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After their 2-1 defeat to Croatia at the weekend, Steve Clarke’s Scotland side return to Hampden Park aiming halt their worst run of defeats since 2019 as they welcome Portugal in the Nations League this Tuesday.
A first-half goal from Ryan Christie had put Scotland into a surprise lead, but an immediate equaliser from Igor Matanović followed by a second-half Andrej Kramarić strike stretched Scotland winless run to seven games in Zagreb.
Bottom of Nations League Group A1, the Tartan Army face a daunting task as they host a Portuguese side that have won all three of their opening group games. Sitting top of the group, goals from Bernardo Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo and a Jan Bednarek own goal handed them a comfortable 3-1 win over Poland on Saturday.
Clarke has called on his players to “keep believing they are on the right path,” ahead of the game, adding: “At some stage they will get the rub of the green. We will get a bounce of the ball, we will get a break and things will change.”
The Scotsman has predicted how we think Scotland will line up, with plenty of talking points surrounding selection ahead of the game. Do you agree with our line up?
9. CAM: Scott McTominay
He is Scotland's main threat and key player at the moment. The first name on Steve Clarke's team-sheet. | SNS Group
10. LW: Ryan Christie
Was on the score sheet at the weekend and was one of Scotland's brighter performers against Croatia. | SNS Group
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11. CF: Che Adams
Thought he'd rescued a late point for Scotland after coming on as a substitute, but his injury time strike was ruled out for offside. He's in-form for Torino and, with Lyndon Dykes ineffective in Zagreb, it feels like a change Steve Clarke must make. | SNS Group