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Hungary have seen BTTS in four of their last six competitive matches, and scored in every match during their unsuccessful World Cup qualifying campaign.

They’re unbeaten across four friendlies this calendar year, winning three of those with BTTS landing in the most recent two.

Ukraine missed out on World Cup qualification in the play-offs, beaten by Sweden, they found the net in every game of that process aside from their meetings with France.

Their most recent outing, in late May, was an impressive 2-0 win in Poland, and they’ll be desperate to emulate that in a very winnable Nations League B group.

Italy have embarrassed themselves on the international stage over recent years, failing to qualify for a single major tournament since their triumph in the European Championships back in 2021.

They’ve now turned to Roberto Mancini to try and change the culture of the national side, and this will be his first game in charge. 

Italy have struggled against the elite sides in Europe over the last few years, losing both games against Norway during World Cup qualifying as well as losing to Germany and France when they last competed in the Nations League. 

They actually ran out 1-0 winners when these sides last met in 2024, but the three meetings prior to that clash saw BTTS. Belgium saw BTTS in five of their six games at the World Cup, only keeping a clean sheet against Iran during their run to the quarter finals. 

Poland and Bosnia will both feel they are capable of winning promotion to League A in this edition of the Nations League, and kick off their campaign while Romania go to Sweden elsewhere in the group.

Bosnia gave a good account of themselves at the World Cup and have seen both teams score in 11 of their last 13 games.

Poland have seen the bet land in five of their last six, and last time out in competitive football they had an enthralling 3-2 defeat to Sweden in the World Cup qualifying play-offs, BTTS was in after 33 minutes in that one.

Italy have embarrassed themselves on the international stage over recent years, failing to qualify for a single major tournament since their triumph in the European Championships back in 2021.

They’ve now turned to Roberto Mancini to try and change the culture of the national side, and this will be his first game in charge. 

Italy have struggled against the elite sides in Europe over the last few years, losing both games against Norway during World Cup qualifying as well as losing to Germany and France when they last competed in the Nations League. 

They actually ran out 1-0 winners when these sides last met in 2024, but the three meetings prior to that clash saw BTTS. Belgium saw BTTS in five of their six games at the World Cup, only keeping a clean sheet against Iran during their run to the quarter finals. 

Georgia failed to really kick on after their impressive run in the 2024 European Championships, failing to win five of their six matches during World Cup qualifying in what was a tough group in fairness with the likes of Spain and Turkiye coming through it.

That said, there is a lot of room for optimism for Georgia with the talent that is coming through - spearheaded by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia who has established himself as one of the best players in the world over recent seasons at PSG.

Northern Ireland tend to struggle on the road, they’ve only managed to win one of their last 10 away games with their most recent competitive win coming against Luxembourg at home. Georgia have enough quality to avoid defeat here against a Northern Ireland side who don’t take much from their travels. 

Türkiye’s games tend to be really hectic, we saw how shot happy they were at the World Cup despite their early exit and I think they could get on the scoresheet here.

France are another nation that is going through a period of transition following the World Cup, with long term head coach Didier Deschamps being replaced by French legend Zinedine Zidane.

Türkiye played three games at the World Cup and recorded an xG of 1.0 or higher in all three games, actually clearing the 2.0 xG mark in two of these matches. 

They also scored 17 goals across just six matches during qualifying (2.83 per game), but also conceded 12 (2.0 per game), showing where Turkiye may be a bit vulnerable to the talent of France’s frontline.

Sweden had some good moments at the World Cup, with the heavy defeats they suffered to France and Netherlands being a bit unfair to their performances in those games.

Graham Potter’s side will feel as though they are the strongest nation in this group, which also contains Poland and Bosnia. Sweden actually finished bottom of their qualifying group without winning a game, but it was their display in the last  Nations League which helped them qualify for the World Cup.

That recent qualifying campaign has plenty of context too, Sweden were in a real mess and Potter joined just before the end of the campaign, with their form picking up in that period. Romania didn’t feature at the World Cup as they failed to get out of a group also featuring Austria and Bosnia. 

Plymouth enter this game in strong form having won each of their last four matches, scoring at least three goals in all of these wins.

They’ve scored the second most goals of any side in League One (14), notably winning two of their three matches in front of their own fans ahead of the visit of a Burton side who have done their best work at home this season - winning just one of their three games on the road.

Burton’s recent form is also cause for concern with Gary Bowyer’s side only winning one of their last five matches, conceding 2+ goals in three of these games.

