Score prediction vs Malta!

[Caledonian Craig]

Personally, I would take any win right now - even a last minute winner. The result is everything.

[buckielugger]

A pair of maltesers...0-0

[Barney Rubble]

4 hours ago, girvanTA said:

2-0 James Forrest double

This is so far out that it's believable.

OK, GTA I'm with you for once.

[norsefox]

39 minutes ago, JECK said:

The fact Italy and apparently Croatia have struggled to slim victories over this mob recently suggests 4-0 to us would be mental.

Italy also struggled to beat us 1-0 - despite having 20+ shots and ALL of the possession.

1-0 didn't reflect that game at all.  In fact, Italy only scored more than two once in qualification - against Azerbaijan.

Sure, Malta aren't a San Marino or a Gibraltar - but using Italy's shocking inability to score goals as proof that they're decent is stretching it...

I reckon 2-0, with a performance better than we expect.

Edited September 2, 2016 by norsefox

[girvanTA]

2 hours ago, Barney Rubble said:

This is so far out that it's believable.

OK, GTA I'm with you for once.

Cant have that. I enjoy our rivalry

[Jacques Hunt]

2-0 Scotland. We will look clueless for about 20 minutes, weather the early storm of home attacks then S Fletcher goal from a corner.  Control remainder of game on dodgy pitch and there are bound to be a few hairy defensive moments before Oliver Burke seals it with a solo run and finish in 79th minute. Job done. Do not want 5 or 6 in case the Ally's Army- esque over-confidence kicks in!!! Mon Scotland!!

[ScotlandFanMuir]

Can't see where the spark to score a goal is going to come from, so I'm going for 0-0. Strachan to start as many central midfielders as he can in his midfield 4/5.

Hope I'm wrong... 

[adamntg]

8 hours ago, Squirrelhumper said:

0-0

Probably, but fingers crossed for 1-0.

[ParisInAKilt]

Another for 0 - 0

[legenderi32]

Got 0-0 written all over it.

Hope to be proven wrong - but when was the last time Strachan and the boys did that?

[morrie21]

2-0 Scotland.  Won't be pretty but 3 points and on to the next one

[hoofitharder]

3-1 Scotland we will have too much for Malta but can't see us keeping a clean sheet 

Ian

[ScotlandUnited]

7 minutes ago, hoofitharder said:

3-1 Scotland we will have too much for Malta but can't see us keeping a clean sheet 

Ian

We need to be making a lot of shots on goal from outside the Box aswell. Always try to pass IT into the box with naismith and fletcher missing clear sitters 

Edited September 3, 2016 by ScotlandUnited
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[scotsgary2]

0-1

Just checking squad was surprised to see we only have four EPL players in there one who has not played this season (morrison).

Is this a record ?

Cant recall another squad with so few EPL players...A sign of the times maybe.

 

[scotsgary2]

Edit..

Five just added Marshall at Hull.

[fishcumnock]

0-4 , somebody needs due hammering to cheer us all up.

[ceudmilefailte]

5 hours ago, scotsgary2 said:

0-1

Just checking squad was surprised to see we only have four EPL players in there one who has not played this season (morrison).

Is this a record ?

Cant recall another squad with so few EPL players...A sign of the times maybe.

 

Not sure but I think there was a time when Kenny Miller playing for a relegated Wolves team was our only EPL player 

[ErsatzThistle]

6 hours ago, scotsgary2 said:

0-1

Just checking squad was surprised to see we only have four EPL players in there one who has not played this season (morrison).

Is this a record ?

Cant recall another squad with so few EPL players...A sign of the times maybe.

 

Possibly the friendly against Luxembourg in November 2012 that Billy Stark tried his best feck up. Only Whittaker, Darren Fletcher and Naismith were playing Premier League.

Anyway, our best qualification campaign in recent years (the Euro 2008 one) was hardly crammed full of Premier League players. Many played in the SPL or the English Championship.

Edited September 3, 2016 by ErsatzThistle

[thewelk]

Malta +1

Got banana skin written all over it.

A perceived diddy team (by scotland supporters and players) that isn't really a diddy team.

Away game.

30 degrees.

Puffing pink faced scots after 10 mins.

Scotlands ancient tradition of f#cking these games up.

Banana skin.

[FuNsTeR]

5 nil Malta or 5 nil Scotland

[silverbear]

1-0 Malta

[scotsgary2]

14 minutes ago, silverbear said:

1-0 Malta

There always one

[GHfaeGTA]

3 hours ago, ErsatzThistle said:

Possibly the friendly against Luxembourg in November 2012 that Billy Stark tried his best feck up. Only Whittaker, Darren Fletcher and Naismith were playing Premier League.

Anyway, our best qualification campaign in recent years (the Euro 2008 one) was hardly crammed full of Premier League players. Many played in the SPL or the English Championship.

There was a few playing under 21s last night. Didn't help much

[ErsatzThistle]

2 minutes ago, GHfaeGTA said:

There was a few playing under 21s last night. Didn't help much

I know. Goes to show - picking some players just because they are at Premier League clubs (which some would do) doesn't guarantee success. 

Edited September 3, 2016 by ErsatzThistle

[norsefox]

3 hours ago, thewelk said:

Malta +1

Got banana skin written all over it.

A perceived diddy team (by scotland supporters and players) that isn't really a diddy team.

Away game.

30 degrees.

Puffing pink faced scots after 10 mins.

Scotlands ancient tradition of f#cking these games up.

Banana skin.

They're ranked 176th in the world and have scored 7 goals in 20 games ffs.

They ARE a diddy team.  Whether they're 'well disciplined' or passionate or any other shite.  If you fail to beat Malta then you don't deserve to achieve anything.

Just for a note, since 2008 - these are the ONLY teams to have failed to beat Malta in a competitive match:

Albania (draw)

Georgia (draw)

Armenia (won 1-0)

Bulgaria (draw)

Azerbaijan (draw)

 

It cannot be emphasised enough how terrible a result not winning would be.