England vs Spain Betting Tips
This game will also mark the first appearance on the home ground of the English after finishing the World Cup in 4th place. Besides this, it will also be a test to see if Gareth Southgate can build further and improve the performances and performance achieved this summer at the World Cup.Raheem Sterling and Adam Lallana are out for Spain due to slight injuries, while Marcus Bettinelli was called instead of Jordan Pickford who left the training on Tuesday. Bettinelli and colleague Alex McCarthy are the only debutants in the batch. Luke Shaw, Joe Gomez and James Tarkowski were recruited to the national team after they missed the World Cup, and Gary Cahill and Jamie Vardy withdrew from the nation at the end of the final tour of Russia and could no longer count on them .On the other hand, Spain is preparing for the start of a new era under the command of the former FC Barcelona coach, Luis Enrique.Iberians have gone through a real nightmare this summer, when Julen Lopetegui has left the country just days before the first World Cup match.The Interim Solution, Fernando Hierro, could not guide the star-full team more than the optimum stage where they were eliminated by the host team of the tournament at penalty shoot-outs.For the Spaniards, Diego Costa will miss the game with England, leading the number of players who were in the World Cup but Luis Enrique will not count to 10. David Silva, Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique withdrew from the national team in while Jordi Alba, Nacho Monreal, Alvaro Ordiozola, Koke and Lucas Vazquez were not selected. Enrique recalled Alvaro Morata to make a comeback on the offensive and could give Jose Luis Gaya and Dani Ceballos the debut.England has a positive record in direct matches with Spain thanks to the period of dominance between the 1960s and 1980s. The British have won 13 times, drew 3 times and were defeated 9 times in the 25 confrontations with Spain. Furia Roja scored two goals at the end of the game and drew a 2-2 draw in the previous straight encounter on Wembley, 2 years ago, in a friendly match.
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Enrique’s mandate at Spain’s sparring began with a controversial decision not to select Barcelona’s left-wing defender Jordi Alba following previous misconduct during Luis Enrique’s coaching career at the Blaugrana group.Spain will have a small handicap without Diego Costa striker who will not play because of “personal reasons” and team chemistry generally seems to be quite low before moving to London.The English will be very motivated to shine in front of their supporters after their success at the World Cup and do not see them lose against Spain on Saturday night.
Bet Tips: 1X (England or Draw)
Odds: 1.50