Plymouth came away 3-0 winners when these sides last met back in January, dominating the underlying numbers with an xG of 2.38 from 21 shots and also winning the away fixture 4-0. 

Stockport should have really collected all three points against Sheffield Wednesday on the road last time out, having more than double the number of shots as their opponents (18-6) and also winning the xG battle (1.58-1.18).

Stockport’s home form on paper looks weak, with two defeats from their three home games - but they were very unlucky in both matches. The first defeat was against Blackpool on the opening weekend of the season, where they generated an xG of 3.54 to Blackpool’s 1.79.

The other defeat was a bizarre 4-3 defeat against Leicester in which Russell Martin’s side only recorded an xG of 1.21 from nine shots with Stockport once again winning the battle on underlying numbers (2.29 xG from 19 shots).

Peterborough have endured a really tough start to the season, winning just one of their opening seven matches in League One. They’ve only scored four goals across these games, the lowest return of any side in the division.

They lost 3-1 to Stockport when these sides met back in April, with the home side once again dominating the underlying numbers (3.75 xG from 28 shots). They’re also yet to win a game on the road, scoring just once in three matches. 

York have maintained a perfect record at home in League Two so far this season, winning all three of their games in front of their own fans - scoring nine goals across these matches.

They welcome a Gillingham side who have only lost one of their opening seven matches, and actually sit above York in the table at this early stage of the season. Gillingham are also unbeaten across their three away games this term, so this won’t be an easy assignment for the home side despite their perfect record.

Both sides have seen BTTS in three of their last five matches across all competitions, and look well set to both find the back of the net in this clash of two sides who will be eyeing a promotion push following their strong starts to the campaign.

Fleetwood have been a very stubborn side in League Two so far this season, losing just one of their opening seven matches.

They’re unbeaten at home having drawn two of their three matches in front of their own fans, notably conceding just one goal across these games.

The only team to beat Fleetwood in the league is Barnet, a side who sit top of the table in the early stages of the season and are one of only four sides in the division yet to be beaten.

Rochdale have struggled on the road this season, failing to win any of their three away matches this term. They haven’t even managed to score a goal across these games, being one of only two sides yet to score on the road in League Two.

Italy have embarrassed themselves on the international stage over recent years, failing to qualify for a single major tournament since their triumph in the European Championships back in 2021.

They’ve now turned to Roberto Mancini to try and change the culture of the national side, and this will be his first game in charge. 

Italy have struggled against the elite sides in Europe over the last few years, losing both games against Norway during World Cup qualifying as well as losing to Germany and France when they last competed in the Nations League. 

They actually ran out 1-0 winners when these sides last met in 2024, but the three meetings prior to that clash saw BTTS. Belgium saw BTTS in five of their six games at the World Cup, only keeping a clean sheet against Iran during their run to the quarter finals. 

Türkiye’s games tend to be really hectic, we saw how shot happy they were at the World Cup despite their early exit and I think they could get on the scoresheet here.

France are another nation that is going through a period of transition following the World Cup, with long term head coach Didier Deschamps being replaced by French legend Zinedine Zidane.

Türkiye played three games at the World Cup and recorded an xG of 1.0 or higher in all three games, actually clearing the 2.0 xG mark in two of these matches. 

They also scored 17 goals across just six matches during qualifying (2.83 per game), but also conceded 12 (2.0 per game), showing where Turkiye may be a bit vulnerable to the talent of France’s frontline.

Both of these sides have made promising starts to the season and both sit around the playoff places after the first seven games of the season.

Cheltenham have seen BTTS in each of their last 10 matches, including all of their games across all competitions this season. They’re unbeaten across their last five matches, despite failing to keep a clean sheet in these games.

Cheltenham are also unbeaten at home across their three matches this season, scoring seven and conceding five - showing how the same defensive issues tend to be relevant in front of their own fans.

Chesterfield have picked up more points than any other side on the road in League Two, winning two of their three matches and netting four goals in the process. They’ve seen BTTS in four of their last five matches, also avoiding defeat.

The Eerste Divisie is usually worth looking at for this market and there’s a favourable matchup here between two sides that have taken the same amount of points from their opening seven matches (10).

Both sides have only drawn one of these games, offering promise for the result to go either way here. Breda have seen BTTS in each of their last five matches, seeing BTTS & No Draw in four of these games. 

Breda’s three home games in the Eerste Divisie have produced 12 goals (4.0 per game), with none of these three games ending in a draw. They came away 3-0 winners over Eindhoven when the sides last met, though that was a friendly.

