England vs New Zealand Predictions

• England have won to nil 11 times in 14 games since Thomas Tuchel took charge.
• New Zealand have failed to score in three of their last six games.
• Harry Kane has 66 goals for club and country this season.

Kane backed to lead Three Lions to routine victory

England’s World Cup preparations get under way in Tampa Bay on Saturday, and they look set to coast to victory against a New Zealand side in terrible form.

The underdogs did clinch a win over Chile in March, but before that they had drawn one and lost seven of their previous eight games, scoring a meagre four goals in that winless sequence.

The Three Lions faltered against Japan and Uruguay in March, but Thomas Tuchel is expected to name a strong squad for their two World Cup warm-up friendlies and they should return to winning ways.

England have won 11 of their 14 matches since Tuchel took charge and each of those victories was accompanied by a clean sheet. Another win to nil is backed against the goal-shy New Zealand, while a fifth 2-0 scoreline in the Tuchel era may not be far off the mark.

Harry Kane ended the club season with back-to-back hat-tricks for Bayern Munich, taking his tally to 61 goals for the German side this season. He has a further five goals for England this season and, after a two-week rest since his last outing, he should be ready to start on Saturday and add to his 78 international goals.