Prediction (no JavaScript):

Portugal U21 arrive in good shape for this Group B meeting, unbeaten in six and fresh from a 4-0 away win over Azerbaijan U21 on 27 March. That latest result continued a spell in which they have been scoring freely, with four wins and a draw in their last six, and they have also kept six straight clean sheets in all competitions listed here.

Scotland U21 have been harder to beat too, but their recent results are less convincing for an away trip to Portugal. They come in after a 0-0 draw with Czechia U21 on 27 March, and while they have five matches unbeaten, that run has included only one win in their last two. The bigger issue is that their away wins have come against Gibraltar U21 and Azerbaijan U21, not a side with Portugal’s level of control.

The earlier meeting between these teams finished Scotland U21 0-2 Portugal U21 in September 2025, and that result fits the broader pattern in this fixture. Portugal have scored first in five of their last six, while Scotland have gone three games without conceding in this qualification run. Even so, Portugal’s stronger attacking output and home advantage point to the hosts carrying the greater threat across the 90 minutes.

Portugal’s xG projection of 1.8 to Scotland’s 1.3 suggests chances at both ends, so this is not a completely one-sided match on paper. But Portugal’s six-match unbeaten run, their sequence of six clean sheets, and their recent 4-0 away win all lean toward them having enough control to take maximum points, even if Scotland can make it closer than the numbers might first imply.

My prediction is Home Win at 1/6. Portugal have won four of their last five qualification games, they beat Scotland U21 2-0 in the reverse fixture, and they are unbeaten in six with six clean sheets in that span. Scotland’s recent draw with Czechia U21 shows they can frustrate opponents, but Portugal’s stronger scoring form and head-to-head edge still favour the home side.