Scotland vs England: International friendly match preview
A look ahead to this Tuesday’s International friendly at Celtic Park
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Your support makes all the difference.Rivals Scotland and England are set to face each other this Tuesday in a friendly at Celtic Park, Glasgow. This will be the first time since 1999 that the England squad will visit Scotland, and the match is set to be a close one.
Out of 112 games played between the two sides, there have been 24 draws, 46 English wins and 41 Scottish victories. Both teams also have won their last matches, Scotland with a 1-0 win over the Republic of Ireland and England triumphing 3-1 over Slovenia.
This match falls two months after the Scottish public vote, where Scotland decided against their country’s independence, away from the United Kingdom. Former England captain, Terry Butcher says that "I think that this will be, without a shadow of a doubt, the most hostile environment England will face before they get to Euro 2016." Although it is only a friendly between the rivals the atmosphere will be tense.
This will be England’s last match in 2014. The England squad includes Danny Welbeck, who has scored five goals in the past four games, as well as captain Wayne Rooney, who has currently scored 44 goals for England. Rooney gave some words of encouragement to his younger team-mates about the atmosphere, and warned that it ‘is going to be hostile’. The Scottish team under Gordon Strachan is also in form. This match between the ‘auld enemies’ is going to be one to watch.
KICK-OFF: Tuesday, 8pm
PAST THREE MEETINGS:
England 3 (Walcott, Welbeck, Lambert) Scotland 2 (Morrison, Miller), International Friendly, August 2013.
England 0 Scotland 1 (Hutchison), 2000 European Championship play-off second-leg, November 1999.
England 2 (Scholes 2) Scotland 0, 2000 European Championship play-off first-leg, November 1999.
STATS:
Fixture is the oldest in football history with England and Scotland playing out a 0-0 draw in the first ever international match, played at Hamilton Crescent in 1872.
England have won six of their last eight matches against Scotland.
England have won every game since their World Cup exit, beating Norway, Switzerland, San Marino, Estonia and Slovenia.
Scotland have won two of their four European Championship qualifiers against Georgia and the Republic of Ireland, with a draw against Poland and a 2-1 defeat to Germany.
ODDS:
England to win: 3.7
Scotland to win: 3.4
Draw: 2.15
The last time the two rivals met was a year ago when Rickie Lambert scored the winning goal for England in the 70 minute with his first touch in international football. The goal secured a 3-2 win for England. Lambert scored three minutes after replacing Rooney on the pitch for his international debut.
TV: Live on ITV, Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 5 at 8pm, highlights on ITV 10:55pm.
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