Scotland face North Macedonia at Hampden Park in a Nations League Group B1 clash, with captain Andy Robertson set to equal Sir Kenny Dalglish's record of 102 caps for his country.
Sebastien Pocognoli takes charge of his fifth game as Scotland boss after an experimental international window in September left the team with four points from four matches. Scotland sit third in the group, three points behind Slovenia, with two games remaining. Their hopes of promotion back to Nations League A are all but over.
Pocognoli under pressure after back-to-back home defeats
Following consecutive home defeats, the Belgian head coach needs both a result and a performance against the group's weakest side. Scotland recorded a routine 2-0 victory in Skopje earlier in the campaign, and around 40,000 fans are expected at Hampden for the return fixture.
Scotland's only win in the opening four games came against Friday's opponents, meaning Pocognoli is desperate for something to inspire the Tartan Army ahead of the Euro qualifiers.
Robertson insists Dalglish remains Scotland's greatest
Andy Robertson will equal Kenny Dalglish's record of 102 caps against North Macedonia, but the skipper insists the Hampden throne will always belong to the country's all-time great.
He said: "When the time comes and I do go above him, I'll be above him in caps only. That's where it ends. I know he always gets the nickname of 'the King' and things like that. For me, he'll always be the greatest of this country because of what he did, how he did it and also the man that he's become as well."
"We've had so many good players. But for me, I think Kenny will always stand on top and I don't think that will change."
Scotland need results elsewhere for promotion hopes
Scotland will require a big helping hand from elsewhere to achieve promotion back to Nations League A. One win, a draw and two losses from Pocognoli's four games have left the Dark Blues in third place in Group B1.
Scotland must take maximum points on Friday night and hope group leaders Switzerland beat Slovenia before Scotland rematch the Swiss on Monday. With that in mind, Pocognoli may wish to freshen things up at Hampden to see what other resources he has at his disposal.
