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Having blitzed their way through the first three fixtures of their Euro 2020 Qualification Group A campaign, England are huge favourites to maintain their positive momentum against Kosovo this week.
Gareth Southgate’s charges have made light work of their group opponents so far, racking up an aggregate score of 14-1 in their games against the Czech Republic, Montenegro and Bulgaria.
Our international football analysts have tipped England to ease past Kosovo with relative comfort this week, a prediction that opens up a huge number of potential markets to explore at the bookmakers.
Over at bet365’s, you can make full use of their terrific Bet Builder service to combine many of those markets to create a unique bet.
Read more about Bet Builder and our suggested selections for Tuesday’s Euro 2020 Qualification Group A contest below.
What is bet365’s Bet Builder?
Bet Builder allows you create the bet YOU want on any football match. You can choose from a list of the most popular markets and once you have added them to your bet, you can calculate the odds from your customised selection.
For example, you could combine first goalscorer, both teams to score, the total number of corners and the full-time result to create one single bet with the price for your multi-part selection.
You can add up to 6 separate markets to your Bet Builder selection, and your odds will update automatically each time you add a new selection.
Once you are finished and happy with your selections, select the price displayed on the Bet Builder slip and your unique bet will be added to your bet slip.
We’ve picked out a range of selections from England’s clash with Kosovo on Tuesday, that we think are well worth considering for your Bet Builder this week. Check them out below.
England vs Kosovo Bet Builder Tips
Harry Kane to score anytime
We tipped Harry Kane to score anytime in our bet365 Bet Builder special for England’s game against Bulgaria at the weekend, and the Three Lions’ captain delivered in style.
Kane battered home a match-defining hattrick at Wembley against the Bulgarians, taking his Group A tally to five goals in just three games in the process.
England’s overreliance on Kane is becoming something of an issue – the Spurs striker has scored 20 and set up five of his country’s last 30 goals.
However, while that might be a concern for Gareth Southgate, it’s great news for us, and Kane’s consistency in front of goal makes him a no brainer inclusion to score anytime again against Kosovo this week.
Both teams to score
While England continue to develop and improve in most areas under the direction of Gareth Southgate, the 49-year old would be the first to admit that his team still have work to do defensively.
England have kept a clean sheet in only five of their most recent nine international fixtures at home, and the Three Lions rearguard have kept their opponents out in only seven of their last 18 matches overall since June 2018.
This week, a rapidly advancing and confident Kosovo outfit arrive in the English capital armed with an impressive goal-scoring run. The Kosovans scored at least once in 100% of their last 10 games and in 14 of their last 15 fixtures in total.
We’re backing the talented technicians to make their mark again at Wembley, though anything they do manage to register is likely to be a consolation effort.
We publish fresh both teams to score betting tips with new fixtures and matches to choose from every day on our dedicated BTTS page. Make sure to check it out!
Over 3 goals in the match for both teams combined
The attacking make-up of England’s current squad and the frightening talent at Gareth Southgate’s disposal means that it’s a smart move to expect plenty of goals whenever they play at present.
England have plundered 14 goals in just three Euro 2020 Qualification Group A games so far, and the Three Lions’ last four matches at Wembley averaged 3.75 goals per contest.
Their opponents this week, Kosovo, are no strangers to exciting tussles themselves – in fact, their last seven international outings averaged 3.57 goals per 90 minutes.
Everything looks in place then, for another high-scoring Wembley run-out on Tuesday, and we expect our over 3 goals target to be passed with comfort.
Under 10 corners in the match for both teams combined
While England’s three Group A matches so far were packed to bursting with goals, the games were relatively low on corners in comparison.
A total of just five corners were won by both teams combined in England’s opening Group game win against Czech Republic, while just nine corners were racked up by both teams in England’s subsequent games against Montenegro and Bulgaria respectively.
England’s attacking play is generally built around quick, slick passing through central areas and rapid transitions – a style that usually leads to few corner kick winning situations and opportunities.
Those methods and tactical formulae are reflected in the team’s low corner count, and we’re tipping that well-established pattern to continue when England play Kosovo on Tuesday.
Under 4 cards in the match for both teams combined
England have complemented their superb Group A performances to date with a relatively clean disciplinary record, picking up just five yellow cards in total across the first three fixtures of their qualification campaign.
Kosovo have amassed eight bookings so far, though the Group dark horses have played one game more than their hosts this week.
The Kosovans’ yellow card total breaks down to much more modest looking two per 90 minutes, and Bernard Challandes’s men tend to thrive in the technical rather than the physical aspects of football.
With that considered, it makes sense to expect a tepid game at Wembley in terms of tackles and challenges at least, and German referee Felix Zwayer’s cards are likely be tucked away in his pocket for most of the evening.
England vs Kosovo Bet Builder Odds
Our picks from England’s Group A fixture against Kosovo are only small selection of the multitude options available with bet365’s Bet Builder for Tuesday’s game at Wembley.
If you choose to add our 5 individual selections to your customised Bet Builder slip, you’ll get tidy looking 20/1 odds for this weekend’s match-up.
Conversely, if you remove our anytime goalscorer and both teams to score picks from your slip and opt for a 3-part selection using our cards, corners and total goals predictions, you can grab odds of 7/1.
Click the banner below to view bet365’s Bet Builder section for Tuesday’s Euro 2020 qualifier between England and Kosovo now!
Remember – we’ll be covering all this week’s international football extensively in our match preview section.