Scotland v Ivory Coast: Three stats and three bets for Tuesday's friendly

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Scotland will be looking to bounce back from the 1-0 defeat they suffered against Japan. Along with England, the Scots will be the only other home nations at this summer's World Cup and Steve Clarke will want a better performance from his players when they host Ivory Coast. 

The teams have never played each other, although Scotland's record against African nations is poor. They have lost four of their previous seven matches against African teams (W2 D1), although this is their first since a 2-2 draw with Nigeria in May 2014.

Ivory Coast arrive for this assignment on the back of a 4-0 win over South Korea on Saturday in which they scored three second-half goals. Their overall form is impressive as they have only lost two of their last 13 internationals (W8 D3) and won two of their last three by at least a three-goal margin. 

Bet #1 - Back low-scoring game for shot shy Scots

Scotland attemped just eight shots and recorded only 10 touches in the opposition box against Japan. Ivory Coast, meanwhile, have kept nine clean sheets across their last 13 games, conceding just seven times overall.

Bet #2 - Adams to strike in home win

Ché Adams has scored five goals in his last six starts for Scotland, with no player netting more for the national team since the end of EURO 2024 (also five for Scott McTominay). The Tartan Army have a 100% record in matches when Adams has scored for them (9/9).

Bet #3 - Back Man Utd man to make his mark

Amad Diallo has been directly involved in seven goals in his last nine games for Côte d'Ivoire (4 goals, 3 assists), including six in his last six starts (4 goals, 2 assists). He came off the bench to assist his team's fourth goal in their victory over Korea Republic last time out.

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