Slovakia vs Scotland Prediction, 11/15/2020 UEFA Nations League Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 11/12/2020

Game: Slovakia vs Scotland

Date: Sunday, November 15, 2020

Location: City Arena in Trnava, Slovakia

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Slovakia (+156) Scotland (+154)

City Arena is the site where Juraj Kucka and Slovakia (0-1-3 in Nations League) will play Scotland (3-1-0 in Nations League) on Sunday. The goalies expected to start will be Dominik Greif for Slovakia and David Marshall for Scotland. The Slovaks are at +156 while the Scotts are priced at +154. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Slovakia have scored 4 goals for the tournament, which ranks them 29th in the league. They have launched 33 shots at the goal with 12 being on target, which means they have a 36.4% SOT percentage. Their players have committed 61 fouls as well as having drawn 63 fouls for the tourney. Slovakia has controlled possession of the ball for 45.3% of the time.

Juraj Kucka is a guy who should be able to impact this match for the Slovaks. Kucka has been a starter in 243 games during his pro soccer career and has 0.15 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder from Slovakia has recorded 35 goals in 21,714 minutes. He has 22 assists while tallying 74 yellow cards so far in his career. Another player who should impact this match is Lukas Haraslin, the forward who is from Slovakia. Haraslin has earned 6,719 minutes in 77 starting assignments and has been given 17 yellow card warnings. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 13 times during his soccer career while he has scored 14 goals. He is currently averaging 0.19 G/90 thus far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for Slovakia will be Dominik Greif. Greif has defended the goal for a total of 25,805 minutes and has 981 stops in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.47 (421 total goals given up) and he has earned a save percentage of .703. The goalkeeper representing Slovakia has had 1,396 shots tried at him in 286 starts. Greif (94-68-124 record during his career) has recorded 78 shutouts, which leaves him with a 27.3% clean sheet percentage.

The Scotts hold an average of 1.75 shots on target per 90 minutes while having earned 5 goals thus far in the tournament. As we sit, they are controlling possession of the ball 43.5% of the game. Scotland has committed 54 total fouls this tournament (28th in Nations League) to go along with 50 fouls they have drawn. They have been able to connect on 21.2% of their SOT out of 33 total shots.

John Mcginn should provide a spark for Scotland. The midfielder from Scotland has accumulated 21,676 minutes while scoring 25 goals. He has accumulated 55 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 35 times. He currently averages 0.10 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 245 contests so far in his career. Make sure to watch out for Lyndon Dykes, the forward who is from Scotland. Dykes has been given a total of 28 yellow card warnings in 10,919 professional minutes played (123 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.21. He has accumulated 25 goals thus far in his career while assisting on a goal 24 different times.

David Marshall will be residing in front of the goal for Scotland. Marshall has tallied 138 clean sheets while he has seen 2,352 shots tried against him in 44,982 career minutes. He has a save % of .721 and his clean sheet rate is 27.5%. He has given up 1.34 goals per 90 mins and he has a mark of 191-130-181. During his career, Marshall has allowed 671 goals and has 1,687 saves in 502 starts.

Who will win tonight's UEFA Nations League game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Slovakia (+156)

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