Wales vs Scotland Predictions - Scotland set for victory at the Principality in Six Nations clash

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 20 Feb 2026

Ralph Staniforth 20 Feb 2026

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Scotland are favorites against Wales in the upcoming Six Nations match.
Wales have faced significant defeats recently, further highlighting their struggles.
Scotland displayed inconsistency, losing to Italy, but beat England recently.

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Wales to be a bit more competitive (Getty Images)

Wales vs Scotland Predictions

Scotland are comfortable favourites given how poor Wales have been for the past few years. However, in the last two years, despite Wales being very poor, Scotland have won narrowly. The inconsistency of the Scots has me doubting whether they can cover -18.5.

Wales vs Scotland Predictions
Head to Head
Wales Form
Scotland Form
Wales vs Scotland Team News
Wales vs Scotland Lineups

Wales have lost 23 of their last 25 matches.
Wales have conceded 54, 48, 73 & 52 points in their last 4 matches.
Scotland have won their last 3 matches against Wales.
Scotland have won their last 2 matches against Wales by 1 and 6 points.
Scotland beat England at home last weekend.

Head to Head

Scotland have had the better of Wales in the last three years, winning the last three games. They won in 2023, 2024 and 2026 Six Nations. Prior to that, Wales had won five of the last six.

Last season, Scotland won 35-29 at home against Wales.

Wales Form

Wales rugby is struggling at the moment as they still only have two wins since the conclusion of the 2023 Rugby World Cup – both against Japan. They have been hammered twice in the opening two rounds during the 2026 Six Nations as well.

In round one, Wales lost out 48-7 to England at Twickenham. It was followed by a 54-12 home loss to France last Sunday.

Wales have struggled on the field for some time and are expected to once again lose badly to Scotland. The one positive for the hosts is that Scotland have been quite inconsistent over the last few years.

Scotland Form

Scotland have struggled for consistency recently and tend to blow hot-and-cold. There is no more proof needed than the opening two rounds of the 2026 Six Nations.

In round one, Scotland suffered an 18-15 loss IN Rome to Italy, a game they would have fancied winning. Fortunately, Scotland, as they always tend to do, bounced back to beat England 31-20 at home in the Six Nations.

That result will give Scotland huge confidence, but can they back it up with a performance is a bigger question. However, considering the Scots are in good form, they should beat a very poor Welsh outfit.

Wales vs Scotland Team News

Wales are without a win in the Six Nations for three years now and will be desperate to put that right. Steve Tandy, speaking ahead of the match, said, “I know how they feel. Some of the Scotland teams I played in struggled and had to cut their teeth at international level. It’s the start of a rebuild under a new coaching team. So, they will be looking for those small ‘wins’ and then building on those. There’s plenty of quality there; Scotland will be hoping this isn’t the weekend when it begins to tick for the Welsh.”

Gregor Townsend was not eager to take this result for granted, knowing how poor the Scots were against Italy in round one. He said, “It’s a lot about what you do in those 80 minutes, and we’ve got to make sure that we get our game out."

Wales vs Scotland Lineups

Wales: 15 Louis Rees-Zammit, 14 Gabriel Hamer-Webb, 13 Eddie James, 12 Joe Hawkins, 11 Josh Adams, 10 Sam Costelow, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Alex Mann, 6 Taine Plumtree, 5 Ben Carter, 4 Dafydd Jenkins, 3 Tomas Francis, 2 Dewi Lake (captain), 1 Rhys Carre.

Replacements: 16 Ryan Elias, 17 Nicky Smith, 18 Archie Griffin, 19 Freddie Thomas, 20 James Botham, 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Blair Murray.

Scotland: 15 Blair Kinghorn, 14 Kyle Steyn, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Sione Tuipulotu (captain), 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben White, 8 Matt Fagerson, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Gregor Brown, 5 Scott Cummings, 4 Max Williamson, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Dave Cherry, 1 Nathan McBeth.

Replacements: 16 George Turner, 17 Pierre Schoeman, 18 Elliot Millar Mills, 19 Grant Gilchrist, 20 Josh Bayliss, 21 George Horne, 22 Tom Jordan, 23 Darcy Graham.

Verdict

Wales v Scotland

Wales are backed to lose by less than 19.5 points.

Wales +19.5

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Ralph is from South Africa and studied Sports Science post school at ETA (Education Teachers Academy) in Cape Town.

He has always had a great passion for sport and this led him into the world of sports journalism, while coaching on the side. Since 2012 Ralph has worked as a journalist and covered many topics from business to sport.

Over the last seven years he has interviewed numerous top rugby and cricket players and coaches in South Africa.

Ralph has been betting on sports for the last ten years. He’s knowledgeable on numerous topics including football, rugby, cricket, tennis and golf.

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