Scotland v England Betting Preview – World Cup 2018 Qualifiers 10th June
England have been making light work of Group F World Cup 2018 qualification, having dropped just the two points along the way. They banked a 3-0 home win over Scotland earlier in qualification and will be looking to complete the double over the auld enemy. For the Scots this is really a must win game because dropped points in this one would be a hammer blow for them as Slovakia and Slovenia are already ahead of them in the race for second place in the group. Can the Tartan Terriers pull off a massive upset?
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Scotland v England Betting Tips
The pressure really is all on Scotland for this fixture as it is virtually a must-win game for them. England are running away with the group and the Scots are also trailing Slovakia and Slovenia in the race for second place. So they can’t afford to not claim at least a point in this one. But this is a tough game for them having lost 3-0 against England at Wembley earlier in the campaign. But they can take heart from having dug out a vital win in their last qualifier at home against Slovenia, thanks to a late goal. Scotland are more reliable on home soil than away, but that having been said, they have won two of their last six home games, but have been level at half-time in five of those six. A half-time draw at Bet365 has some big value at a price of 21/10 as the Scots have proven to be a tough nut to crack in front of their own crowd.
Scotland have conceded exactly three goals in each of their last three games against England and in the Bet365 correct score market and England 3-0 in this one is a price of 11/1 while and England 3-1 correct score is at 16/1. England have yet to concede a goal in the group, so Scotland will have to work hard up front for their spoils. Scotland opened their qualifying home account with a hugely disappointing 1-1 draw with Lithuania, which was a missed opportunity for them, before landing that win over Slovenia. In the anytime goalscorer market, Scotland’s Leigh Griffiths is their shortest priced option at a price of 7/2. Scotland have gone W1 D2 L6 in their last nine home games against the Three Lions, scoring just the three goals in that sequence.
Under 2.5 goals at Bet365 is a quote of 3/5 and England are a price of 6/4 to win to nil. England have netted eight unanswered goals in the group so far and actually, looking back across Euros and World Cup qualifiers, they have taken nine consecutive clean sheets, winning eight of those games. England are a quote of 10/11 to pick up a clean sheet in this one with Bet365. Harry Kane is first goalscorer favourite at 7/2 and he was on fire for Spurs at the back end of the Premier League season, scoring seven goals in his final two games. The Three Lions have gone W3 D2 L1 in their last six games, the defeat in that sequence coming against Germany in a friendly. They have collected four points from two away games in the group so far, with a 1-0 win in Slovakia and a 0-0 draw in Slovenia.
Scotland v England Betting Odds
England 7/10, Draw 5/2, Scotland 9/2
Scotland v England Predictions
England to win: England have taken comfortable wins over Scotland in their recent meetings and that can continue in this one. The more desperate that the Scots get in this must-win game, the easier time England are going to have in picking them off. Both teams to score as the Scots have to raise some kind of threat, but England to win.ers
