Scotland v Croatia Prediction Betting Tips World Cup 2014 Qualifying By Lockup Tipster

Scotland v Croatia Prediction Betting Tips World Cup 2014 Qualifying: "It’s not quite the exciting climax that people were hoping for in Group A but we still have football betting tips for Scotland v Croatia on Tuesday. "

Courtesy of winning in Zagreb on Friday night, Belgium have taken top spot to leave Croatia having to make do with the runners-up position and a place in the playoffs.

Straight away it is easy to spot which team will be more motivated.   Croatia will just look to get it over with and are unlikely to pick a full strength team, as they want to avoid seeing any players suspended for the playoffs.

As for Scotland, it is a match that they will be desperate to win.  They have failed to do that in any game at Hampden during this qualification campaign, with two draws and two defeats the result of their endeavours.  In fact, their last victory at home came just over two years ago, and they will want to send their fans home happy and show that progress is being made.

History suggests that the Scots are in with a good chance.  There have been four meetings between the two countries, with Croatia not even winning one of them.  There have been three draws, with one win for Scotland, which was their meeting in Zagreb last June that was won 0-1.  That seemed to be a turning point in Strachan’s reign, and including that result, they have won two of their last three qualifying matches.

So with all that said, I think it is easy to see where I think the money is to be made.  While I don’t see many goals in it, I think that Scotland will win by the narrowest of margins.  While chances from open play can be hard to come by for them, they get excellent set piece play from Robert Snodgrass in particular, and he can be backed at 11/1 for first goalscorer.  If Scotland do take the lead, I can see Croatia settling for a narrow loss and not pushing for an equaliser, and a 1-0 Scotland win can be backed at 10/1 with Coral.  While Croatia move on to the games that matter, Scotland end their campaign with a flourish and send their crowd home with hope for the next qualifying campaign.

Scotland vs Croatia Betting Tips

Under 2.5 goals

Snodgrass to score first

Scotland win 1-0