England vs Panama: World Cup bet builder tips

England vs Panama bet builder tips

England to win

England may have been held to a goalless draw by Ghana in their last outing, but the performance was far better than the result suggested.

The Three Lions generated over 1.3 expected goals while restricting Ghana to just 0.17, showing they were unfortunate not to come away with all three points.

That draw followed an impressive 4-2 victory over Croatia, a result that strengthened England's credentials as one of the favourites to win the tournament.

Panama have lost both of their World Cup matches without scoring a goal and have won just one of their last five games in all competitions.

A heavy 6-2 defeat to Brazil last month also highlighted the gulf in quality when Panama come up against elite opposition.

With top spot in the group still to be secured, our experts are backing England to get the job done.

England to score over 2.5 goals

England have consistently shown they possess one of the tournament's most dangerous attacks.

The Three Lions have scored 13 goals across their last five competitive matches, averaging 2.6 goals per game.

Their World Cup qualifying campaign was equally impressive, producing 22 goals in eight matches at an average of 2.75 per game.

While England were frustrated by Ghana's deep defensive block, Panama are unlikely to replicate that level of organisation.

The Central Americans have conceded 12 goals across their last six matches, averaging two goals conceded per game.

Given England's attacking quality and Panama's defensive record, backing the Three Lions to score at least three goals looks a strong selection.

England to have over 5.5 corners

Corners could prove to be one of England's biggest weapons throughout this World Cup.

With Declan Rice delivering dangerous set-pieces and England boasting plenty of aerial threat, forcing corners has become an important part of Thomas Tuchel's attacking approach.

England won nine corners against Ghana despite failing to score, having also earned eight corners in their opening victory over Croatia.

Across their last five matches, England are averaging 9.4 corners per game and have now recorded six or more corners in each of their last six fixtures.

Against a Panama side expected to spend long periods defending, we're backing England to reach at least six corners once again.

Harry Kane to have two or more shots on target

Despite failing to score against Ghana, Kane is still averaging a goal per game in the World Cup, as well as two shots on target per match at this summer's tournament.

We're tipping the English bagsman to test Panama's goalkeeper with at least another two on Saturday evening.

Kane averaged two shots on target as well across England's pre-tournament warm-up matches too, despite only playing a combined 108 minutes across both.

In fact, across his last five matches for England, Kane's shot on target per match average is exactly two. The data does suggest this one is worth including in our acca.

All odds and market details are accurate as of the time of publication.