Scotland vs Greece: prediction & betting odds 9 October 2025

The Matchday 7 World Cup 2026 qualifying clash between Scotland and Greece will take place on October 9 at Hampden Park in Glasgow. Scotland vs. Greece: prediction and betting odds, statistics.

Scotland

Steve Clarke's side secured a 2-0 away victory over Belarus in the last round. This win marked Scotland's seventh in their last nine European qualifiers, with six of those victories being clean sheets. This will be the team's first home game in this qualification campaign, having previously earned a draw against Denmark (0-0). With four points, Scotland is currently second in the group standings.

• The team has not lost in 11 of their last 12 home World Cup qualifiers (8 wins, 3 draws).
• Scotland has scored exactly 1 or 2 goals in 10 of their last 12 home World Cup qualifying matches.
• The team has scored in the second half in 11 of their last 12 home World Cup qualifying games.

Predicted lineup for Scotland (4-4-2)

Angus Gunn – Aaron Hickey, John Souttar, Scott McKenna, Andrew Robertson – John McGinn, Billy Gilmour, Scott McTominay, Lewis Ferguson – Che Adams, Ben Doak.

Greece

Ivan Jovanovic's team started this qualification campaign with a convincing 5-1 victory over Belarus. However, in the last round, Greece couldn't match Denmark at home, losing 0-3. Thus, the team has only one win in their last five European qualifiers (1 draw, 3 losses) and has not kept a clean sheet in that period. Greece is third in the group with three points.

• The team has not lost in 11 of their last 13 away World Cup qualifiers (6 wins, 5 draws).
• Exactly 2 or 3 goals have been scored in 7 of Greece's last 9 away European qualifiers.
• Greece has conceded in 6 of their last 8 away World Cup qualifying matches.

Predicted lineup for Greece (4-5-1)

Kostas Tzolakis – Georgios Vagiannidis, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Kostas Koulierakis, Kostas Tsimikas – Konstantinos Karetsas, Dimitrios Kourbelis, Christos Zafeiris, Giannis Konstantelias, Christos Tzolis – Evangelos Pavlidis.

Referee

Espen Eskås (Norway)

Matches – 5 (International matches, 2025/26);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 21;

Average yellow cards per match – 4.2;

Red cards shown – 0;

Average fouls per match – 23;

Penalties – 40%.

Scotland vs. Greece: Match Prediction

Having gained four points from two away matches, Scotland will likely aim to consolidate their success in this home fixture against one of their main group rivals. Playing at home, the team is confident and particularly effective in attack: in their last 12 home World Cup qualifiers, Scotland has always found the net. In seven of those matches, the team scored at least twice.

Greece also focuses on attacking and has no issues with scoring, even away from home. In their last 16 away European qualifiers, the team has only failed to score in two matches, and in five of those games, Greece scored at least two goals. On the other hand, in 6 of their last 8 away World Cup qualifiers, the team has not managed a clean sheet.

I expect both teams to score in this encounter, so my prediction: Both teams to score – yes