England vs USA Prediction & Tips | World Cup Match Preview
After playing the first round of matches, one of the most popular European and North American national football teams will come face to face with each other in Round 2. Being one of the top four main pretenders to win the cup, many experts believe that this game will not be problematic for England.
However, the USA team will try to keep their head up and not let a disaster happen. To see what the chances of England winning resoundingly, narrowly or even missing the chance to take three points, you can read our England vs USA prediction.
England vs USA – Form and Team News
Despite being criticised by many football experts, England scored a decisive victory in the first round. Contrary to the period before this tournament, the Three Lions had a promising start. They beat Iran by 6:2, with Rashford, Grealish, Bellingham, and Sterling scoring once, and Saka scoring twice.
Even more, England’s ball possession rate was at 78%, which clearly shows their superiority. Not only that, but the Three Lions also had more shots on target (7-3) as well as shots in total (13-8). Fans could see England’s dominance based on the corner kicks (8-0), too. Lastly, the Three Lions committed fewer fouls than Iran (9-14).
The USA team had ups and downs in the matches prior to this competition. As many football enthusiasts predicted, the Yanks’ round one game against Wales was tough. Both teams managed to score one goal, and the match ended in a draw (1:1). It was Weah who scored for the USA, and Bale who did the same for Wales.
Considering the match stats, we may say that both national teams performed similarly. First, the USA had 6, whereas Wales had 7 shots in total. Moreover, the Yanks were ahead of their opponents when it comes to ball possession (58.9% – 41.1%), pass success (87-76), and aerials won (15-12).
England vs USA – Starting Lineups
These rivals will definitely let their most well-known players show what they got, as you can see below.
- England: GK: Jordan Pickford; DEF: Kieran Trippier, Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire, John Stones; MID: Declan Rice, Calvin Phillips, Jordan Henderson, Conor Gallagher; ATC: Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane.
- USA: GK: Matt Turner; DEF: Antonee Robinson, Tim Ream, Walker Zimmerman, Sergino Dest; MID: Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, Yunus Musah; ATC: Tim Weah, Jesus Ferreira, Christian Pulisic.
England vs USA – Betting Tips
Not surprisingly, the majority of bookies believe that England will continue their winning streak, and provide odds of 1.57 for them to win this match. Besides this betting market, you may think that England can not only win the match but win both halves separately. The odds for this lie at 4.33.
Lots of USA fans also hope that their team will not be goalless in this game. In relation to this, our England vs USA prediction shows a betting market for the USA to score more goals in the second half compared to the first half, with odds of 3.30.
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