Enrique’s Spain to Turn the Screw on Southgate’s England

Spain v England

Even without playing this week, Spain strengthened their grip on Group A4. Just 24 hours after they had cruised to a 4-1 win over Wales, England and Croatia played out a fairly event-less 0-0 draw in Rijeka, leaving the Spaniards in total control of the group

It’s hard to see Spain not winning the group, and they’ll be looking to put it to bed once and for all against England. Already the Spanish have beaten England, in a narrow 2-1 win at Wembley, and they followed this up with a 6-0 demolition of the Croatians.

New manager Luis Enrique has slotted seamlessly into the role and has restored the nation’s faith after a miserable World Cup, in which they were held to draws by both Portugal and Morocco in the group stages before getting knocked out on penalties by Russia.

England meanwhile have struggled to reach the highs of the summer and, although they consider themselves unfortunate not to have won in Rijeka on Friday, anything but a win in Sevilla will end their chances of progression.

In terms of what we expect to happen, it’s important to note Spain haven’t lost in normal time in their last 27 matches (in all competitions), and England have lost three of their last five. Throw into the mix Spain won 2-1 at Wembley just a matter of weeks ago, and it becomes a massive ask for England.

In their last three meetings, the Spanish have won two and drawn – the full record between the two reads 10 wins for Spain, 13 for England and 3 draws – and it’s the recent record that heavily leans us towards a home win.

One thing in England’s favour is that they rarely fail to find the net – the blank in Croatia was a rarity – and in Harry Kane they possess a world class striker capable of conjuring up a goal even in his team’s fallow periods.

For Spain, a new goalscorer has emerged in the form of Paco Alcacer, who scored twice in the win in Wales on Thursday evening. A loan spell with Borussia Dortmund (his parent cub is Barcelona) has seen his confidence soar in front of goal and he will offer a stern test to England’s youthful back-four.

Based on all of the above, we envisage an open game that will go the way of the Spanish – say 3-1 (13.50Bet €100 to win €135025/2Bet £100 to win £1350+1250Bet $100 to win $135012.50Bet HK$100 to win HK$135012.50Bet Rp100 to win Rp1350-0.0800Bet RM100 to win RM1350  with 188bet) – with Alcaer looking great value as an anytime goalscorer at 2.50Bet €100 to win €2503/2Bet £100 to win £250+150Bet $100 to win $2501.50Bet HK$100 to win HK$2501.50Bet Rp100 to win Rp250-0.6667Bet RM100 to win RM250  (188bet).

Tips Summary

Spain to win 2-1
Monday 15, October. 19:45GMT
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Paco Alcacer as anytime goalscorer
Monday 15, October. 19:45 GMT
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Bosnia-Herzegovina v Northern Ireland

Bosnia-Herzegovina already have control of Group B3, having won their opening two games, and will be looking to consolidate at home against Northern Ireland.

The Irish, meanwhile, have struggled to build on their phenomenal Euro 16 and have already lost to this week’s hosts, and the other team in the group, Austria.

It’s difficult to put forward a logical argument for an Irish win, especially with them being on a wretched run away from home and with the Bosnians being miserly in defence. So, unsurprisingly, we’re heading towards a home win, with 2-0 (6.40Bet €100 to win €64027/5Bet £100 to win £640+540Bet $100 to win $6405.40Bet HK$100 to win HK$6405.40Bet Rp100 to win Rp640-0.1852Bet RM100 to win RM640  with 888sport), with Edin Dzecko at 4.33Bet €100 to win €433333/100Bet £100 to win £433+333Bet $100 to win $4333.33Bet HK$100 to win HK$4333.33Bet Rp100 to win Rp433-0.3003Bet RM100 to win RM433  with BetVictor to score two or more goals also quite tempting.

Tips Summary

Bosnia-Herzegovina to win 2-0
Monday 15, October. 19;45 GMT
Odds: 6.40Bet €100 to win €64027/5Bet £100 to win £640+540Bet $100 to win $6405.40Bet HK$100 to win HK$6405.40Bet Rp100 to win Rp640-0.1852Bet RM100 to win RM640

Edin Dzecko to score two or more goals
Monday 15, October. 19:45 GMT
Odds: 4.33Bet €100 to win €433333/100Bet £100 to win £433+333Bet $100 to win $4333.33Bet HK$100 to win HK$4333.33Bet Rp100 to win Rp433-0.3003Bet RM100 to win RM433