The shock of the opening round was Lebanon beating France and England will certainly have taken note of what happened in that game. Lebanon are the lowest ranked team in the tournament but will head into each game with no fear if their performance last weekend is anything to go by. They are likely to finish with just that win to their name, with England and Australia being a class above, but even with just one win, this will be a great World Cup for them. For more matches, check our rugby predictions section.

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England vs Lebanon Preview

England played well in parts and kept things tight in what was always going to be a tough game against the co-hosts and reigning champions. To lose 18-4 to the Australians will have done no damage to the team morale, and it is expected that England will round off the group stages with two comprehensive victories, starting against Lebanon on Saturday.

While Lebanon will be full of confidence after their historic victory over France, England will provide a huge test for them and are a class above anything that the French threw at them. In a game like this, Lebanon will be looking to keep the scoreline as respectable as possible and try and get themselves on the scoreboard at least once in the game.

England vs Lebanon Prediction

It is no surprise to see England as big favourites for this game and I expect we will see them in a better light than last weekend. They performed well under tough circumstances, but we should see them play much better, expansive rugby in this game. Both this game and their final game against France should give England two victories and some confidence to head into the knockout stages with.

Lebanon will look to hold England up as much as possible and frustrate them in a similar fashion to what England tried to do with Australia in their opening game. However, there is a huge difference in quality here and it is going to take a huge effort from the Lebanon players just to keep this game at a respectable scoreline.

England vs Lebanon Betting Tips

We should see a different England team here and one that is very free-scoring when given the opportunity to be. This makes them a good bet to not only beat Lebanon but to beat them comfortably and cover the handicap line. The current handicap line is -30 with SportingBet, and England are available at a great price, the best one available on that handicap line. Lebanon is still the lowest ranked team in the tournament, which gives England plenty of field for action.

Although we think England will win this game comfortably, we saw how they defended against Australia and we have confidence that they can keep Lebanon to a low score. That makes the total points market attractive and the line of under 46.5 is available to back at a nice price with Unibet. Although we think England will win comfortably, we don’t think there will be more than this amount of points in the game. Find more rugby betting odds!