Scotland must improve results and soon but it will be far from easy with Portugal the next side they face on Nations League duty.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Co are in Glasgow for the next Group A1 match and will be expected to pile more misery on Steve Clarke, who saw his side lose out to Croatia in their latest defeat on Friday.
That means they have won just once in their last 15 and that includes the disappointing Euro 2024 campaign which brought pressure on the national team boss, with punters unhappy with an approach deemed ‘too safe’.
The performances have been their in the Nations League so far but the results haven’t – a 97th minute penalty winning the game for Poland at Hampden, before another narrow defeat in Portugal despite Scott McTominay putting Scotland ahead.
Clarke is adamant his side haven’t regressed and it will be hoped they can do better at home this time, but the Portuguese are always formidable opponents.
Below, Not The Old Firm has everything you need to know about the Scotland clash including how to watch live, the latest team news, the appointed officials and more.
Scotland vs Portugal kick-off time
Scotland host Portugal at Hampden in Group A1 of the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League TODAY – Tuesday, October 15 with kick-off at 7.45pm BST.
Scotland vs Portugal TV channel
Like the Croatia game, Scotland vs Portugal will not be screened on live tele.
Instead, you can watch the game live on YouTube, on the Viaplay channel or the Scotland National Team’s own channel.
BBC Sportsound will also have live radio commentary of the game. The programme starts at 6pm BST.
Scotland team & injury news
Steve Clarke is being plagued by injury issues and has had a number of pull-outs to contend with.
John McGinn, Jack Hendry and Scott McKenna were unable to be called into the squad while Angus Gunn, Lawrence Shankland, James Forrest and Greg Taylor have all since withdrawn. It is not yet known if there are any fresh knocks from Friday’s game against Croatia.
Longer-term, Aaron Hickey, Nathan Patterson, and Lewis Ferguson have all been unavailable for months.
Referee and VAR
Belgian whistler Lawrence Visser will take charge of Scotland vs Portugal and will be assisted by Rien Vanyzere and Thibaud Nijssen. Simon Bourdeaud’hui.
For VAR, Bram Van Driessche will take the lead with Jan Boterberg his assistant.