SHELLEY Kerr hopes the attraction of the world's best women's football team will lead to a record Scotland crowd for the second time in 10 weeks. Kerr's side play the United States at Paisley's Simple Digital Arena on November 13.

The fixture was instigated by the current World Cup holders and Fifa world ranking leaders, reflecting Scotland's qualification for the last two major championships and growing status in the game. The sides could conceivably meet again in next year's World Cup in France.

“Qualification for the World Cup, and the world champions want to play you on your home patch – it doesn't get any better,” Kerr enthused.

“It's a showcase and a chance for everyone who supports the women's game to see some of the best players in the world live.

“It says a lot that they want to play us. They're not coming here for the sunshine, that's for sure. It also gives our players the opportunity to get all the plaudits they rightly deserve after a physically and mentally draining qualifying campaign.

“We had a record crowd (of 4098) for the Switzerland game at the end of September. The atmosphere was electric.

"If all the supporters who turned up for that game bring someone else with them we'll get another record attendance.”

Scotland will be without Kim Little, who scored in the 2-1 win over Switzerland and had notched ten in just nine games for club and country prior to fracturing a fibula playing for Arsenal against Chelsea earlier this month.

It followed a two-footed lunge from behind by Drew Spence and Kerr said: “In my opinion it was a bad tackle. Kim was back to her very best before the injury, and she will come back again for sure.

“She is a strong, strong person. Her will and desire to be the very best shines through all the time. I know Arsenal will look after her.”

Defender Sophie Howard is also out with injury and the two replacements, who are returning from their own mishaps, are Hibernian captain Joelle Murray and Glasgow City midfielder Hayley Lauder.

The Scots have played the United States four times since 2002 – with Kerr playing in the first of these games, an 8-2 drubbing at the Columbus Crew Stadium.

The three other games were also lost, but by much smaller margins.