England vs Belgium Prediction, 10/11/2020 UEFA Nations League Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/10/2020

Game: England vs Belgium

Date: Sunday, October 11, 2020

Location: Wembley Stadium in Wembley, England

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: England (-107) Belgium (-121)

Wembley Stadium is the venue where Raheem Sterling and England (1-1-0 in Nations League) will play Belgium (2-0-0 in Nations League) on Sunday. The goalies who are expected to start are Jordan Pickford for England and Simon Mignolet for Belgium. The Belgians are at at -121 while the English are priced at -107. The total opens at 2.5.

England has controlled possession for 66% of matches. They have tried 19 shots at their opponents goal with 6 of them being on target, which calculates to a 31.6% SOT percentage. England have scored 1 goal for the tourney, which is currently 37th in the UEFA Nations League.

Raheem Sterling is a guy who can be a difference maker for the English. He has 46 assists while accumulating 29 yellow cards in his career. Sterling has been given a starting assignment in 222 matchups in his career and he accounts for 0.40 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from England has tallied 87 goals scored in 19,738 minutes played. Another player who could decide the outcome is Harry Kane, the forward representing for England. Kane has earned 20,587 minutes during 230 career starting assignments and has been given 29 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 25 times thus far in his career while he has scored 160 goals. He has an average of 0.70 goals per 90 minutes during his soccer career.

The man protecting the net for England is Jordan Pickford. Pickford (83-70-110 mark in his career) has earned 73 shutouts, which has earned him a 27.5% shutout percentage. The keeper playing for England has had 1,130 shots tried against him in 265 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.39 (366 total goals allowed) and he has a save % of .685. Pickford has seen the pitch for a total of 23,712 mins and is sitting with 777 stops during his career.

The Belgians have an average of 8.5 shots on target per 90 while having a total of 7 goals thus far in the tournament. Thus far, they are controlling possession of the ball 62% of the game. They have connected on 54.8% of their shots on target on 31 total shots.

Dries Mertens should provide a spark for Belgium. He sports an average of 0.51 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 318 matches so far in his career. The forward representing Belgium has totaled 31,286 minutes while scoring 177 goals. He has collected 51 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 115 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Michy Batshuayi, the forward representing for Belgium. He has scored 85 goals during his soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 22 different times. Batshuayi has earned himself a total of 22 yellow cards in 13,151 professional minutes (136 career starts). His G/90 average thus far in his career is 0.58.

Simon Mignolet will be looking after the net for Belgium. So far in his career, Mignolet has allowed 400 goals and has 905 saves in 342 starts. He has allowed 1.27 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 153-91-98. He is the owner of a save % of .697 and his shutout rate is 30.1%. Mignolet has recorded 103 shutouts while seeing 1,302 shots against him in 30,802 career minutes.

Who will win tonight's UEFA Nations League game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take England (-107)

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