13/2 England vs Senegal Bet Builder Tips, Prediction

England topped Group B with seven points from nine to punch their ticket to the World Cup’s round of 16. The Three Lions will now face the reigning Africa Cup of Nations winner, Senegal, on Sunday at the Al Bayt Stadium. The winner will progress to the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to play either France or Poland. 

Senegal finished second in Group A with six points from nine on offer. The Lions of Teranga’s only defeat was against the Netherlands. It was a narrow 2-0 loss, as both Dutch goals came in the final six minutes plus stoppage time.

England defeated Iran 6-2 to open the World Cup before drawing nil-nil against an inspired United States. A 3-0 win against Wales with Marcus Rashford scoring twice helped the Three Lions top the group. 

Sportsbooks’ best betting odds on England winning at full-time are 8/15. Senegal are at odds of 7/1 to win, while a draw is at the best betting odds of 14/5. Let’s explore some ideas for a bet builder for the World Cup fixture.   

England vs Senegal Bet Builder

We have handpicked five selections for this England vs Senegal bet builder worth 13/2 with the bookies. That means if you stake £10 on this bet builder then you could see a profit of £65 if all these selections come in.

Full-time result: England to win 

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England are heavy favourites to win the knockout tie with Senegal. The Three Lions have the stronger team heading into the fixture and have far more depth across the pitch than Senegal possess. 

Senegal star striker Sadio Mane is ruled out of the World Cup due to a leg injury. Manager Aliou Cisse doesn’t have a player of Mane’s quality. Senegal will have difficulty breaking down England’s defence. The Three Lions kept back-to-back clean sheets against the United States and Wales. 

England posted an xGA of 2.3 in the group stage. The team scored nine goals with an xG of 5.2. Senegal’s xGA in the group stage was 2.5. The Lions of Teranga had an xG of 3.8 with six actual goals. Both teams overachieved in terms of goals, scoring some chances out of nothing. 

England and Senegal have not played before. Sunday’s game at the Al Bayt Stadium will be their first meeting. Our betting tips prediction is for England to win and punch their ticket to the quarterfinals of the World Cup. 

Full-time total goals: Over 1.5

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England have been full of goals in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Three Lions bagged nine goals in the group stage for an average of 3.0 per game. However, six of the team’s goals came against Iran on the opening day of Group B. 

The United States’ organised defence and athletic midfield prevented England from scoring goals in the group’s second game. England did have chances to score, however. 

Senegal scored six goals in the group stage for an average of 2.0 per game. All three of Senegal’s group games finished with over 1.5 goals scored. England had two of their three group-stage games end with more than 1.5 goals tallied. 

England to score in both halves

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England scored in both halves in just one of their three group-stage fixtures. Senegal scored in both halves in two of their three group games. 

Senegal scored in both halves against Group A’s two weakest teams, however. The Lions of Teranga scored in both halves against Qatar and Ecuador. Senegal were expected to win both games, which they did. Group A winner, the Netherlands, did not allow Senegal to score in the 90-minute match. 

England should make it very difficult for Senegal to create chances. The Three Lions xGA is 2.3 after three games. 

England looked great against Wales in the second half, scoring three times through Marcus Rashford (twice) and Phil Foden (once). The Three Lions struggled against a pumped-up United States on matchday No 2. The Yanks were organised and athletic and didn’t give England’s players time and space.

Our betting tips prediction is for England to score in both halves against Senegal. The Three Lions should look like the team that defeated Iran and Wales, and not the side that drew with the United States. 

Both teams to score in the first half: NO

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The first half of matches in the 2022 FIFA World Cup have been low scoring. Many games in the opening 44 group-stage matches ended with no goals in the first half. 

All three of Senegal’s matches went into the halftime break with both teams not scoring goals. England also saw both teams not score in the first half in all three games of the group stage. 

The tournament saw 41% of matches end at full-time with both teams not scoring after the opening 44 games. The figure skyrockets when considering just the first half. 

England kept clean sheets in the first half of all three group-stage games. Two of their three games ended with clean sheets at the end of the 90 minutes. Senegal also kept clean sheets in the opening 45 minutes of all three group-stage fixtures. Our betting tips prediction is for both teams to not score in the first half on Sunday. 

Marcus Rashford to score anytime

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Marcus Rashford is having a brilliant 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament. Before the tournament kicked off, it was assumed by many England fans that Harry Kane would lead the way with scoring and possibly win a second straight Golden Boot award. 

Well, Kane hasn’t scored in the tournament after three games. Meanwhile, Rashford has three goals. Rashford is currently in a five-way tie for the top scorer award. Rashford could unexpectedly become the 2022 FIFA World Cup top scorer. 

There is no guarantee Rashford will start against Senegal. He could be used as a second-half substitute. Gareth Southgate has big decisions to make for the Senegal game. 

Does he once again start Rashford on the left side of the three-man attack, or does he revert to Raheem Sterling, who also has a goal, but didn’t play well on matchday No 2? Our betting tips prediction is for Rashford to score anytime if he gets significant playing time.