Why there will be more goals in the second-half tonight
Don’t rush home from work, England take a while to get going
Our friends at chickendinner have been looking at ways for you to make money on tonight’s England match and believe that betting on the second-half containing more goals than the first is a sound bet. Here’s why:
» In each of England’s last five competitive games there have been more goals scored in the second half than there have in the opening forty-five.
» The margin by which the second-half has outscored the first has increased as the run has gone on:
| Russia (A) | 1 first-half goal | 2 second-half goals |
| Croatia (H) | 2 first-half goals | 3 second-half goals |
| Andorra (A) | 0 first-half goals | 2 second-half goals |
| Croatia (A) | 1 first-half goal | 4 second-half goals |
| Kazakhstan (H) | 0 first-half goals | 6 second-half goals |
» Belarus’ last three competitive games, including their two in this group, have also seen more goals scored in the second-half than the first.
» It is also a theme that runs throughout World Cup qualifying UEFA Group 6. After nine games there have been:
| Games with more first-half goals | 2 |
| Games with more second-half goals | 6 |
| Games with equal goals in both halves | 1 |
| Total number of first-half goals | 8 |
| Total number of second-half goals | 20 |
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