England and PNG meet at WIN Stadium in Wollongong on Friday 30 October (10:05pm NZDT). Our England vs PNG prediction covers both sides and finishes with our tips.
The situation heading into this week is now clear for England: they need Tonga to beat Samoa on Sunday night and overcome a 68-point differential difference if they wish to advance to the knockout stage, something they have done at all bar two World Cups. We have certainly seen a much more potent attacking side under new coach Brian McDermott and with a backline nearly complete with NRL experience and a need to score points we are going to see an all-out blitz from England. England have won their last four against Papua New Guinea – though Great Britain did lose in 2019 – while the Kumuls have lost seven of nine against Australia, England and New Zealand by at least 40. With the Kumuls having won just seven of 19 away from Port Moresby, England look a tremendous play to run it up. Herbie Farnworth comes off an impressive hat-trick against France and is the best centre in the game. He now has nine tries in 11 Tests. Dom Young is genuine superstar finisher with 13 tries in 10 Tests for England. Jez Litten has 18 tries in 62 games for Hull KR the last two seasons and comes off his first international try.
Tips
Best: England -37.5 ($1.90)
Next: England -55.5 ($4.80)
Tryscorer: Herbie Farnworth ($6.80 First, $1.26 Anytime)
SGM: Herbie Farnworth Try/Dominic Young Try/Jez Litten Try ($5.30)
England vs PNG Odds & Popular Betting Markets
Here’s a quick look at the current odds and popular betting markets for the England vs PNG matchup.
*odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change