Who will win Netherlands vs Scotland? Our writers predict the glamour friendly in Amsterdam

The future is bright for Scotland under Steve Clarke and they will be hoping it's not orange on Friday night.

Clarke and his troops step up their Euro 2024 preparations with a game against the Netherlands in Amsterdam with what will be the stiffest test of all the bounce games before that mouthwatering Munich opener against hosts Germany.

Ronald Koeman has a star-studded squad packed with English Premier League stars and Scotland will need to be at their very best to avoid defeat in the Johan Cruyff Arena. Scotland took on the the Dutch in a Euro 2020 warm-up clash which ended in a 2-2 draw in the Algarve as they gave Frank De Boer's men a run for their money. Can they do the same again or even go one better and get a morale-boosting victory? We asked the Record Sport experts to predict the scoreline.

Scotland will be fired up after a couple of bruising friendly defeats to France and England. They will get at Holland and while the Dutch are decent, they can be a bit flaky at times. It should be an entertaining bash.

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The Dutch only lost to France in qualifying for the Euros and kept six clean sheets - so this is a huge test for Scotland. Expect a disciplined display from Steve Clarke’s side but Holland should have too much for us on their own patch, with Memphis Depay and Xavi Simons the main tormentors.

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I just think the Dutch will have a bit too much for Scotland. Steve Clarke’s side are also missing a couple of key men and that will impact them but it is up to others to come in and fill that void. Hopefully, Lawrence Shankland will get the chance to stake his claim.

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