Nations League Preview: Portugal vs Scotland Offshore Odds, Preview, and Picks (Sep 8)

An interesting clash in the Nations League is set for this Sunday in Lisbon, as Portugal look to build on their opening night win. Meanwhile, Scotland will be hoping to bounce back after dropping to third in the Group 1 standings following a late home loss against Poland on Thursday.

Before Betting On Portugal vs Scotland

Roberto Martinez was handed another opportunity to lead Portugal following an underwhelming EURO 2024 campaign this summer. That decision looked to bring out the best in the national side in midweek, as they made a strong start to the Nations League campaign with a 2-1 home success against Croatia.

The victory ensures that they are now the favored side in the betting to reach the finals next summer, but they will likely need to land a second straight success on Sunday. Cristiano Ronaldo made history in midweek by netting his 900^th career goal against Croatia, while the other effort in the victory was netted by Man United’s Diogo Dalot.

Scotland are playing at the top level of the Nations League for the first time this year after gaining promotions from League C and League B in two of the last three seasons. Maintaining their spot among the elite will be their main goal in 2024-25, but they were handed a stern reminder how testing matches at the top of international soccer can be on Thursday.

Steve Clarke’s side found themselves 2-0 down just before the half-time break against Poland, before dragging themselves level following efforts from Napoli’s new boys Billy Gilmour and Scott McTominay. However, they switched off defensively in the closing stages, and conceded a penalty, which was converted in the seventh minute of injury time.

Portugal vs Scotland Odds & Picks

Scotland have founds things a little too testing against the top ranked nations in the world, and that will be a key consideration ahead of this weekend’s showdown against Portugal. For that reason, we could see Ronaldo once again finding the net in a home win for the nation in Lisbon.

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