England v Japan: Three stats and three bets for Tuesday's friendly

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England's run of six consecutive wins to nil came to an end with Friday's 1-1 draw against Uruguay and Thomas Tuchel will want his players to regain their momentum when Japan come to Wembley on Tuesday.

The Three Lions, who are 6/17.00 in the outright winner market for this summer's World Cup, are expected to field a stronger side for tonight's match than the experimental line-up that took the field last week. Captain Harry Kane, who has arguably been in the form of his life this season for club and country, is one of those expected to return.  

Japan are no pushovers, as Scotland learned on Saturday when they lost 1-0 at home to Hajime Moriyasu's team, and their recent record as formidable, as one of the bet options below shows.

England have not played Japan for a while but are unbeaten in their three games against them, winning 2-1 in both June 1995 in the Umbro Cup and in a May 2010 friendly, while the teams shared a 1-1 draw in June 2004.

Stephen Tudor has provided three tips in his in-depth preview of England v Japan, so check out his best bets, as well as the stats and selections below.

Bet #1 - Back Kane to score at least twice

England's Harry Kane has scored 10 goals across his last 10 international appearances, while he could score 2+ goals in successive matches for the national team for the first time since November 2021 against Albania (3) and San Marino (4). 

Bet #2 - Back Ito to make his mark at Wembley

Japan's Junya Ito has four goal involvements across his last three matches (1 goal, 3 assists) and could score in successive matches for the national team for the first time since September 2023 (run of three).

Bet #3 - Back Japan to avoid defeat

Japan are unbeaten in in their last seven matches against European nations in all competitions (W6 D1), winning each of their last three against Germany, Türkiye and Scotland. Indeed, they've won four in a row twice before in May 2009 and February 2013.

With Betfair offering football punters the chance to Bet £10 and Get £10 on accas and bet builders, tonight's match could be the perfect opportunity to combine some of the above selections. 

The scoring form of Harry Kane is not in doubt and, as mentioned, Japan's Junya Ito is likely to be at the heart of things for a team that boasts an impressive recent record against European nations. We'll combine the selections on Kane and Ito at a big price. 

Now read Mike Norman's Wales v Northern Ireland preview and get his tips