Two nations looking to return to form will do battle today in an international friendly between Scotland and Northern Ireland. The match scheduled for 3:45 p.m. ET will be held at Hampden park in Glasgow and can be live streamed here free.
What They're Saying
Scotland head coach Gordon Strachan (via BBC): "I never pick a team that far ahead,. You have an idea, but anything can happen in the squad. You can visualize how you want to play, but you don't have the players in your head until the last minute. Over the two games, I'm hoping to get everybody some time on the pitch. At this stage of the season, we need to make sure we send everyone back to their clubs as fit as they were when they came. That's a hard balancing act. We want to send them back positive as well."
Northern Ireland head coach Michael O'Neill (via the Guardian): "It will be a good test for us because often with a friendly international, it can be a little bit low key. We have had a couple of those in the last few years and didn't get very much out of them. I think we will get a lot out of this game. The nature of it being Scotland-Northern Ireland will add to that as well and hopefully a big crowd at Hampden. Hampden is still an iconic stadium for our lads to get the opportunity to play at as well."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Scotland's Steven Naismith has excelled in the No. 10 rule under Roberto Martinez at Everton. In 25 league appearances, the 28-year-old has six goals and an average of one key pass.
Scotland's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Marshall; Robertson, Reynolds, Martin, Hutton; Brown, Fletcher; Ritchie, Naismith, Maloney; Fletcher
Northern Ireland's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Carroll; Evans, Hughes, McAuley, McLaughlin; Brunt, Davis; Reeves, McGinn, McLaughlin; Lafferty
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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