England have scored an average of 3.63 goals per game in competitive matches at Wembley since the beginning of the Euro 2020 qualifiers, a rate that would make this a winning bet from the group stage fixtures alone.
Of course, tournament football will be a different matter, but there is no doubt that England's strength is in attack. It is also evident that their weakness is at the back, so goals could be a regular occurrence in matches involving Southgate's side, a recipe that will boost the chances of over 9.5 England goals.
Without tempting fate, a deep tournament run is expected of this extremely talented England squad, making this selection a confident pick behind the idea that more games will inevitably lead to more goals, especially if the Three Lions continue to play at the home of football.
Aside from Harry Kane, places in England's starting eleven are open for competition in advanced areas. However, MASON MOUNT looks likely to play a major part in Southgate's plans after a stellar campaign at club level.
His probable inclusion makes Mount of interest in a number of markets, most notably as a creator of goals. At 6/1, the Chelsea midfielder looks good value TO RECORD THE MOST ASSISTS FOR ENGLAND given his underlying numbers in the Premier League season.
Of the Premier League players picked for the England squad, Mount has registered the highest total of expected assists (9.99 xA) during the domestic campaign — a metric that measures chance creation more accurately than actual assists.
That foul rate jumps up to 1.6 in Chelsea's 2020/21 Champions League winning campaign, and Mount did collect four yellows in that competition.
Maybe tournament football elicits a further edge to his game. For the sake of this selection, let's hope so.
Odds correct as of 0830 (07/06/21)
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