Argentina vs England Prediction & Betting Tips - Nations Championship

Prediction published on 16/07/2026, 15:10  by Ita Emmanuel | Modified on 17/07/2026 at 18:07 in Nations Championship Predictions

Argentina face their first higher-ranked opponents of the Nations Championship when they welcome England to Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades on Saturday. Los Pumas sit two places below England in the world rankings and have lost nine of their last 10 matches against higher-ranked opponents, leading us to back an England victory in our prediction.

Argentina have fallen two places in the world rugby rankings after just two rounds in the Nations Championship campaign. They ceded the sixth spot to Scotland after a shock nine-point defeat at home in Round 1. Despite bouncing back with a 35–21 victory over 12th-ranked Wales last week, Los Pumas found themselves slipping further down the pecking order after England’s 65-point rout of Fiji. 

With just 0.72 points separating them from England and 0.06 from Scotland, Felipe Contepomi’s side could reclaim their lost ranking positions with victory. However, they have suffered defeats in nine of their last 10 encounters with teams in the world’s top five.

England ended their lengthy losing run in style last week by demolishing Fiji 73–8 to record the biggest victory in the Nations Championship so far. They have now put together an impressive 19 wins across their last 21 meetings with lower-ranked opponents. Steve Borthwick’s side will be confident of sustaining that momentum on Saturday. They have won each of their last five meetings with Argentina.