Eindhoven have seen BTTS in four of their last five matches, with all of these games seeing BTTS & No Draw. They’ve seen eight goals across their three away matches in the Eerste Divisie so far with just one of these games ending in a draw.

It’s been a mixed start to the season for both of these sides who find themselves sitting two points apart in mid-table after seven games.

Rotherham have seen 20 goals across their seven games so far (2.85 per game), with an exact split in the number of goals scored and conceded. Only three of their seven games in League Two this term have ended level.

Crewe have drawn five of their seven games this term, which may be a concern, but four of these draws have seen BTTS with the most common scoreline being 1-1.

Crewe have conceded an xG in excess of 2.0 in three of these games, suggesting that the points they are collecting through draws have been a bit fortunate. They also saw BTTS & No Draw during the week as they fielded a rotated side against Aston Villa’s U21 side in the EFL Trophy, coming away 4-1 winners. 

Maastricht have made a promising start to the season, collecting 13 points from their opening seven games which is a tally that sees them sit in the playoff spots.

They did suffer a bruising defeat against Waalwijk on the road last time out, but that loss saw this selection land as they fell to a 6-1 defeat. They’ve seen BTTS in three of their last five matches, with two of these games seeing BTTS & No Draw.

Helmond have seen BTTS in each of their last five matches, with only one of these games ending in a draw. They’ve lost all three of their away games in the Eerste Divisie this term, but have scored four goals across these games.

That record sets the stage for a home win here, though expect Helmond to offer an attacking threat and get on the scoresheet as they have done often in recent weeks. 

Scotland’s trip to Slovenia on Saturday might not seem an obvious both teams to score selection, but I think there is a strong case for both sides finding the net. 

New Scotland boss Sebastian Pocognoli will be looking to bring his proactive approach to the national side. 

There was no shortage of goalmouth action even before his arrival, with both teams scoring in Scotland’s final four World Cup qualifiers, all of which produced over 3.5 goals. 

The Scots also failed to keep a clean sheet in their 4-1 friendly win over Curacao a few weeks before the World Cup.

As for Slovenia, three of their four matches this calendar year have seen both teams score, including their most recent outing, a 2-1 friendly defeat to Croatia in June. 

Goals at both ends in Slovenia’s two World Cup qualifiers against Sweden only strengthen the case for a repeat in Ljubljana on Saturday.

Wycombe have sprung into life in League One, winning three on the bounce in all competitions after parting company with Michael Duff.

They scored three goals in 47 minutes in a 3-2 win at Leyton Orient straight after the sacking and backed that up with a comfortable-looking 1-0 win at Wigan last time out.

Wycombe have seen BTTS in 6/7 league games this season and they welcome a Reading side who are the 2nd-top scorers in the division, despite having played a game less than most.

Reading had seen BTTS land in three straight games before last weekend and, in Jack Marriott, they have the league’s top goalscorer by three clear goals at this stage, with eight goals in six league appearances already.

The 32-year-old is making up for lost time after a painful few years in and out of the treatment room.

Cheltenham have been one of the surprise packages in League Two so far, sitting 5th after seven matches (3W, 3D, 1L).

They’ve scored two goals per game on average and have seen BTTS land in 7/7 League Two outings.

Chesterfield have scored in 6/7 fourth tier games this term, have seen both teams score in two of their three league away games, and have conceded in five of those seven.

They generated 2.11 xG in an impressive 2-0 win over York last weekend and are more than capable of dominating proceedings at Cheltenham, heading in as clear favourites.

York have maintained a perfect record at home in League Two so far this season, winning all three of their games in front of their own fans - scoring nine goals across these matches.

They welcome a Gillingham side who have only lost one of their opening seven matches, and actually sit above York in the table at this early stage of the season. Gillingham are also unbeaten across their three away games this term, so this won’t be an easy assignment for the home side despite their perfect record.

Both sides have seen BTTS in three of their last five matches across all competitions, and look well set to both find the back of the net in this clash of two sides who will be eyeing a promotion push following their strong starts to the campaign.

Oldham have underperformed to score only eight goals from 11.4 xG so far this season, and goals looks on the cards as they host pre-season title favourites Salford City on Saturday evening in front of the Sky cameras.

There isn’t enough history to make this local match a big derby, but the players and fans will still want to get one over the team from down the road.

Both teams have scored in five of their seven League Two outings this season, and there’s serious attacking firepower arriving with the visitors after a summer of eye-watering spending for the level.

Both sides have also kept two clean sheets from their seven, so despite having underwhelming BTTS records, they’re both capable going forward and unconvincing at the back.

