Slovakia vs England Predictions, Betting Tips and Preview

Slovakia vs England predictions and betting tips for this weekend’s first set of World Cup 2018 qualifying as England start a new era under Sam Allardyce.

 

Fixture: Slovakia v England

Competition: World Cup qualifiers

Kick-off time: 17:00, Sunday 4th September 2016

Venue: City Arena, Trnava

 

Slovakia Team News, Form and Preview

Slovakia will be looking to build on their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign by pushing for a place at the World Cup in Russia in 2018. Having finishing second behind Spain in the race to France, they’ll fancy their chances of making it to Russia. They started their last qualifying campaign with six consecutive wins. They’ll be looking to build similar momentum in this group, but they start with a tough test. Can they better their result against England from the summer, or will they look to scrape another 0-0 draw here? They’ll have to prepare to face a very different side.

 

England Team News, Form and Preview

Back in June Roy Hodgson was berated over the changes to his side for the final group game with Slovakia. This time around, Sam Allardyce is unlikely to receive as much criticism for making changes to the starting line-up. This won’t just be a different England team in terms of approach or personnel, it’s also massively changed because of the competition. While England struggle at tournaments, they’ve got a fantastic qualifying record. Their last qualifying defeat came back in 2009, after they’d already won their group and secured a place at the 2010 World Cup. They won every game on their way to France, keeping clean sheets home and away against four of the five sides they faced.

 

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Slovakia vs England Predictions

Given England’s defensive record in qualifying, you’d expect a strong display here. Their tournament troubles are usually forgotten by the players in time for the qualifying group. Sam Allardyce will be doing his best to draw a line over the Iceland game and the rest of their Euro 2016 displays. Beating a side they struggled against in France would surely do that. While Slovakia will be more adventurous here than in Saint Etienne, we can see England keeping a clean sheet for our first Slovakia vs England betting tip. The new manager is likely to have focused on his defenders, and Joe Hart will be desperate to prove himself. An England win to nil bet is 21/10 with Paddy Power.

 

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Anytime Scorer Prediction

Raheem Sterling may have had an awful Euro 2016, but he’s been much improved at Man City this season. The forward has grown since working with Pep Guardiola, and he’s arguable been man of the match in his three league games this season. After scoring twice against West Ham last weekend, he heads in to this clash in good form. We’re backing Allardyce to benefit from Guardiola’s work, as we’re backing Sterling to get on the scoresheet for the second Slovakia vs England prediction in this World Cup 2018 qualifying match. He’s well priced at 9/2 with Bet365 to score any time despite his impressive start to the new season.

 

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Slovakia v England Betting Tips

England to win to nil – 21/10 with Paddy Power: BET HERE

Raheem Sterling to score any time – 9/2 with Bet365: BET HERE

 

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