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England v Nigeria Betting Tips: Latest odds, team news, preview and predictions

England will be looking to get their World Cup preparations underway with a victory when they take on Nigeria at Wembley in Saturday's friendly clash.

The Three Lions are unbeaten in eight matches, although have been held to a draw in three of their last four.

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Nevertheless, they are 4/9 (1.44) favourites with dabblebet to give their confidence a timely boost by coming out on top in London.

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Gernot Rohr's men are also preparing to travel to Russia for their sixth World Cup appearance, and can be backed at 13/2 (7.50) to record a shock victory here.

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The sides shared a 0-0 draw when they last met at the 2002 World Cup, and you can get odds of 3/1 (4.00) on them cancelling each other out yet again.

Team News

James Tarkowski has been removed from the standby list to have hernia surgery, while Phil Jones could be absent due to the birth of his child. Liverpool duo Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold are also unlikely to feature as they recover from last weekend's Champions League final.

The Super Eagles have cut Stephen Eze, Dele Ajiboye, Junior Lokosa and Uche Agbo from the provisional 30-man squad, although Moses Simon remains with the group as he attempts to recover from a thigh injury.

Defences on top

Even without Jones and Tarkowski, defence is one area where Gareth Southgate does not have too much to worry about after seeing his side concede just a single goal in their last six matches.

England v Nigeria betting preview

It is not such a positive different story at the other end of the pitch, where they have found the net just four times in that six-match run.

Having conceded more than a single goal just three times in their previous 16 fixtures, Nigeria will back themselves to cause more frustration for the home attack.

Predictions

Considering they have also scored just three times in the last five games themselves, odds of 8/11 (1.73) seem generous on a seventh consecutive England match featuring under 2.5 goals.

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