Scotland v Spain Betting Preview – Women’s Euro 2017 July 27th
The Scots actually have a chance in this one to qualify, but they would need the performance of their lives. The only way Scotland get out of the group is by winning this game by a two goal margin and hoping that Portugal lose. Spain will actually be through to the next round unless Portugal go out and pull out a win over England by a two goal margin. The Scots have battled bravely, but would they have enough to beat the slick Spaniards?
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Scotland v Spain Betting Tips
Well Scotland, who have lost their opening two games of the Championships, aren’t out of this yet. They would need a miracle and a bit of luck on their side to get through this though. The only way that they get out of this group now is by beating Spain by at least a two goal margin and then hoping that England beat Portugal. This is going to be a tall order for Scotland without their injured top scorer Jane Ross. After losing heavily to England 6-0 in their opener, they were edged out in a 2-1 defeat against Portugal in their second game, with Erin Cuthbert getting a goal for the home nation, who is 9/1 at bet365 to strike again in this one. This is a tough, tough game for Scotland who may not see too much of the ball.
Spain opened with a win over Portugal and then were taken down 2-0 by England. Spain will get through to the next round if they win this (unless Portugal beat England by at least two goals). They are really on the up and their ranking can be thrown out of the window, because they are a great dark horse in this tournament. They like to get the ball down and control possession. They have scoring power up top through Jennifer Hermoso and Mari Paz Vilas notably, and they are 8/13 and 4/6 respectively in the bet365 anytime goalscorer market. Spain and Scotland have played five times before and the Spaniards are unbeaten against them. Over 2.5 goals at bet365 is a price 19/40.
Back in qualifying for the 2013 edition of the tournament, these two were together in a dramatic play off battle. After a 1-1 draw between them at Hampden Park in the first leg, the same scoreline was produced back in Madrid and then Scotland took the lead in extra time. But Spain equalized seven minutes from time, had a penalty kick saved and then scored with the very last kick of the match to get through to the finals. That was some epic drama, but will this one be as exciting. Just last year these two met in a friendly in Falkirk and Spain earned a draw thanks to a last minute equaliser, so over 90 minutes Spain are W2 D3 against Scotland. Backing Scotland to at least make this interesting with a both teams to score bet at 13/8 with bet365 may offer a little outside appeal.
Scotland v Spain Betting Odds
Spain 1/8, Draw 8/1, Scotland 16/1
Scotland v Spain Predictions
Spain to win: The Spaniards have looked very good in the tournament so far and they are a growing force in the game. They should be able to put the win on the board against Scotland who may not see much of the ball in this one. Spain to win 2-0 looks a nice bet.
