Scotland vs Slovenia Prediction & Betting Tips

A rough patch for the hosts, steadier form away

Scotland's build-up hasn't been smooth. Their recent matches, including some big World Cup outings, have brought heavy defeats to Brazil and Bolivia, a narrow loss to Morocco, and a routine win over Curaçao. It's been up and down rather than a genuine trend.

Scotland: 10 completed matches; Slovenia: 7 completed matches.

Scotland

10 matches

Win

40% 4 / 10

Draw

10% 1 / 10

Loss

50% 5 / 10

Scored

14

Conceded

10

Difference

+4

Slovenia

7 matches

Win

42.9% 3 / 7

Draw

28.6% 2 / 7

Loss

28.5% 2 / 7

Scored

8

Conceded

7

Difference

+1

Slovenia's recent sample is smaller but more even. Across their last seven matches they've picked up three wins, two draws and two losses, with several games decided by a single goal. Nothing spectacular, but nothing alarming either.

Comparative Team Statistics: Scotland vs Slovenia

Just ten days removed from a goalless draw

These two sides only played each other on the 26th of September, with Slovenia hosting a 0-0 draw. That result is barely a week and a half old, so it's the most relevant piece of history here.

Further back, the sides met twice in 2017 World Cup qualifying, splitting the results with a 2-2 draw and a 1-0 Scotland win. That's nearly a decade ago now, so it says little about either team's current form.

A repeat of last month's stalemate wouldn't be a shock given how recently and tightly these sides were matched.

What might unfold this time

With the same two teams meeting again inside a fortnight, in the same Nations League group, a similar shape to the game seems plausible. Neither side found a way to break the deadlock last time out.

Scotland's home form has swung between big defeats and one comfortable win, so there's no guarantee of a repeat stalemate. If they attack with the freedom they showed against Curaçao, or defend as loosely as they did against Brazil and Bolivia, goals could well arrive. Slovenia, for their part, have generally kept things tight without doing anything eye-catching.