Spain vs Scotland Odds: UEFA Euro Qualifiers Match Preview
Group A’s Top Two, Face Off
Scotland One Win Away From Euro 2024
Only three teams are perfect in Euro 2024 qualifiers so far: France, Portugal and Scotland. Scotland have gotten off to an incredible start with five wins from five, including a win over Spain back in March. Now, Scotland will head to Seville for the reverse fixture against Spain as three points will seal Euro 2024 qualification for Steve Clarke’s side. Spain, at 3-1, are in a solid position to qualify and a win would go a long way for them. Ahead of Thursday’s critical match, we’ll take a look at the Spain vs Scotland odds.
⚽ Spain vs Scotland ⚽
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Location: Estadio de la Cartuja, Seville, Spain
Head-to-Head
Scotland got their first win over Spain since 1984 back in March as Scott McTominay scored a brace in Glasgow. The Spain vs Scotland odds priced hosts Scotland as +420 underdogs heading into the 2-0 win. Previously, Spain were on a five-match unbeaten streak in this fixture and are 6-4-4 all-time vs Scotland.
Spain Unbeaten Since Scotland Loss
Heading into October’s qualifiers, Spain are in second place in the Group A UEFA Euro qualifiers standings, with a 3-1 record. These games figure to be the most important for Spain, as they take on leaders Scotland and third-placed Norway on their UEFA Euro qualifiers schedule. In September, Spain dominated both of their opponents as they picked up a 7-1 win in Georgia and a 6-0 win vs. Cyprus. Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to score for Spain with his debut goal vs Georgia.
The Barcelona winger also became the youngest-ever goalscorer in Euro qualifiers and is in the squad once again. Spain’s captain, Alvaro Morata, also scored a hat trick vs Georgia and has been in great goal scoring form with Atletico Madrid. La Furia Roja’s midfield is their strong suit, with players like Gavi, Rodri and Mikel Merino. However, Pedri is out injured along with forwards Dani Olmo and Marco Asensio.
After losing to Scotland in March, Luis de la Fuente and Spain won the UEFA Nations League. They’ve conceded just twice in their last four matches and have outscored their opponents 15-2 during that time. Morata and Joselu have both scored three times in qualifiers, while Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams has provided three assists. Unsurprisingly, Spain are favorites for Thursday’s match in Seville.
McTominay Thriving for Scotland
Only Romelu Lukaku has scored more goals than Scott McTominay in the UEFA Euro qualifiers stats. Six of McTominay’s seven goals for his country have come in the last five qualifying matches, which have all been Scotland wins. The Manchester United midfielder also came on as a substitute for the Red Devils on Saturday and scored two stoppage time goals to complete a comeback win over Brentford.
McTominay and John McGinn are two key players in Scotland’s midfield and McGinn is their active leading scorer, with 17 goals. Incredibly, Scotland have conceded just one goal in five qualifiers. However, they did lose 3-1 in a friendly vs England last month. Scotland defenders Kieran Tierney and Grant Hanley are out injured for Thursday’s match.
Wing backs Andrew Robertson and Aaron Hickey figure to feature prominently on Thursday. Following the game at Spain, Scotland have a tough friendly at France next Tuesday. With qualifying matches at Georgia and vs Norway remaining in November, Scotland will want to seal qualification this week.
Match Analysis & Odds
Spain are heavy favorites to get revenge vs Scotland and La Roja are -305 moneyline favorites for Thursday’s match. Spain’s last home loss was over a year ago and they’re 1.5-goal favorites here. Spain -1.5 displays -105 odds, while Scotland +1.5 comes in at -125. Given Spain’s dominance in September, it’s hard to bet against them here.
The Spain vs Scotland odds price the visitors as +1010 underdogs even though they’re perfect in qualifiers. Scotland’s 5-0 run to open up their campaign is their best-ever start and they’re close to automatic qualification to the Euros for the first time since 1996. For Euro 2020, Scotland qualified through the playoff route.
Spain figure to dominate possession in this match and it’s not a surprise under three goals are priced at -150 odds. Scotland will likely sit back and try to hit Spain on the counter attack. Bettors can take a draw at +470 odds and it’d be a brilliant result for Scotland.
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