Our prediction for this match:
Scotland
Match Time & Date:
07/09/2018
02:45 PM
Prediction: 1-3
Belgium
Scotland and Belgium have previously played in 17 matches. Belgium won 10 of them, while Scotland triumphed in four encounters. Last time they played was in 2013 when Belgium won 2:0. This friendly will be played at the Hampden Park in Glasgow. Scotland didn’t qualify for this years World Cup. Belgium were one of the favorites but they lost to France in the semi-finals. Still, they managed to beat England in the 3rd place match. That loss to France was the only loss in their previous 10 games. In fact, before that, the last time they suffered a defeat was against Spain in September of 2016. They are in good form and will carry that into this game and their opening game in the League of Nations. Looking at Scotland’s last 10 matches, they are not in good form mostly because each of their four losses came in the last five games including the last two. Looks like an away win to us.
Highlighted Player (Liam Cooper):
Liam Cooper is a Scotland international, who was born in Kingston Upon Hull, England. Cooper was eligible to play for both England and Scotland, but he decided to represent the Scotts on the international stage.
The Leeds United defender, who is capable of playing at left and centre back, received his first ever call-up for Scotland on 10 March 2016 for a friendly match against Denmark, but he did not make his debut for the senior team back then. Liam Cooper began his career at Hull City and, after spending several seasons on loan at Carlisle United and Huddersfield Town he joined Chesterfield in 2013.
On 13 August, 2014, he signed a three-year deal with Leeds United for an undisclosed fee. Speaking of individual honours, Liam Cooper was named Young Player of the Year for the 2007/2008 season (Hull City). It has to be noted that he won Football League Two with Chesterfield in the 2013/2014 season.
Highlighted Team (Belgium):
Present on the international stage since 1904, Belgium national team have had plenty of ups and downs in the past, finishing as runners up at the 1980 European Championship in Italy. The Red Devils also won the third place on home soil at the 1972 tournament, while they enjoyed some success at the World Cup finals as well.
Belgium qualified for 12 World Cup tournaments, reaching the semi-finals in 1986 and quarter-finals at the 2014 tournament in Brazil. It is the generation that played in Brazil that is believed to be the most talented team since the one featuring Enzo Scifo, Michel Preud’homme and Franky van der Elst.
Playing their home games at King Baudouin Stadium, the Red Devils have impressed at the start of the 21st century, with the likes of Eden Hazard, Vincent Kompany, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne just some of the world-class players in the squad. Following some impressive results in the Euro 2016 qualifiers and international friendlies, Belgium climbed to number 1 position in the FIFA Rankings in November 2015.
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