England face Slovakia in the round of 16 with the winner set to face Switzerland in the quarter finals. Following the criticism Gareth Southgate and the players have faced, there is pressure to not only progress through to the next stage but to put in a better display than they have done in the group stages.
With England yet to get going in the tournament, lack of confidence and momentum may be an issue for England. They have scored 3+ goals in just 1 of their last 9 games. Under 2.5 match goals has landed in 7 of their last 9 games. On the flip side England have been really defensively solid recently.
Both these teams have accumulated the lowest xG in the whole tournament. Southgate’s men registered an xG of 0.92, 0.82 and 0.54 – which is absolutely appalling against gettable opposition. For this game I am really liking Under 2.5 Goals & Both Teams to Score NO @ 1.95. This bet covers a 0-0 draw, 1-0 or 2-0 to England. I wouldn’t be surprised to see any of these 3 score lines at all.
