The oldest and perhaps the fiercest football rivalry reignites on Tuesday as Scotland welcome England to Hampden Park for a special heritage friendly to commemorate 150 years since the two sides first met.
With both in strong form in their Euro 2024 qualifying campaigns, this match should prove to be another exciting encounter, the latest in a long line of dramatic meetings between the two national teams.
Scotland arrive in their best form in decades. Steve Clarke's side are unbeaten across their prior 11 qualifying outings, the longest such run by any European nation at present. They are top of their group and look to be firmly on course to qualify for next year's European Championship in Germany.
That'll give them plenty of hope that they can beat their old foes here, especially as England enter this clash on the back of a disappointing, if not demoralising, 1-1 draw with Ukraine over the weekend.
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Scotland vs. England match facts
- Date: Tuesday, September 12
- Kickoff Time: 2:45 p.m. ET / 7:45 p.m. BST / 4:45 a.m. AEST (Sun. Sep 10)
- Location: Hampden Park (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Referee: Davide Massa (ITA)
- Last meeting: England 0-0 Scotland (June. 18, 2021 | Euro 2020)
Scotland vs. England prediction, odds
- Moneyline lean: Draw (+270)
- Score prediction: Scotland 1-1 England
During the 2023/24 season, betting expert Nathan Evans has predicted 82% of match outcomes correctly (with three exact scorelines), whilst he holds a 51% success rate across all betting selections.
| SCO | Draw | ENG win | Both teams to score Y / N | Over / Under 2.5 goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BetMGM (USA) | +320 | +270 | -130 | -122 / -115 | -118 / -120 |
| Sports Interaction (Canada) | 4.12 | 3.62 | 1.73 | 1.78 / 1.82 | 1.88 / 1.82 |
| Unibet (Australia) | 4.50 | 3.80 | 1.72 | 1.87 / 1.86 | 1.93 / 1.83 |
| Dafabet (India) | 4.30 | 3.80 | 1.80 | 1.86 / 1.91 | 1.95 / 1.85 |
Scotland vs. England best bet
- Pick: Both teams to score — YES
- Odds: -122 (BetMGM)
Scotland head into this latest showdown with rivals England in outstanding form. Winning five consecutive matches across all competitions, they've managed to score at least twice in each outing, a feat they also achieved all the way back in November 1949.
Given that goalscoring form, we're expecting them to find the back of the net again here, especially against an English defence who looked haphazard at times versus Ukraine over the weekend.
England themselves remain in great goalscoring form, hence why we're also backing them to score here. Gareth Southgate's side have netted in each of their past eight international outings, scoring 23 times in total during that run.
Scotland vs. England flier bet
- Pick: Jude Bellingham to score anytime
- Odds: +350 (BetMGM)
This match should see a fascinating battle between two of Europe's top-scoring central midfielders in Scott McTominay and Jude Bellingham.
Whilst McTominay has netted a stunning six goals during Euro 2024 qualification — the joint-most of any player — and looks a good selection at 6.60, we're picking Bellingham to deliver here at 4.60.
The 20-year-old midfielder has enjoyed a stunning start to his Real Madrid career by netting five goals in his four La Liga outings to date and looked threatening going forward against Ukraine on Saturday. He managed a shot on target in that game, something we're looking for him to improve upon at Hampden Park.
