Saturday’s football tips: Try a 23/20 England bet as they bid to topple Croatia again

England got back on track in their Nations League campaign with a win in Prague and Thomas Tuchel will be looking to build more momentum in Croatia tonight.

These sides faced off at the World Cup in the summer and the Three Lions romped to a 4-2 win that set the tone for a march to the semi-finals.

So the Croatians will be out for revenge tonight as returning boss Slaven Bilic looks to emulate the victory that brought the England axe down on Steve McClaren almost 20 years ago.

Croatia vs England top betting tips

England don't have a particularly good record in Croatia, winning on just one of their three trips to the country.

But they looked a much stronger team at the World Cup and possess more firepower in attack than Bilic's side.

So I can see why Bet365 make the Three Lions 3/4 favourites tonight and I'm going to boost their odds to 23/20 by adding on under 4.5 goals.

We saw six strikes in that clash at the World Cup but the previous four meetings had all seen three goals or fewer.

Elliot Anderson has become a key player for Tuchel in midfield and the Manchester City new boy is 6/5 with Bet365 to make over 2.5 tackles.

North Macedonia vs Scotland

It hasn't gone to plan so far for new Scotland boss Sebastien Pocognoli with his side yet to score in his first two games at the helm.

But there have been mitigating factors in each of those Nations League games and only a string of saves from Jan Oblak denied the Scots in last Saturday's Slovenian stalemate.

Jack Hendry was then sent off after just 11 minutes of the midweek loss to Switzerland so luck certainly hasn't been smiling on the new Scotland boss.

The Tartan Army have yet to turn on the Belgian but he needs a win tonight away to North Macedonia and Bet365 make the Scots 3/4 favourites.

That seems fair enough given their hosts have lost both Nations League games so far and are on a horror run of six games without a goal.

A poor Slovenian side scored twice against them last them out so it bodes well for Scotland breaking their duck in the group and striker Oli McBurnie is 7/4 for anytime scorer.

Skipper Andy Robertson is set to win his 100th cap and the Spurs star is a tempting 4/1 to celebrate the landmark with a trademark assist.

Spain vs Czech Republic

Spain's incredible run of form is showing no sign of stopping and it would be a major surprise if the Czech Republic inflicted their first defeat in 41 games.

The Czechs have lost to Croatia and England in their first two Nations League fixtures so an away day against the world and European champions is the last thing they need.

Luis de la Fuente's men are 1/14 jollies so it's tricky finding value and the best prices are found in the player markets.

Lamine Yamal has dazzled during this international break, netting three times in the wins over England and Croatia.

He's just 4/5 for another goal tonight but an assist offers more value at 11/10 after the winger set one up against the Czechs too.

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