England vs. United States 2022 FIFA World Cup Preview

England looks to keep rolling when they collide with the United States in 2022 FIFA World Cup Group B action on Friday.

England demolished Iran 6-2 on Monday in a game that they could have won by more goals. Iran put up a fight in the end, finding the back of the net twice and England left the game feeling they could have scored at least eight goals.

The United States is coming off a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Wales on Monday. Timothy Weah gave the US the lead and they played very well in the first half, but Wales adjusted in the second half and a Gareth Bale penalty saved the game for them.

The player to watch in this game is Harry Kane, who has 12 goals and one assist in 15 Premier League games with Tottenham Hotspur this season. AccuScore gives Harry Kane a 53.7 percent chance to score against the United States. He has 55 SCA and 5 GCA in 15 Premier League games with Tottenham Hotspur.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

DafaNews Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• England 1.55
• United States 6.60
• Draw 4.30

Spread
• England -1 (2.09)
• United States +1 (1.83)

Total
• Over 2, 2.5 (1.84)
• Under 2, 2.5 (2.06)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two teams last met in an international friendly on November 15, 2018 and England won 3-0.

Projected Leaders

For England, Harry Kane has a 53.7 percent chance to score. He averages 3.18 shots overall per sim, 1.97 shots on goal per and 0.77 goals per sim.

For United States, Walker Zimmerman has a 10.2 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 0.63 shots overall per sim, 0.22 shots on goal per and 0.11 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

England looked dominant against Iran, they had some issues on defense which led to the two goals they conceded, but their roster is loaded with talent and they time to clean up any issue. England has a stacked team and their depth will be the difference in this game.

England -1 (2.09)

Two-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on England in this one. Average score in simulations is England 2.66 to United States 0.44.