Each of the last four meetings between the sides have seen this selection land.

England only kept two clean sheets across their eight matches at the World Cup.

They have the attacking talent to cause Spain problems, as shown by the six goals they put past France in their last competitive match.

Spain were excellent defensively at the World Cup, but outside of tournament football they may play with a more fluid style.

England scored two or more goals in six of their eight games in the World Cup, and scored 2.75 goals per game in World Cup qualifying.

Harry Kane and Lamine Yamal are the top two favourites for the Ballon D'Or at the moment, every game between now and the award being decided is an opportunity to strengthen their case, it wouldn't be a surprise to see both on the scoresheet.

This is a really good test for England following their exit in the semi final of the World Cup to Argentina, with Thomas Tuchel’s side now eyeing up the home European Championships as the trophy to end England’s years of hurt.

There is often a criticism of England that they don’t play the elite nations often enough outside of international tournaments, but the Nations League gives the Three Lions an opportunity to do that with Croatia also being in their Nations League A group.

The most recent meeting between these nations was in the EURO 2024 final, which of course saw Spain come away 2-1 winners to lift the trophy. Each of the last four head to head meetings between the sides have seen this selection land - which is a nice historical trend to add to the wider evidence for goals here.

England only kept two clean sheets across their eight matches at the World Cup. They have the attacking talent to cause Spain problems, as shown by the six goals they put past France in the third place playoff.

Harry Kane is so reliable for England, and many are concerned that finding another striker as effective as Kane will be problematic in the coming years with the former Tottenham man coming towards the end of the year.

He’s scored 85 goals across 121 caps for England, scoring six goals across seven starts at the World Cup. He achieved this tally from 12 shots on target (1.65 per 90), averaging over 3.0 shots per 90 during the tournament.

Kane has also started this season really well, scoring three goals across three starts in the Bundesliga as well as netting in the Champions League. Kane scored eight goals across eight starts during England’s last Nations League campaign, averaging 2.11 shots on target per 90.

Lamine Yamal has previously spoken about how he wants to score more for his country having netted seven goals across his 33 caps.

He seems to be improving in front of goal with every season, already scoring seven goals across seven starts in LaLiga as well as netting in Barcelona’s thrashing of Feyenoord in the Champions League.

Lamine Yamal has taken 38 shots across those seven starts in LaLiga (5.89 per 90), which is a shot average we can expect him to match here against an England side who look very vulnerable at the back. 

Yamal scored three goals across seven starts during Spain’s last Nations League campaign, in which they got to the final, averaging 3.72 shots per 90 and 1.49 shots on target per 90.

Marc Cucurella is going to get a hostile reception at Wembley with many fans still yet to forgive him for his antics in the EURO 2024 final, the tournament where Cucurella nailed down his starting spot in this Spain side.

Cucurella is a nightmare to play against as he’s so energetic and gets very tough tight to his opposite winger, making him a good option to commit fouls if he has the right 1v1 duel. 

He committed eight fouls across eight starts during the World Cup (0.96 per 90) and will be up against Bukayo Saka, who is a player that he’s faced off against many times before - Saka has won 15 fouls across five starts already in the Premier League this season (3.23 per 90).

NI have only won one competitive away game since March 2023, and even that was against Luxembourg.

In that sample, they’ve failed to win in Belarus and Luxembourg, and lost in Bulgaria, Finland and Kazakhstan.

Georgia were disappointing in World Cup qualifying after an excellent Euro 2024, but weren’t helped by having Spain and a strong Turkey in their group.

Outsider for the Ballon D’Or Khvicha Kvaratskhelia looks set to start, as well as Villarreal forward Georges Mikautadze, who has 23 goals in 43 caps for his country.

Georgia have registered two wins and two draws in friendlies since World Cup qualifying, and can battle for promotion to League A if they make a good start in this group.

Mikautadze shared the Golden Boot at Euro 2024, he’s at 2.15 shots on target per 90 in La Liga this season and had at least one shot on target in six of eight games for Georgia in the last Nations League campaign.

He hit the target in 4/4 home games in that run, which includes scoring a brace in his last appearance in the competition.

Northern Ireland’s last away clean sheet was in Belarus in October 2024, he should have plenty of opportunities to let fly on Saturday.

Likely to find duels with League One defender Ciaron Brown (Oxford United), he should have too much quality, and he came off the bench to score for Villarreal last weekend in a 3-1 win over Levante.

I wouldn’t persuade anyone away from considering him in the Anytime Goalscorer market.

