In the first round of the League of Nations, England defeated Croatia 7-0 on the road. Before that, there was also a confident victory at the World Cup (4:2). Will Thomas Tuchel's wards be able to handle checkers once again on November 12 at Wembley? - the answer is in our betting tip. What reliable bets should I choose for the upcoming game?
Command Analysis
England
Current form
England is coming into the fifth round in second place and has an excellent chance of securing a playoff berth today, as the gap from the Croats is six points. Thomas Tuchel's team allowed themselves the only misfire at the start, when they lost to Spain at home (2:3). In the next three matches, the British scored three wins with a total score of 12:0. They beat the Czech Republic twice and defeated Croatia on the road with a score of 7:0. It will be difficult to rehabilitate checkers for that failure, since all the key players of the England national team's offensive line are in the ranks. Only Saka won't play today, he had a double in the face-to-face meeting of the first round.
Disqualifications and injuries
Saka, Gehi, Konsa, Rashford, Stones, James, Livramento, Chalobah, Scott and O'Reilly are injured. Lewis-Skelly will not play due to too many yellow cards, and Palmer, Foden, Mainu, Madueke are out of the application.
Interesting betting trends
In the last three rounds of the Nations League, the British have not conceded a single goal.
In four of the previous five matches involving the England national team, more than one goal was scored in the first half.
The approximate line-up: Pickford – Alexander-Arnold, Kuansa, Brantwaite, Hall – Anderson, Rice – Rogers, Jude Bellingham, Gordon–Kane.
Хорватия
Current form
Croatia is not ready to compete with Spain and England in the group at the moment. They lost to the British at home with a crushing score of 0:7, and lost to the Spaniards on the road 1:4, and on their own field with a score of 1.:2. With three points scored, Checkers are in third place, three points ahead of only the Czech Republic, which they were able to beat 2-1 in the first round on the road. It will not be easy to score points at Wembley today, as Slaven Bilic cannot count on many key performers, including Shutalo, Kramaric Perisic.
Disqualifications and injuries
Shutalo, Pongracic, Kramaric, Ivanovic and Jakic are injured. Perisic will serve his suspension, and Musa is out of the application.
Interesting betting trends
In five consecutive matches, Croatia's national team players fouled more often than their opponents.
The Croats lost in three consecutive matches with a total score of 2:13
The Croats are clearly not ready to compete with the top European teams at the moment, they lost three group matches against Spain and England with a total score of 2:13, including conceding seven unanswered goals from today's opponent in the first round. There is no reason to expect the balance of power in this pair to change at Wembley. Checkers is having problems with the composition, without Shutalo, Kramaric and Perisic it's hard to count on anything. It is often possible to observe how the Croats cannot withstand the high tempo offered to them by their opponents throughout the match, and completely fail in certain segments. We expect that Thomas Tuchel's team will not experience any problems today, they will confidently win and qualify for the playoffs ahead of schedule.
Our betting tip is for England to win with an Asian handicap (-1.5) for a coefficient of 1.72
In four rounds, the British scored 14 goals, only in the game against the Czech Republic it was only two goals for two. Croatia is experiencing defensive problems, having conceded 11 goals from the England national team in the previous two head-to-head matches. We won't be surprised if the hosts single-handedly break through the total today.
The second bet is a total of more than three goals with a coefficient of 1.76
Betting on corners
The British, led by Thomas Tuchel, play from a position of strength, are not afraid to play number one and allow little to their opponents at their gates. In the previous five matches, the England national team played more serves from the corner flag, which we are waiting for today.
Prediction – England wins on corners with a handicap (-2.5) with a coefficient of 1.60
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Jordan Pickford