Poland versus England World Cup qualifier betting preview

What are the odds of England beating Poland?

With five wins from five World Cup qualifiers, including a 2-1 defeat of Poland in March, England will be confident of taking another step towards the World Cup in Qatar. But as they showed at Wembley, Poland are no mugs, and this will be England’s toughest test of the campaign.

Meanwhile across the Pond, teenage tennis sensation Emma Radacanu flies the flag for England at the US Open as she takes on Belinda Bencic in the quarter-finals. So what are the top 5 bets for punters to be looking out for tonight?

1. Harry Kane SMM (spread 42-49)

Kane’s goal against Andorra at the weekend was the 14^th straight qualifier he’s scored in, so will the England skipper continue his run in Warsaw? We've seen plenty of takers of his Player Goal Minutes  on a spread of 27-30 as well as buyers of his Super Mega Minutes at 49. The latter market here doubles the minutes of a player’s second goal, and trebles that of his third. 

2. Headed Goal Minutes (spread 22-25)

In a game featuring arguably the two best number nines in world football, it doesn't take a great leap (if you'll pardon the pun) to think that there may be a headed goal or two on the cards tonight. Both Lewandowski and Kane are prolific scorers with their heads, and throw in England’s set piece threat, particularly from Harry Maguire, and it's not hard to understand why Spreadex clients have been flocking to our Headed Goal Mins market. Maguire actually scored the late winner in the reverse fixture, and while it wasn’t from a header, it was from a John Stones knockdown at a corner.

3. Poland Scrabbled Shirts (21-24)

Always a popular choice among sports spread betters, our Scrabbled Shirts market has seen plenty of action and what better time to play it than during a Poland game?! The name of each goalscorer is added up in Scrabble scores and, with some of the lengthy names and higher scoring letters involved in the Polish line up, Spreadex clients have been scrabbling to get their bets on. In case you were wondering, Lewandowski will score you 22 - L(1) E(1) W(4) A(1) N(1) D(2) O(1) W(4) S(1) K(5) I(1) - and if Zalewski and Slisz come on, like they did on Sunday, things could get exciting!

4. Mason Mount FGS (industry best price 9/1)

Chelsea midfielder Mount has four goals in 16 games for England, and with Declan Rice and Kalvin Phillips doing a lot of the defensive work in midfield, he has plenty of opportunity to join attacks. Spreadex are industry best price 9/1 for the 22-year-old to open the scoring. And don’t forget if Mount doesn’t get the first goal but does score last, Spreadex’s First Goalscorer Insurance means you get your money back as a free bet.

5. Emma Raducanu v Belinda Bencic Total Games (spread 22.5-23.5)

Stepping away from football, British teenager Emma Raducanu has been the talk of the US Open, not dropping a set en route to the last eight of the US Open.  The 18 year old, who had to come through qualifying to even make Flushing Meadows, has only dropped 15 games in the tournament, and not been involved in a match with over 18 games. Whether you expect the Raducanu to continue blasting her opponents off the court, or Olympic champion Bencic to teach her young opponent a lesson, the Total Games spread of 22.5-23.5 could be worth a look.