Slovakia vs Scotland Prediction & Betting Tips - UEFA Nations League

Prediction published on 13/11/2020, 07:12  by James | Modified on 13/11/2020 at 08:12 in UEFA Nations League Predictions

Scotland look to cap off the football biggest week in their modern history with a win in Slovenia on Sunday. The pair are tussling in Group 2 of League B in the Nations League season. Unbeaten Scotland leads the group with 10 points from four games. Slovakia, meanwhile, are bottom of the pile with one point from their four games. The reverse fixture in Scotland saw the hosts win 1-0. Steve Clarke's side has been in sterling form over the last few months, the apex of which was their penalty shoot-out victory over Serbia earlier in the week. That was the dramatic conclusion to Scotland's quest to play at the Euros, which they will now do for the first time since 1996. Slovakia had their own play-off triumph to celebrate in midweek, their 2-1 extra-time win in Northern Ireland ensuring that they will also be participating in next summer's competition. While that was an uplifting achievement for Slovakia, it extended their run of games without a win in normal time to six games in all competitions. Scotland travel with a nine-game unbeaten run to protect. They are unbeaten in their last three games away from home, winning all three.

Slovakia's home form is nothing to shout about. They have failed to win six of their last seven home matches in normal time. The last time that Scotland visited, in 2016, Slovakia won 3-0. However, they have lost the two subsequent matches. Both sides will be fairly exhausted after their midweek games required additional time. We see two much-changed sides playing out a stalemate.