On Tuesday, England will face Ghana in the second game of their World Cup run. After a big win against Croatia, they will expect to get another three points.
Below, you can find Ben's tips for England vs. Ghana. The odds were correct at the time of writing.
England are hoping to bring the World Cup trophy home after 60 years, and there is a feeling that maybe this could be the one. Of course, this is not the first occasion where this has been the case, though, as we all know too well.
Nevertheless, a 4-2 win against Croatia (who have hurt them so much in the past) has brought around a different feeling. Then, the collective singing of Wonderwall at Full-Time.
Not to be too 'It's Coming Home', but maybe, just maybe, it might this time. Anyway, before we get too far ahead of ourselves, let's take a look at this game against Ghana, starting with the predicted XIs.
England Predicted XI vs. Ghana (4-2-3-1): Pickford; James, Stones, Guehi, O'Reilly; Anderson, Rice; Madueke, Bellingham, Gordon; Kane.
Ghana Predicted XI vs. England (4-2-3-1): Asare; Senaya, Adjetey, Opoku, Mensah; Yirenki, Partey; Fatawu, Sulemana, Semenyo; Ayew.
Now, I said I wasn't getting too carried away here and I'm not, but this feels like a game where the Three Lions can put someone to the sword. The Black Stars didn't look great in their opener and that can be pounced on in Tuesday's game.
In their past 20 games, they have averaged 0.55 xG per game and whilst they have averaged 1.10 goals per game, they have to face a defensively strong England team.
Of course, there were worries from the first game. However, Thomas Tuchel's side have only conceded 0.37 xGA per game in their past 20 games, which is a standout statistic.
England could certainly have fun on Tuesday and I cannot look past a win-to-nil.
Paddy Power's offering a 'Foul Involvement' market can be really, really interesting and I'm targeting it here.
Indeed, I believe Ghana's right-back could well be forced to withstand a lot of pressure on Tuesday night, with Anthony Gordon and Nico O'Reilly to deal with.
O'Reilly had two foul involvements in the opener, whilst Senaya had one. If you look at their previous game, though, each of that trio had three foul involvements and I think the Three Lions could certainly look to attack that flank.
For those of you who have read my tips before, you'll know that I am a pretty big fan of corner markets, and I am keen to have a go here. Now, there's little value in the Over/Under markets, so we've had to get creative.
Here, we're looking at the Corner Handicap market and Sky Bet have positioned themselves at the -3 mark for England at 5/6, which I believe represents value.
In their past 20 games, England have averaged more than 7.75 corners taken per game and, importantly, only conceded an average of 2.10. Ghana, on the other hand, have 3.6 for and 3.4 conceded on average.
The margins, in my opinion, are big enough there to make that handicap valuable.
I was really tempted to back Madueke for a goal or an assist in this game - I may still do so in a personal acca - but I didn't want to tip two contributions. However, I think we can still get enough value from this market.
Again, we have to say thank you to Paddy Power for this market. Here, we need 'Key Passes or Assists' and amazingly, we get Super Sub.
In the last game, there were four shots created by Madueke; he made two Key Passes and then there was another one from his replacement, Bukayo Saka, who also got an assist.
Ghana have looked weak on the left side of their defence and Madueke could really attack that. If Saka is to start, I'd still be looking at the market favourably. However, his Arsenal teammate seems likely to get the nod.
It's always a bit of a risk betting on players to score or assist before lineups are announced. However, I just cannot overlook the odds for Bellingham to get another contribution and he is expected to start.
His goal against Croatia was a fantastic showing of what he can do and he can be a big player in this game. Against Panama, Ghana conceded eight shots from a central area and Bellingham could well find himself with the space to shoot.
He also made a key pass in that first game and we know he has the ability to grab an assist, too. Either works and at 11/10, he looks a nice bet.
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Ben is an accredited football journalist who follows anything from League One to Serie A, also working for the likes of SempreMilan and Total Italian Football. As an avid punter, he has become the master tester at BettingLounge, refusing to take bookies by their words when it comes to withdrawal times and much more.