England vs Hungary: Three Lions to dominate World Cup qualifier

Live on ITV, England host Hungary in the World Cup Qualifiers at Wembley Stadium this Tuesday at 7.45pm. England sit top of the group with 19 points in that automatic qualification spot. A win here against Hungary will almost certainly ensure direct qualification for England for the main event in Qatar.

On the other hand, this game is of utmost importance for the Hungarians as they sit 4th in the group with 10 points. After a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Albania, they simply have to pull off an upset here otherwise their hopes of reaching the World Cup could be over.

They have not qualified for the World Cup Finals since 1986 and that run is expected to continue as England will be fielding a much stronger side to the one that featured in their recent 5-0 win against Andorra.

A comfortable evening for England is predicted by most but Gareth Southgate’s men will be vary of the threat this Hungary side possess as seen in the Euros. As usual, I have you covered with 3 of my best betting angles for this clash in the preview below.

Team News:

England: Reece James and Kalvin Phillips are out.

Hungary: Endre Botka is suspended while Attila Fiola and Mark Tamas are out injured.

England possible starting lineup:

Pickford; Walker, Stones, Mings, Shaw; Rice, Henderson; Sterling, Mount, Grealish; Kane 

Hungary possible starting lineup:

Gulacsi; Orban, At. Szalai, Lang; Nego, A. Nagy, Kleinheisler, Z. Nagy; Schon, Szoboszlai; Sallai 

England have far too much quality in their ranks and should be able to beat a poor Hungary side that they beat away from home 4-0 not that long ago. Considering Hungary badly need a result here, they will push forward especially in the 2nd half and that should open up spaces for England to exploit for a 2nd half goal. Hungary have received 2 or more cards in their last 4 out of 5 games and this bet also landed in their last head to head meeting against England where they received 3 cards. Combining these 3 selections gives us a solid betbuilder and I am happy to stake 1pt on that.

Considering I expect a one-sided game here, I think there is value to be had in this selection. England will have a strong XI here and at home they will assert their dominance from the 1st minute. 5/2 looks a decent price for them to win both halves and get more corners in each half and we will back it with a small 0.5pt stake.

Zsolt Nagy already has 2 yellow cards and 1 red card in 6 games in the Hungarian 1st division. Tyrone Mings has 2 yellow cards in 2 appearances in the World Cup qualifiers for England so far. With a card-happy ref in Alejandro Hernandez, I think the 22/1 being offered on this longshot double looks tasty so we will back it with a very small stake of 0.25pt.

Best of luck if you follow these selections. Please always gamble responsibly.