Former Queen of the South striker insists Scotland victory is coming ahead of Portugal clash

Former Queens striker Lyndon Dykes has told the Tartan Army a Scotland victory is coming despite the national side winning just one of their last 15 matches.

Dykes and Doonhamer Grant Hanley were both in Steve Clarke’s squad for the UEFA Nations League clash in Croatia on Saturday and will also be on the pitch against Portugal at Hampden tonight.

The pair were disappointed after Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Croatia in Zagreb.

But Birmingham City frontman Dykes said afterwards: “We’re determined to get it right. Football is tough when you’re on a long run and not winning.

“Especially after the results we did get, winning and changing the way the Scotland team had been for years. We’ve done that.

“Now it hasn’t gone so well. But we’ve still got the same players, same characters in the changing room.

“And we’ve got to this place in credit. Yes, at the moment it’s tough but we’re going to get through it.

“It doesn’t seem to be going our way right now. We had another good performance against Croatia but had no points to show for it.

“There are positives there. And that’s what happens when you’re in the top group against these teams.

“Sometimes you don’t get the little things you need on your side. It was tough on Saturday night but I’m super-proud of the boys.”

And Dykes believes they’re just lacking a bit of good fortune that has so far eluded them in this Nations League campaign.

He said: “We looked good in Croatia. We didn’t look like a team that were just going to give up.

“We scored a goal and looked dangerous. We looked strong in our previous games.

“But at the moment things just aren’t going for us.

“Even when you’re playing well enough to get results, it can happen that way.

“But we’ve had fresh faces come in, which