it is worth noting that these typically come in bursts of two or more – often against more technical opponents such as Ukraine, Poland and Denmark. This suggests that Hanley committing at least one foul here is likely.