Kvaratskhelia has had his minutes managed carefully at PSG so far this season, after making 55 total appearances for the back-to-back Champions League winners in 2025/26.

That should mean he’s fresher than usual for an international break, he’ll be on penalties and the go-to player in possession for the Georgians.

He’s scored three in three for his country since World Cup qualifying.

Georgia are odds-on in places to score two or more goals in this match, and the most likely player to be involved in goals for them is their captain and star player.

Trai Hume has been in and out for Sunderland this season, and he’ll have his work cut out dealing with arguably the best left winger in world football.

The 4.33 on him to be carded, given Kvaratskhelia’s dribbling ability, is another intriguing angle for this content.

Price’s energy will be crucial for Northern Ireland in this game, and the 22-year-old, who turns 23 on Saturday, is averaging 2.39 shots per 90 in the Championship for West Brom so far this season.

Price has had 11 shots in his last four competitive outings for Northern Ireland, with the bet landing in three of those four.

That includes have five shots away at Slovakia and two at home to Germany.

He’ll be in contention to take set pieces as well, quickly becoming a senior player despite his years, as one of the first names on Michael O’Neill’s team sheet with 32 caps and 10 goals to his name already.

Plymouth enter this game in strong form having won each of their last four matches, scoring at least three goals in all of these wins.

They’ve scored the second most goals of any side in League One (14), notably winning two of their three matches in front of their own fans ahead of the visit of a Burton side who have done their best work at home this season - winning just one of their three games on the road.

Burton’s recent form is also cause for concern with Gary Bowyer’s side only winning one of their last five matches, conceding 2+ goals in three of these games.

Plymouth came away 3-0 winners when these sides last met back in January, dominating the underlying numbers with an xG of 2.38 from 21 shots and also winning the away fixture 4-0. 

Stockport should have really collected all three points against Sheffield Wednesday on the road last time out, having more than double the number of shots as their opponents (18-6) and also winning the xG battle (1.58-1.18).

Stockport’s home form on paper looks weak, with two defeats from their three home games - but they were very unlucky in both matches. The first defeat was against Blackpool on the opening weekend of the season, where they generated an xG of 3.54 to Blackpool’s 1.79.

The other defeat was a bizarre 4-3 defeat against Leicester in which Russell Martin’s side only recorded an xG of 1.21 from nine shots with Stockport once again winning the battle on underlying numbers (2.29 xG from 19 shots).

Peterborough have endured a really tough start to the season, winning just one of their opening seven matches in League One. They’ve only scored four goals across these games, the lowest return of any side in the division.

They lost 3-1 to Stockport when these sides met back in April, with the home side once again dominating the underlying numbers (3.75 xG from 28 shots). They’re also yet to win a game on the road, scoring just once in three matches. 

Switzerland should dominate this Nations League B group, they’re comfortably the best and most experienced nation with the group also including Scotland and Slovenia.

Switzerland had a decent run at the World Cup, eventually crashing out to Argentina in the quarter finals. Prior to that defeat, they’d only lost one of their last 19 matches - suggesting that this is one of the most consistent sides on the continent.

North Macedonia failed to qualify for the World Cup, and have failed to win any of their last eight matches - including a 7-1 defeat to Wales. It’s hard to make a case for them here, even as the home side, given their previous struggles against more established European sides.

This represents a serious test for England after their World Cup semi-final elimination at the hands of Argentina, with Thomas Tuchel's men now setting their sights on the home European Championships as the prize to finally end England's long wait for silverware.

England are frequently criticised for not facing top-tier opposition often enough away from major tournaments, but the Nations League hands the Three Lions exactly that chance, with Croatia also drawn in their Nations League A group.

These two sides last met in the EURO 2024 final, where Spain ran out 2-1 winners to claim the trophy. Notably, each of the last four meetings between the nations has produced over 1.5 goals,  a useful historical pattern that strengthens the broader case for goals in this one.

England managed just two clean sheets in eight World Cup matches. They certainly have the firepower to trouble Spain, as demonstrated by the six goals they scored against France in the third-place playoff. 

I was pretty disappointed with both of these nations at the World Cup, I had them down to progress further than they did with Czechia crashing out in the Group Stages and Croatia exiting to Portugal in the Round of 32.

I feel as though Croatia are in a bit of a decline following on from the height of their golden generation, which battled all the way to the final of the World Cup in 2018. There’s also a change in the dugout for the away side, with long term coach Zlatko Dalic leaving after 9 years of service.

