Scotland have the chance to take an enormous step toward the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar this weekend, when they host Israel in a qualifier.
Victory would leave Steve Clarke’s team second in the group, four points ahead of their opponents - with Moldova and Faroe Islands still to play in two of their last three games, which should all-but-assure them of a play-off spot.
There would still be work to do there, of course, and it’s no guarantee of an easy match-up in a two-legged encounter, but Scotland have to be optimistic about their chances of reaching back-to-back major tournaments.
Last time out a huge 1-0 win over Austria left them in a great position, so they must make it count against third-place Israel.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.
When is the match?
The game kicks off at 5pm BST on Saturday 9 October at Hampden Park.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League. Subscribers can stream the match via the Sky Go app. If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription. We may earn commission from some of the links in this article, but we never allow this to influence our content.
Confirmed line-ups
SCO - Gordon; Patterson, McTominay, Hendry, Tierney, Robertson; McGinn, McGregor, Gilmour; Adams, Dykes
ISR - Marciano; Arad, Abu Hanna, Bitton; Dasa, Natcho, Peretz, Solomon, Menahem; Zahavi, Dabbur
Odds
Scotland 19/20
Draw 12/5
Israel 16/5
Prediction
Scotland must be feeling confident after several good showings in recent games - plus the draw in the reverse fixture. They must be clinical, but we’ll back them to find a way. Scotland 1-0 Israel.
