{"id":5142,"date":"2018-05-31T16:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T16:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blnebeuk.serveur04.com\/blog\/?p=5142"},"modified":"2018-05-31T16:00:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T16:00:10","slug":"england-vs-nigeria-predictions-betting-tips-and-match-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netbet.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/05\/31\/england-vs-nigeria-predictions-betting-tips-and-match-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"England vs. Nigeria Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"
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England\u2019s World Cup preparation is now well underway, with Gareth Southgate having already named his squad for the upcoming tournament in Russia this summer. He\u2019ll be under pressure, having left some experienced players out of the squad, including Joe Hart, Jack Wilshere and Adam Lallana. Instead, opting for some younger, fresher talent who impressed in last season\u2019s Premier League.<\/p>\n

England\u2019s fixture against Nigeria on Saturday night is their final one at Wembley prior to the tournament, with their other warm-up game against Costa Rica to be held at Elland Road next Thursday. These two games will provide Southgate with either an opportunity to get his best team together and familiar with each other, or to tinker with different combinations ahead of the tournament. He\u2019ll be confident of victory in both games, but both of their opponents will want to come away with something prior to the start of the World Cup in just over a fortnight\u2019s time.<\/p>\n

Nigeria will be keen to make an impact in this game, especially as they\u2019re in the most unpredictable group at the World Cup, along with Croatia, Argentina and Iceland. There are plenty of familiar names in their squad to Premier League fans, while there are also a number of relatively known players who play across Europe and Africa. The Super Eagles made it out of the group stage four years ago in Brazil, losing 2-0 to France in the round of 16.<\/p>\n

England vs. Nigeria Predictions<\/h2>\n

England should win this game, but they\u2019ve shown under Southgate that they don\u2019t score too many goals or blow the opposition away. The other thing with friendlies is that when substitutions start getting made in the second half, the quality disappears and not many goals end up getting scored. England will want to warm up for the World Cup well, but a win will be enough and they won\u2019t score many goals.<\/p>\n

England vs. Nigeria Betting Tips<\/h2>\n