Scotland vs Russia Match Info
Date: Friday September 6 2019
Kick-off time: 7.45pm BST
Venue: Hampden Park
Scotland vs Russia Head-To-Head Record
2 previous matches
March 29 1995: Russia 0-0 Scotland
November 16 1994: Scotland 1-1 Russia
Scotland vs Russia Stats
- Scotland have not drawn any of their last 15 matches (six wins, nine defeats)
- At home, Scotland are unbeaten in their latest nine competitive games (six wins, three draws)
- A clean sheet has been kept in seven of Russia’s last eight matches
Scotland vs Russia Match Preview
Scotland have two routes open towards reaching the Euro 2020 finals and will aim to make further progress down one of them by beating Russia at Hampden Park.
Steve Clarke’s side know that if Plan A does not work and they fail to secure automatic qualification in Group I, they still have the fallback option of the play-offs next March in which they are guaranteed a place due to their exploits in the inaugural Nations League.
But Scotland would rather book a first tournament appearance since 1998 by right and if they were to get the better of the Russians here, they would draw level with their opponents for a share of second position in the group table at the halfway stage.
Clarke took over as manager from Alex McLeish before the two June qualifiers, which resulted in a dramatic last-gasp home win over Cyprus and a 3-0 defeat away to group leaders Belgium. This time, he has a more experienced squad at his disposal, especially in attack with the return of Steven Naismith and Matt Phillips.
Russia, meanwhile, have won their last three qualifiers by a 14-0 aggregate and the only points they have dropped were in a 3-1 defeat away to Belgium.
As the stats above reveal, Scotland are very strong at home in competitive matches and that, when balanced with the excellent form Russia have been showing since their Brussels loss, suggests the draw is the best bet here.
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Scotland vs Russia Betting Tips
Draw @ 21/10 with William Hill
Both teams to score @ 23/20 with Unibet
