International
2016-11-15 - England vs Spain
A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser
Football: International Friendly
15th November 2016 – Kickoff time 21:00
Introduction :
Perhaps one of the most interesting of the friendly matches to be played on Tuesday with England hosting Spain and both are former World Champions. Both sides currently lead their respective groups for the qualifying for the World Cup in Russia 2018. Both sides did not play to expectations in Euro 2016 as England reached the last 16 but was knocked out by Iceland, while Spain were knockout by Italy.
England
England have a great record at Wembley as out of 12 matches played there, they won 11 and lost just 1 - to the Netherlands, in a friendly. And coach Southgate who took charge of the team a month ago after the sacking of coach Allardyce, beat Scotland 3-0 and that strengthen their bid to finish top of the group.
Spain:
They come into this match after beating the Macedonians 4-0. Coach Lopetegui will however miss the likes of defenders Pique, Ramos and Alba, and midfielder Iniesta, while forward Diego Costa was injured so he is not going to be risked here. Against Macedonia, Morata was the striker and was supported by Vitolo as well as Costa.
As for the team news, we should see the likes of Callejon, Aduriz and Nolito starting in attack while there could be other changes in the side so coach Lepetegui could assess the team before their next qualification match with Italy to come.
Past Meetings:
One year ago Spain won 1-0 in front of their home fans, while in 2011 the English won at their Wembley 1-0.
The Pick:
Hard to call between an England win and a draw, so I will go for Total Goals Under 2.5 here.
The Pick :
England 1-0 Spain
