Friday 6th September 2013: 8pm
Feels familiar doesn't it? England should be by far the favourites to top a group containing such footballing luminaries as Ukraine and Montenegro, yet still somehow the doubts still remain.
Lose this one, and we might as well brace ourselves for the playoffs in a last-ditch attempt to see England on telly next summer. But enough of the pessimism! Three lions on the shirt and all that...
England expects
England are heavy favourites for this game, as you'd expect. They are 1/18 for the win with Ladbrokes, while Moldova are heavy underdogs at 50/1 with Bet365. The draw is 14/1 with BetVictor.
Given England's paucity of strikers given the injuries to Wayne Rooney and Daniel Sturridge, a heavy win might not be on the cards. The England win by two goals is 16/5 with Paddy Power and might be worth watching.
Walcott at Wembley
England's Anytime Goalscorer odds are pretty short for the strikers on this one, but Theo Walcott is odds-against to get on the scoresheet, just barely. The Arsenal winger is 6/5 with SkyBet to score anytime against Moldova and this looks like a good shout.
For First Goalscorer, it's tempting to go with Danny Welbeck as he most certainly will be given the nod up-top, and his odds could net you some decent profit. He is 4/1 with William Hill to score first.
Clock watching...
Ladbrokes have a nice offer on the Home team to score between market. And England to score between 16-30 minutes is 13/10, which is normally when Hodgson's side get going against smaller opposition. First fifteen are usually spent faffing around with the ball, then they start going towards goal.
Finally, Unibet are offering 9/1 that Gerrard gets a card. With the Moldovan's likely shutting up shop, it could get a bit frustrating in the middle of the park, and Stevie G might just get a bit irate. You never know, it's happened before.
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