Scotland are well-placed in Group C ahead of their latest World Cup qualifier against Greece at Hampden Park on Thursday night.
Steve Clarke’s side managed to secure four points from their opening two games of the four-team section last month, which included a spirited goalless draw in Copenhagen against top seeds Denmark before recording a routine 2-0 win over minnows Belarus.
It leaves them in a strong position heading into back-to-back home clashes at the national stadium this week, with the Greeks first to visit Mount Florida eyeing a repeat of their dominant Nations League play-off victory back in March, which consigned the Scots to relegation from ‘League A’.
Greece head to Glasgow still licking their wounds after a shock 3-0 defeat to the Danes on matchday two and Scotland will be gunning for revenge as they aim to put themselves in the driving seat for qualification.
Head coach Clarke will have a couple of difficult selection calls to make, but it’s unlikely he will tinker too much from the way his side set up in Copenhagen. He could, however, make a few alterations from the team that started the Belarus match, with right-back Max Johnston not included in the latest squad.
Here’s our predicted Scotland team, including decisions on a Hibs duo and a returning Hearts star.
9. Ben Gannon-Doak - RW
Named on the bench for the Denmark clash but was excellent for 60 minutes against Belarus before tiring. Has plenty of pace and trickery in his locker and could really pose Greece problems, having missed the two games in March. | SNS Group
10. Ryan Christie - LW
Scotland's chief attacking threat in Copenhagen and has been one of Clarke go-to men over the years. It wouldn't be a surprise to see him start again. | SNS Group
11. Che Adams - ST
Worked his socks off against Denmark and got his reward by scoring a few days later. One of Clarke's favourites, albeit it could be a toss-up between him and Lyndon Dykes who brings more of a physical presence up front. | SNS Group