Match preview for England against Latvia
England and Latvia will be confronted on Monday evening in the Wembley Stadium in a World Cup 2026 qualifying competition.
Both parties come in the match after the victories in their openers, with England sending Albania 2-0 and Andorra took 1-0.
Thomas Tuchel’s term of office when England’s manager started a positive note and continued a long -term trend for three lion coaches.
The German tactician became the 11th consecutive full -time English manager to win the victory in his first game that was in charge.
The formidable record of England in qualifications of the World Cup remains intact. Their undefeated line at this stage now extends to 32 games, dating from 2009.
Moreover, they have not had a home defeat in the qualification of the World Cup since a loss for Germany in 2000.
While England strives for a simple qualification, Latvia tries to reach the World Cup final for the first time as an independent nation.
Energy levels = 📈
– England (@england) March 23, 2025
Currently sitting in the group behind England on goal difference, Latvia is confronted with a tough road forward with teams such as Serbia and Albania who also compete for qualifying places.
Despite the struggle in the Nations League – where they ended the bottom of League C Group 4 and now risk relegation – Latvia are unbeaten in their last five road races in the qualifying campaigns of the World Cup, which in 2021 earned equal roads in 2021 and earned and earned in 2021 and recent victories on Gibraltar and Andorra.
Monday’s competition marks the very first senior international men’s meeting between England and Latvia.
Team news for England against Latvia
Friday’s victory was overshadowed by a relevant injury to Anthony Gordon in Newcastle. The winger, who replaced Marcus Rashford in the second half, was forced due to an injury.
Tuchel admitted after the game that the situation of Gordon was ‘a bit disturbing’ and he has since withdrawn from the team.
Van Tuchel is expected to rotate his line -up and offer opportunities to players such as Reece James, Jordan Henderson, Levi Colwill and Jarrod Bowen.
The omission of Aaron Ramsdale, Jarell Quansah and Morgan Gibbs-White of the MatchDay team on Friday can also change, with Gibbs-White now contrary to Gordon’s absence.
Latvia came unscathed from their victory against Andorra.
Midfielder Deniss Melniks was replaced during the break, but the change seemed to be a tactical switch instead of injury -related. Paolo Nicolato can opt for a more defensive arrangement at Wembley, although Match-Winner Sits has used a claim for a starting role.
Our pride 🦁 pic.twitter.com/9p4th92pmz
– England (@england) March 23, 2025
Expected line-ups for England against Latvia
England: Pickford; James, Guehi, Colwill, Livramento; Rice, Henderson; Bowen, Bellingham, Rogers; Kane.
Latvia: Sweden; Dressovsky, Balodis, Cernomordy; Savalnieks, Melnik, Savaljev, Ciganic; Zelenkov, Ikaunieks; Gutkovsky.
How to look at England against Latvia: TV channel, Online Stream
England against Latvia starts on Monday evening at 7:45 PM and is available to look at ITV1. Fans in the UK can also stream the match on the STV player or ITV -Hub.
The statistics for England against Latvia
- England has won 13 of the last 15 Home Competitions in the World Cup qualification and scored more than 1.5 goals
- England has won 9 of the last 11 Matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 14 of the last 16 Latvia corresponds to the number of goals younger than 3.5
Prediction
The screening of England against Albania may not have been flawless, but their quality should be more than enough to achieve a convincing victory over Latvia.
Even with a defensive arrangement, it is unlikely that the visitors have the attacking firepower to his decision.
Expect a comfortable victory while England continues their strong start to qualify.
Prediction: England 5-0 Latvia
