Goals galore as Samba hits Wembley!

23/03/2024
20:00 CET

An exciting encounter awaits at Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening as 3^rd ranked England take on 5^th ranked Brazil for the first time since 2017 in an eagerly anticipated international friendly.

The sides played out a draw when they last faced each other back in 2017.

Gareth Southgate’s men face Dorival Junior’s Brazil with England winning 7 of their last 8 games they’ve played at Wembley, scoring 21 goals and conceding just 5 goals in the process.

The graphic below shows England with 7 wins from their previous 8 games at Wembley Stadium.

Brazil have scored 14 and conceded 11 in their last 8 international fixtures and newly appointed manager Dorival Junior will be looking to improve the side’s recent inconsistent run of form.

The Brazilians have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 12 fixtures and with the attacking talent England possess in Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka and Harry Kane it looks improbable they will be able to keep The Three Lions from scoring.

Saka has 11 goals in 32 caps for England and has been in sensational form for his club Arsenal this campaign.

Odds on Saka to score anytime.

However, at the other end of the pitch Brazil have some of the best forward players in the current game, with the likes of Vinicius Jr., Raphina and Richarlison capable of producing a moment of magic at any time. 

Richarlison has 20 goals from 48 appearances for the Brazil national team.

Odds on Richarlison anytime scorer

Given they have only failed to score in 3 of their last 22 matches, a run going all the way back to February 2022, it is highly likely they will breach England’s defence in what has the makings of an entertaining match-up.

The graphic below shows Brazil’s last 22 fixtures, with them finding the net in 19 of these 22 games.

Bet365 are offering 2.25 on there being Over 2.5 goals and both teams to score in the game and if the fixture lives up to its billing we should see a few goals flying in under the Wembley arch come Saturday evening.