Thomas Tuchel’s reign as the new England manager began with a comfortable, if not predictable, 2-0 win over Albania on Friday. Next up is England v Latvia, and we’ve got a value-packed 9/1 bet builder ahead of tonight's clash at Wembley.
England v Latvia Bet Builder Predictions
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Jude Bellingham +2 shots on target
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Harry Kane +2 goals
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1-6 Total match goals
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Jude Bellingham +2 Shots on Target
It’s a dip into the unknown as to how many changes Tuchel will make against a much weaker opponent – on paper – in Latvia compared with Albania.
But one thing we do know is his desire to build a team around “key” player Jude Bellingham, so it’s highly likely he will continue in the middle of the park tonight.
The Real Madrid star averages 1.62 shots per 90 in all competitions for 2024/25 and is thriving in a more attacking role for club and country.
Against Albania, only Harry Kane (0.64 xG) outperformed Bellingham (0.43 xG) in terms of attacking threat, and he should build on that tally with 2+ shots on target against much weaker opponents for our England v Latvia tips.
Harry Kane to Score +2 Goals
Speaking of Harry Kane, there’s no world where he doesn’t get a bucket-load of chances for tonight’s World Cup Qualifier.
Latvia may have beaten fellow minnows Andorra 1-0, but they conceded more shots (7) and only just pipped them for xG (0.47 xG v 0.27 xG), highlighting the game wasn’t as smooth sailing as it could or should have been.
Even though the Tuchel-Kane partnership failed to earn the England skipper his first senior trophy at Bayern, his scoring record was impressive, and he netted 2+ goals in 11 games under the leadership of the German.
1-6 Total Match Goals
Paolo Nicolato will predictably set his team up to be hard to beat and utilise the counterattack rather than trying to outplay England, which would likely be football suicide.
England hasn’t always performed well against these low blocks, but they will create chances. A generous bracket of one to six total match goals covers a frustrating encounter and the team at their free-scoring best.
With 10 of the previous 11 fixtures for England all falling comfortably into this bracket, it looks like a nice boost as part of our England v Latvia predictions.
If you’re feeling brave, then you can tighten this up by swapping to two to five goals, pushing the odds from 9/1 to 12/1 with bet365.