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Scotland v Croatia Latest betting news

Scotland v Croatia Latest Betting News – Wednesday 26th March 2008, 20:00 kick-off, Hampden Park. George Burley’s first task as Scotland manager couldn’t be much tougher – He simply has to overcome conquerers of England (which should make them welcome at Hampden Park), Croatia. And he’ll have to do it without 5 of his squad who have withdrawn through injury. Yes, injury. nothing whatsoever to do with the Old Firm derby match this weekend that could well decide the destination of the SPL title. No, it’s due to injury.

Match winner betting - It looks like this one might be a tough match to call – The bookies have made Croatia favourites to win, but only just, with odds of 7/5 (Boylesports), compared to 11/5 (VC Bet) for the Scottish victory. Blue Square have the best available odds for the draw at 9/4.

Correct Score betting – Blue Square have the best odds for most of the potential scorelines for Scottish victories: 1-0 (15/2), 2-0 (14/1), 2-1 (11/1), 3-0 (40/1), 3-1 (33/1) and 3-2 (40/1), whilst Ladbrokes cover the best odds for Croatian victories such as 2-0 (11/1), 2-1 (10/1), and 3-0 (33/1). Croatia to win 1-0 is currently 13/2 with Bet 365. The draws are available as follows: 0-0 (17/2, VC Bet), 1-1 (11/2, Boylesports), 2-2 (16/1, Stan James), 3-3 (80/1, skybet), 4-4 (500/1, Paddy Power).

First Goalscorer betting – Klasnic (Stan James) and Olic (Boylesports) for Croatia, and Kris Boyd for Scotland (Bet 365) are joint favourites to open the scoring at odds of 15/2. They are followed by Kenny Miller at 8/1 (Bet 365) and Steve Fletcher at 9/1 (Ladbrokes). Lee McCulloch is priced at 11/1 with totesport. Gary Teale, the Derby County winger currently on loan at Championship side Plymouth Argyle is one of the outsiders worth considering at odds of 25/1, with Boylesports, along with Anthony Hutton (50/1).

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