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England and Scotland will be the only teams from the UK and Ireland competing at the 2026 World Cup this summer, after Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and Wales were all eliminated.
Scotland will be looking to step up their preparations for the tournament with a pair of international friendlies, starting tonight and continuing on Tuesday.
This evening, they welcome Japan to Hampden Park, with the hosts going into the clash as 2/1 outsiders with Sky Bet.
Japan, by contrast, are priced at 11/10 to claim victory on the road, while a draw is available at 9/4.
Scotland go into tonight’s home clash with Japan as 2/1 outsiders with Sky Bet
These two nations have only met three times in the past, with two draws and a 2-0 win for Japan in their most recent clash in 2009.
In addition to the Full-time Result market outlined above, there are a pair of Popular RequestABets that are generating interest in the betting lines.
They include Lyndon Dykes to score, Scotland to win and both teams to score (BTTS) at 15/2, and Koki Ogawa to score, Japan to win and BTTS at 5/1.
Dykes has registered eight goal contributions to date this season, while Ogawa has recorded 11.
- All odds are correct at the time of publication
