Our prediction for this match:
Scotland and Gibraltar face each other at Estadio Algarve in a David-vs-Goliath clash. Scotland aim to make amends for a 1-0 loss to Northern Ireland and, no doubt, they want to prepare in the best way possible for the Euro 2024 opener against Germany. Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson, Man United midfielder Scott McTominay, and Aston Villa ace John McGinn are the most notable players in Steve Clark’s team.
The minnows, on the other hand, are on a twelve-game losing run in all competitions. Gibraltar face an uphill task in Monday’s warm-up game and anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. In their last meeting on the international stage Scotland crushed Gibraltar 6-0 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. As for the nominal visitors, Man Utd teenager James Scanlon should play some part in the Estadio Algavre clash.
Highlighted Team (Scotland):
![Scotland](https://footballpredictions.com/wp-content/plugins/fp-highlights/imageid/team/793.png)
Despite being part of United Kingdom Scotland participate in football competitions as an independent country. The Scots qualified for the 1950 FIFA World Cup finals, but the SFA eventually withdrew their entry as they were not British champions. Four years later Scotland national football team participated at the showpiece tournament in Switzerland, but they were eliminated in the group stages.
Scotland booked their place at the FIFA World Cup on eight occasions, but they have not played a match at the finals of the major tournament since 1998. On the other hand, the Scotts participated at both Euro 1992 and Euro 1996, but they failed to qualify for the knockout stages at the tournaments in Sweden and England respectively. A number of Premier League stars played for the Scotland national football team in the past and Jim Baxter, Hughie Gallacher, John Greig, Jimmy Johnstone, Billy McNeill, Bobby Murdoch, Archie Gemmill and Lawrie Reilly are the footballers who made more than 50 appearances for Scotland, with Alan Hutton and Scott Brown joining the list recently.
The Scotts recorded their biggest win back in February 23, 1901, with the team rolling over Ireland 11-0. The team suffered their biggest defeat against Uruguay (0-7) in June, 1954. Gordon Strachan’s team welcome their opponents at Hampden Park.