England v Uruguay: Three stats and three bets for Friday's friendly | OneFootball

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England return to action on Friday night with a high-profile international friendly against Uruguay, as Thomas Tuchel's side continue their preparations on the road to the 2026 World Cup. While there is no immediate prize at stake, matches like this offer an important chance to build momentum, fine-tune combinations and assess the squad against strong opposition from South America.

Uruguay's pedigree ensures this will be far from a routine friendly, and England should get a meaningful test of their current level. For Tuchel, it's another opportunity to evaluate his side against strong international competition, while players across the squad look to strengthen their claims. Even without competitive stakes, this is a fixture that you don't want to miss.

Bet #1 - Back England to keep a clean sheet

England have kept a clean sheet in 11 of their last 12 matches, including the last six in a row since a 3-1 defeat to Senegal in June 2025. Another clean sheet in this game will equal the Three Lions' record for consecutive clean sheets in June/July 2021, a run of seven.

Bet #2 - Back Uruguay to Win or Draw

This is the first meeting between England and Uruguay since the 2014 World Cup, when the Three Lions were beaten 2-1 and knocked out of the tournament under manager Roy Hodgson. England have just a 27% win ratio against them (P11 W3), only having lower against Brazil (15%, P27 W4) and Romania (25%, P12 W3) among nations they've faced 10+ times.

Bet #3- Back under 1.5 goals

Uruguay's Marcelo Bielsa will manage his third game against England - he drew 0-0 at Wembley in February 2000 and lost 1-0 at the 2002 World Cup as Argentina boss, both low scoring fixtures. Similarly, in their last 10 games, Uruguay have scored 10 goals, averaging just 1 goal per game.

Betfair are running Bet £10 Get £10 across Football Accas and Bet Builders, so if you want to make the most of the offer, you could back all 3 bets in the Bet Builder below: