Craig Levein's side lost 1-0 in the Czech Republic last Friday and the manager has come under fire for 4-6-0 tactics that he used that critics consider too negative. Levein has refused to bend, and may use the formation again, although whatever shape Scotland play in, the fact that they have failed to score in two of their three qualifiers so far underlines their problems in attack.
World and European champions Spain made it two wins from two in their Euro 2012 qualifiers by beating Lithuania 3-1 on Friday. Fernando Llorente scored twice and Manchester City's David Silva netted for the second consecutive match.
At 1.412/5, Spain will be too short for most bettors, so the question is how to make them pay. A defence that has kept clean sheets in five of its last six competitive matches will be confident of shutting out Scotland's meek attack. It is therefore remarkable that Spain are as big as 2.001/1 to win to nil. That's an excellent opportunity not to be missed.
An alternative is backing Spain -1.25 Asian handicap at 1.9720/21. With this bet, you need Spain to win by two clear goals to make a profit. Should they win by one goal only, you will lose half your stakes. There are few historic stats to support this recommendation - Spain's away record during the qualifiers for the 2008 Euro finals and the last World Cup was good rather than outstanding - but on current form, the price around evens is fair.
Recommended Bet: 'Yes' in Spain To Win to Nil market @ 2.001/1.
* Scotland v Spain, Sky Sports 1, Tuesday, 8pm kick-off.