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Steve Clarke’s side are looking to make eight unbeaten in the last game of the international break

Czech Republic call as Scotland seek eight unbeaten matches at Hampden

After a rocky start in the Steve Clarke era, the national team are on a good roll and won a play-off against Serbia next month to finally qualify for a major tournament

Before that, there are League of Nations business to be settled as they face another meeting with the Czechs

Last month’s draw in Olomouc was sort of a farce as the hosts were forced to line up a scratch side thanks to coronavirus withdrawals

Manager Jaroslav Silhavy didn’t make it to Glasgow, but it’s a solid group this time around with Patrik Schick and Tomas Soucek likely to cause Scotland a lot of trouble

Clarke doesn’t have several key figures, but after a 1-0 win over Slovakia on Sunday, confidence will be high in the Scottish side

A win would put promotion to League A and a possible World Cup play-off close at hand, so there’s a lot to play for on this one

It was a great team goal and it’s particularly pleasant to see the opportunity of the organized pressing

Lyndon Dykes picks it up and passes a deft pass to Fraser who pushes under Vaclik

It’s two on two as they stack up, but a good challenge from Gallagher stops the attack in its tracks

It’s more than a little strange to hear the players’ conflicting interpretations so clearly!

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With a seven-game unbeaten streak under their belt, Scotland will want to make eight here and further boost their nascent confidence

While it hasn’t been pretty in recent games, there’s no doubt that the team is starting to take on the personality Kilmarnock had under Steve Clarke

Defensively things have looked a lot more organized as Lyndon Dykes looks like the forward we’ve missed since Kenny Miller

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Steve Clarke admitted that Scotland are ready to prove they can beat a Czech Republic as well as a weaker one

Czech Republic are a good team and will play with nine of their top 11 regulars

We want to prove that we can beat a strong Czech team as well as a weaker one

We’re trying to build something here and the way to do it is not to be beaten

I have refreshed the midfielder and there is a player or two who are asked to come back maybe he will find a difficult question, but I have five subs to use

It’s a big deal A win would put us in a good position We want to be the best for the last games in November

One of them came to Olomouc last month with the others a 1-0 friendly win in 2010 and another friendly win by the same score six years later

He has become a tartan army favorite with his all-action style in the center of the park

With his brother Paul also on the squad, it’s a big night out for the McGinn family in Hampden and it’s a shame for the extended clan, they can’t be there to witness such an important moment

Midfield duo Rangers and Celtic replace John Fleck and Kenny McLean in Scotland’s engine room

Greg Taylor replaces suspended captain Andy Robertson and given the quality Scotland have in the left-backcourt he should probably treasure the opportunity to secure a cap

Scotland won the first Nations League clash between these two, but it was not a Czech side in Olomouc

Coronavirus withdrawals forced them to field a very inexperienced squad, with just two players previously capped

Roman Hubnik came out of international retirement for that one with Stanislav Tecl the only other uncapped player

Although manager Jaroslav Jihlavy is not present tonight, it is a much stronger team with Patrik Schick, Tomas Soucek and Jakub Jankto

Scotland are looking to go eight undefeated games, a race dating back over a year

While there may be caveats about the opposition, it’s still an impressive achievement and continuing this evening will put us in a great position in the squad

This goes back to a race between 1879 and 1888 where we played 22 unbeaten games, a race that included 13 consecutive wins and only two draws.

This is the third and final game of the international break as Scotland faces the Czech Republic in Hampden

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