That’s a significant change, and one that may take time for this Croatia side to adapt to. Czechia scored in two of their three games at the World Cup despite their early exit, with both of their goals coming from set pieces.

This will be their main threat here again, they scored 18 goals across eight games during World Cup qualifying (2.25 per game). They actually played Croatia as part of the qualifying process, recording an xG of 1.39 as the away side.

Scotland’s trip to Slovenia on Saturday might not seem an obvious both teams to score selection, but I think there is a strong case for both sides finding the net. 

New Scotland boss Sebastian Pocognoli will be looking to bring his proactive approach to the national side. 

There was no shortage of goalmouth action even before his arrival, with both teams scoring in Scotland’s final four World Cup qualifiers, all of which produced over 3.5 goals. 

The Scots also failed to keep a clean sheet in their 4-1 friendly win over Curacao a few weeks before the World Cup.

As for Slovenia, three of their four matches this calendar year have seen both teams score, including their most recent outing, a 2-1 friendly defeat to Croatia in June. 

Goals at both ends in Slovenia’s two World Cup qualifiers against Sweden only strengthen the case for a repeat in Ljubljana on Saturday.

Scotland’s trip to Slovenia on Saturday might not seem an obvious both teams to score selection, but I think there is a strong case for both sides finding the net. 

New Scotland boss Sebastian Pocognoli will be looking to bring his proactive approach to the national side. 

There was no shortage of goalmouth action even before his arrival, with both teams scoring in Scotland’s final four World Cup qualifiers, all of which produced over 3.5 goals. 

The Scots also failed to keep a clean sheet in their 4-1 friendly win over Curacao a few weeks before the World Cup.

As for Slovenia, three of their four matches this calendar year have seen both teams score, including their most recent outing, a 2-1 friendly defeat to Croatia in June. 

Goals at both ends in Slovenia’s two World Cup qualifiers against Sweden only strengthen the case for a repeat in Ljubljana on Saturday.

Lewis Ferguson looks well placed to commit at least two fouls against Slovenia.

The Scotland midfielder is a tenacious operator who frequently finds himself on the wrong side of the referee.

That was evident at the World Cup, where Ferguson committed a joint team-high 5 fouls across Scotland’s three matches, giving away multiple free kicks against both Morocco and Brazil.

He was also penalised more than once in each of his five appearances during Scotland’s qualifying campaign.

Ferguson has carried that tendency into this season’s Serie A campaign, reaching the 2+ foul mark in all 5 of his appearances for Bologna and committing exactly 3 fouls in each of his last two outings. 

He could find himself in a direct battle with Adam Gnezda Cerin, who was fouled 3 times when Slovenia hosted Sweden in a World Cup qualifier. 

Cerin also drew an average of 1.35 fouls per game for Panathinaikos in the Greek Super League last season, adding to the appeal of backing Ferguson to overstep the mark at least twice.

Christie often played in an advanced midfield role under Steve Clarke, and there is a good chance he will operate in similar areas under new Scotland boss Sebastian Pocognoli. 

Even if he plays more centrally, he is still happy to try his luck when the opportunity presents itself.

Christie started just one of Scotland’s three World Cup matches and managed a shot against Morocco. 

He also got an effort away against Brazil in the following game, despite coming on as a substitute in the closing stages. 

Christie averaged 1.10 shots per game during Scotland’s World Cup qualifying campaign, which adds weight to this selection.

Even more encouragingly, Christie made his first Premier League start of the season for Bournemouth against Liverpool last weekend and fired off four shots. 

Slovenia should prove difficult to break down, so Christie looks a prime candidate to try his luck at least once in Ljubljana.

A minimum of 5 corners should be within Scotland’s reach against Slovenia on Saturday. 

The hosts will not be pushovers, so the Scots may need to show patience, especially as they adapt to Sebastian Pocognoli’s methods. 

Moreover, Scotland are likely to take a more attacking approach under their new manager, which could help them build a healthy corner count during this contest.

Notably, the Scots won 7 corners against Brazil in their final World Cup group game and 8 away to Greece during qualifying. 

They also won 4 corners away to Denmark, so asking them to go one better against lesser opposition here does not seem too much of a stretch. 

Slovenia conceded 8 corners away to Croatia last time out, having also given up 11 against Montenegro and 9 against Hungary in friendlies earlier this year, adding weight to the case for Scotland to earn 5+ corners on Saturday. 

The hosts were also forced to defend at least 5 flag kicks in each of their final two World Cup qualifiers, including their home game against Kosovo.