Thomas Tuchel will hope time as England coach goes into two wins in two when Latvia visit this Monday. The two nations are meeting in Group K of the World Cup qualifiers, both having won on matchday one. We have a prediction for the match below.
England are coming from a thoroughly deserved 2-0 win over Albania at home. That extended their good run in World Cup qualification, with England rarely losing in such matches.
In their last 32 matches in World Cup qualification, the three Lions are unbeaten. Their last five World Cup qualifying matches had 24 goals scored, with England conceding just once.
Latvia get to face England for the first time in their history. They will be looking to build on their own win in the opening round of the qualifiers. Playing away to Andorra, Dario Sits scored the lone goal in the second half as they won 1-0.
The last time Latvia won back to back matches was in 2022 and they will come looking to repeat the same but against a tougher opponent. Victory in Andorra was their first in 12 matches, having lost eight times in the process.
In World Cup qualification though, it was their third straight unbeaten match after a draw with Norway and win over Gibraltar.
In beating Albania, England laid a marker for the total control of Group K in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The Three Lions are expected to go three points clear this Monday when they host Latvia. England are unbeaten in their last 32 matches in World Cup qualification and they’ve been scoring a lot too.
Latvia on the other hand, carry into this game a poor run, even though they won in their last outing. Our prediction for England v Latvia is for England to win and over 3.5 goals.