On Friday - 22.03.2019 also England starts in the European Championship qualification. In the London Wembley Stadium, the opponent is called the Czech Republic. In this case, less than 2.5 goals, bookmakers offer odds of 1.88.
Furthermore, The Lions played a strong World Cup in the previous year of the World Cup 2018, defeated in the semi-final by the Croatians. Coach Gareth Southgate has managed to finally make an instant team out of many individual players. The last appearance in the Nation League was convincing. In League A Group 4, the team finished in a strong group the first place in the table ahead of Spain and Croatia. Their achievements are 2 wins, one draw and one loss with a goal difference of 6:5. All players are available for the European Championship qualifier against the Czech Republic.
While the Czech Republic could not qualify for the last World Cup. The performances in the Nation League were also mixed. In League B Group 1, coach Jaroslav Šilhavý's team got the second place behind Ukraine and ahead of Slovakia. Their achievements are 2 wins and 2 draws, with a goal difference of 4:4. For the European Championship qualification, all players are available.
Both teams have met twice so far. Once England won, and the second head-to-head game ended in a draw. England is a clear favourite in this game. In the recent past, Three Lions have won many games just barely and their own goals often achieved by standard situations. For this reason, chances are good that also fall in this encounter no more than 2.5 goals.