Is Scotland vs Israel on TV tonight? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch World Cup qualifier

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Scotland have the chance to take an enormous step toward the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar this weekend, when they host Israel in a qualifier.

Victory would leave Steve Clarke’s team second in the group, four points ahead of their opponents - with Moldova and Faroe Islands still to play in two of their last three games, which should all-but-assure them of a play-off spot.

There would still be work to do there, of course, and it’s no guarantee of an easy match-up in a two-legged encounter, but Scotland have to be optimistic about their chances of reaching back-to-back major tournaments.

Last time out a huge 1-0 win over Austria left them in a great position, so they must make it count against third-place Israel.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

When is the match?

The game kicks off at 5pm BST on Saturday 9 October at Hampden Park.

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League. Subscribers can stream the match via the Sky Go app. If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription. We may earn commission from some of the links in this article, but we never allow this to influence our content.

Confirmed line-ups

SCO - Gordon; Patterson, McTominay, Hendry, Tierney, Robertson; McGinn, McGregor, Gilmour; Adams, Dykes

ISR - Marciano; Arad, Abu Hanna, Bitton; Dasa, Natcho, Peretz, Solomon, Menahem; Zahavi, Dabbur

Odds

Scotland 19/20

Draw 12/5

Israel 16/5

Prediction

Scotland must be feeling confident after several good showings in recent games - plus the draw in the reverse fixture. They must be clinical, but we’ll back them to find a way. Scotland 1-0 Israel.