INTERNATIONAL BETTING PICK - ENGLAND V SLOVAKIA

International

2009-03-28 - England vs Slovakia

A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser

Analysis:

England who came unstuck against Spain in their last friendly match will aim to get back on track before they start their World Cup Qualifiers against Ukraine on Wednesday.

Now at Wembley they will entertain Slovakia and having won five of their last six games will be confident of getting the win here. With a perfect record in their Group so far having won all four matches, they will want to get into full preparations before Wednesday's encounter.

Their opponents Slovakia are top of Group Three with other sides such as Poland, Czech Republic and Northern Ireland below them. They have suffered setbacks in their last two matches so their form is not that good going to Wembley stadium.

They will also have one eye on Wednesday's clash with the Czech Republic so they will be more keen to avoid injuries in this clash. Slovakia's last two meetings with England ended with 2-1 defeats but will hope to limit the damage this time around.

With regards to the team news, Ledley King has been returned to Tottenham after there has been a row between club vs country. However, apart from King, Capello has vowed to filed his strongest side so we can expect to see the likes of Ashley Cole, John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney all featuring.

Then we can also see the likes of Leighton Baines, Peter Crouch, Stewart Downing and Michael Carrick appearing at some stage in the second half. And David Beckham could make his most capped outfield player in England's history by coming on and making his 109th appearance for his country.

As for Slovakia, Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel will be an obvious name to note as well as West Brom defender Marek Cech will also hope to feature here. Though they do not have many familiar names, they cannot be underestimated and one name that stands out is Robert Vittek who is a highly-rated striker playing for Lille and could cause England problems. Also Napoli playmaker Marek Hamsik is a menace and can trouble John Terry and company here.

Still, take England to win and give the 1 1/2 balls here.

Cheers and good luck,
Cruiser

The Pick :

BEST BETTING TIP :

Take England to win this match.