England v Scotland LOW goals

We’ll allow ourselves a small blast of the Star Spreads trumpet.

DRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR (enough, Editor)

A prediction of 7 lengths on the Carlisle distances yesterday and the make-up was, wait for it…….. 7.05.

Apologies for being out by 0.05 !!

Nice when it works out like that, of course, but yesterday’s column is now wrapping up fish and chips or whatever the digital version of that is these days and it’s today than counts.

The International Friendly tonight is the first since June 1999 – and it has to be said the timing is particularly bizarre coming just 72 hours before the start of the EPL.

Anyway we’ve waited 14 years for another England v Scotland clash and a packed house is guaranteed at Wembley. Live on TV for those without a ticket.

I’ve dusted down the head to head records:

Nov 1999 Euros England 0 – 1 Scotland
Nov 1999 Euros Scotland 0 – 2 England
Jun 1996 Euros England 2 – 0 Scotland
May 1989 International Scotland 0 –2 England
May 1988 International England 1 – 0 Scotland
May 1987 International Scotland 0 – 0 England
Apr 1986 International England 2 – 1 Scotland
May 1985 International Scotland 1 – 0 England
May 1984 International Scotland 1 – 1 England
Jun 1983 International England 2 – 0 Scotland

Too old to be relevant possibly, but interesting that the fixture (in the last ten) has only once produced more than 2 goals.

The match might be tighter than the odds suggest with plenty of players (and no doubt EPL / SPL managers) keen to avoid injury.

I’m a seller on the total goals market.

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