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England national football team
World Cup Qualifying - Europe | Group Stage
Mar 24, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
Wembley Stadium
Latvia national football team

England
3 - 0
Latvia

James (38'), Kane (68'), Eze (76')
Bellingham (42')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Melniks (85'), Sits (89')

The Match

Match Report

Reece James and Eberechi Eze score their first England goals to help Thomas Tuchel's side claim a 3-0 win over Latvia in World Cup qualifying.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's World Cup Qualifying - Europe clash between England and Latvia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how England could line up for Monday's World Cup 2026 Qualifying Group K match with Latvia.

Form, Standings, Stats

England

All competitions
World Cup Qualifying
Last Game: England 2-0 Albania
Friday, March 21 at 7.45pm in World Cup Qualifying - Europe

Latvia

All competitions
World Cup Qualifying
Last Game: Andorra 0-1 Latvia
Friday, March 21 at 7.45pm in World Cup Qualifying - Europe

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a England win with a probability of 81.94%. A draw had a probability of 13% and a win for Latvia had a probability of 5.09%.

The most likely scoreline for a England win was 2-0 with a probability of 15.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (13.3%) and 1-0 (12.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.98%), while for a Latvia win it was 0-1 (2.36%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 13.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that England would win this match.

Result
EnglandDrawLatvia
81.94% (0.0080000000000098 0.01)12.97% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)5.09% (-0.0029999999999992 -0)
Both teams to score 35.13% (-0.010000000000005 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)41.99% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.6% (0.0059999999999931 0.01)64.4% (-0.0080000000000098 -0.01)
England Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.06% (0.0030000000000001 0)7.94% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
71.95% (0.0079999999999956 0.01)28.04% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Latvia Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
38.16% (-0.012 -0.01)61.83% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
8.44% (-0.0040999999999993 -0)91.56% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Score Analysis
    England 81.93%
    Latvia 5.09%
    Draw 12.97%
EnglandDrawLatvia
2-0 @ 15.75%
3-0 @ 13.3%
1-0 @ 12.43%
4-0 @ 8.43% (0.0040000000000013 0)
2-1 @ 7.57% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-1 @ 6.4% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
5-0 @ 4.27% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-1 @ 4.05%
5-1 @ 2.05%
6-0 @ 1.8% (0.002 0)
3-2 @ 1.54% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
4-2 @ 0.97%
Other @ 3.36%
Total : 81.93%
1-1 @ 5.98% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-0 @ 4.91% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
2-2 @ 1.82% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 0.27%
Total : 12.97%
0-1 @ 2.36% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-2 @ 1.44% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 1.3%
Total : 5.09%

How you voted: England vs Latvia

England
90.3%
Draw
5.2%
Latvia
4.5%
154
rhs 2.0
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