England vs Panama FIFA World Cup 2018 – Lineups, Predictions & Stats Preview 24 June 2018

As we all know, every football match in this tournament is very important, and for that matter, the English will strive to defeat Panama. Since the 2018 World Cup began, many of the favourites drew or even lost and England will not want to join that group. Also, if Gareth Southgate puts his main striker in play, England's probability of taking another three points increases by 63.4%.

England Probable Lineups and Stats

In Matchday 1 of Group G England managed a win against a well-balanced Tunisian team. Tunisia put up a good fight. But England scored through headers from their skipper, Harry Kane. England scored first and ended winning 2:1. Kylie Walker’s mistake caused England to concede. England Head Coach G. Southgate will most likely maintain his starting team for the match against Panama, less D. Alli due to a thigh strain. The squad will include J. Pickford, H. Maguire, J. Stones, K. Walker, J. Henderson, R. Loftus-Cheek, J. Lingard, A. Young, K. Trippier, H. Kane and R. Sterling. The substitutes M. Rashford and E. Dier will be the likely fresh legs in the second half. In the match against Tunisia, England enjoyed 61% possession. Their first goal was at 11 minutes from Harry Kane who scored from a rebound. England attempted 18 shots of which 8 were on target and 2 were goals. Kylie Walker as booked for an offence that cost them a penalty and the clean sheet. The team completed 457 of their 531 passes, a completion rate of 86%.

Panama Probable Lineups and Stats

In Matchday 1 of Group G Panama lost against a stable and strong Belgium team. Panama tried to handle the situation, but Belgium were simply better. D. Mertens and R. Lukaku scored Belgium’s goals. The Manchester forward scored a brace after the break. Panama lost 3:0 to Belgium.

Panama Head Coach H. D. Gomez will most likely have trouble striking a balance between using fresh legs and trying to secure a Round of 16 spot. His starting line-up for the match against England will remain mostly unchanged and consist of: J. Penedo, E. Davis, F. Escobar, R. Torres(C), M. Murillo, G. Gomez, J. L. Rodríguez, A. Godoy, A. Cooper, E. Barcenas and B. Perez.

In the match against Belgium, Panama enjoyed a dismal 39% possession. Panama was on the defensive as their goalkeeper made 3 saves. On the same note, Panama was caught on 2 offsides, 18 fouls, and 5 yellow cards. They had only 2 shots on target out of 7 attempted shots. The team completed 283 of their 354 passes, a completion rate of 80%.

England v Panama – Head to Head

This will be the first meeting of the two teams. England proceeded to reach their only World Cup final in 1966 when they went on to win the title while Panama have never been to any World Cup tournament before. You can bank on fiery England forwards of Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling to score in this match. [/showmore]

Expert Tip

Panama showed that they are a weak team and it was difficult for them to take even a point against their rivals Belgium. We think that both sides will surprise us with an incredible game. Panama will try everything in their abilities to take the victory but we think it will not be possible for them. The game is possible to be with over 2.5 goals. Our Correct Score prediction is 2:1 for England. If you are feeling lucky, you can try a combined bet – England to win & Both teams to score: Yes, the odds are so attractive and we will take it undoubtedly.

Interesting Facts and Information

  • England haven’t lost in their last 11 games.
  • England are on a winning streak of 3 games.
  • Panama have not managed to score in their last 3 games.
  • England wins 1st half in 36% of their games, Panama in 12% of their games.
  • England’s recent performance is better than Panama’s.
  • In World Cup, England has better performance than Panama.
  • England scores 1.14 goals when playing at home and Panama scores 0.36 goals when playing away (on average).
  • When England leads 1-0 at home, they win in 75% of their games.
  • When Panama leads 0-1 away, they win in 100% of their games.
  • England have scored at least one goal for 5 consecutive games.

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