China go up against England this coming Tuesday in their third outing in the World Cup group stage. With all scenarios still open, we are looking ahead to an exciting encounter.
Following two rounds of matches in Group D, China sit as number three with three points, while England collected six points as number one.
With three points to their name after the first couple of fixtures, China will be looking to impose themselves even more with a second win in this third round, thus securing their place in the next round. It has been an impressive World Cup so far for England as two wins have left them top of the group. They are through to the next stage but seek to keep the momentum going.
Team form: China vs England
China Form
China suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they first took a 2-2 draw against Colombia. Denmark proved too hard to handle, as they won 1-0, before China were able to strike back last time out in a 1-0 win against Haiti. In their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, China secured a modest three wins win, while drawing four and losing three of these.
China have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poor seven goals in their previous ten matches in this tournament. That is an average of 0.7 per game, in which they conceded 11 goals or 1.1 per game. They fought their way to a clean sheet five times.
England Form
In their last three matches, England drew 0-0 with Portugal, beat Haiti by 1-0 and beat Denmark by 1-0. England were able to win seven of their previous 10 internationals across all tournaments, drawing two of the games. They suffered one defeat as well.
England averaged 2.0 goals per game from their past 10 outings, scoring 20 times. They conceded six goals in this run and kept five clean sheets.
Picking a winner there is no getting around England when they face China, but both teams are usually well organized. As such, we’d like to pair a win for the favorites with less than 2.5 goals.
China vs England Stats
- In 9 of the last 11 China matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- China have not won 8 of the last 10 matches
- China have not lost 5 of the last 7 matches
- China have conceded in the last 3 matches in a row
- England have not lost 32 of the last 33 matches
- In the last 3 England matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- England have won 5 of the last 7 matches
- In the last 3 England matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- England have scored in 7 of the last 9 matches
World Cup standings overview: China vs England
China vs England H2H
Topscorer
As the World Cup campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for China and England in this tournament. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
WIN – DRAW – WIN
OVER – UNDER
Under 1.5 goals has proved to be the right pick in China and England’s two FIFA 2023 World Cup games.
BTTS & FIRST TO SCORE
England have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. England have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, China have been able to keep a clean sheet in one of their two World Cup games.