Match starts 1330 GMT Thursday
Scotland and the Netherlands meet on Thursday with both teams determined to avoid the wooden spoon from Group A.
After both sides suffered heavy defeats to Australia and South Africa, pride is all that is at stake from the match.
However, having beaten the Netherlands twice in their previous two meetings, Scotland are in confident mood.
"We have got to go out and show we are one of the top associate teams. We are expected to win for a change," said Scotland batsman Ryan Watson.
"Holland are a strong side who have run us close a couple of times. But this is a big game and a big thing for us as a team."
Scotland are ranked as the top associate side after their impressive recent showing in the World Cricket League, where they lost in the final to Kenya.
During that series the Scots beat the Netherlands by two runs and Watson, who has handed the captaincy back to Craig Wright following his return from a trip home caused by a family bereavement, believes his side can repeat that win - as long as they improve their fielding.
"South Africa were magnificent in the field [in their seven-wicket win over Scotland on Tuesday]," he said.
"Those are the sort of standards we have to go and achieve if we're going to win against the Netherlands."
However, the Netherlands are equally determined not to finish their World Cup campaign on a low.
Two heavy defeats have left the Dutch bottom of the Group A table because of their -5.00 run rate.
But a victory over Scotland would provide the perfect tonic, according to captain Luuk van Troost, who said: "We are looking to win that game and if we do it would be a consolation for us."
Scotland (from): Craig Wright (capt), Ryan Watson, John Blain, Dougie Brown, Gavin Hamilton, Majid Haq, Paul Hoffmann, Douglas Lockhart, Ross Lyons, Neil McCallum, Dewald Nel, Navdeep Poonia, Glenn Rogers, Colin Smith, Fraser Watts
Netherlands (from): Luuk van Troost (capt), Peter Borren, Daan van Bunge, Ryan ten Doeschate, Mark Jonkman, Muhammad Kashif, Alexei Kervezee, Tim de Leede, Adeel Raja, Darron Reekers, Edgar Schiferli, Jeroen Smits, Billy Stelling, Eric Szwarczynski, Bas Zuiderent
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