Home of football statistics and historyEngland will be looking to book their place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup when they take on Senegal in the last-16 on Sunday night. There will be a huge amount of interest in this game in the betting markets with even the best casino Iceland offering enticing welcome bonuses and odds.
The Three Lions made light work of the group stages after finishing top of Group B on seven points from their three games. Impressive wins over Iran and Wales, along with a draw with the USA, were enough to see Gareth Southgate’s men progress to the knockout phase.
They’ll now be up against Senegal in the last-16 and England will be quietly confident of securing a win to set-up a potential quarter-final with France – should they beat Poland in Sunday’s other game.
Senegal booked their place in the knockouts thanks to an impressive 2-1 victory over Ecuador on Tuesday which left them second in Group A behind Holland.
Betting odds
Unsurprisingly, England are 1/5 odds-on favourites with the bookmakers to progress to the quarter-finals while they are 8/15 to get the job done inside the 90 minutes.
Senegal are priced at 7/2 to reach the last-8 and 13/2 for them to win in regulation time. The draw is available at odds of 29/10 if you think the game will go into extra-time.
England have scored 9 goals in their three matches so far, so they should cause Senegal plenty of problems at the back. A 2-1 England win looks good at odds of 15/2.
Harry Kane still hasn’t opened his account at the 2022 World Cup so the Tottenham Hotspur hitman will be desperate to break his duck in this game. Kane is 3/1 to open the scoring.
Team news
Southgate will be without Ben White after the Arsenal defender returned to the UK due to personal reasons. Otherwise, England have a full squad to choose from.
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford will be hoping to retain his place after his MOTM performance against Wales. Manchester City’s Phil Foden will also be hoping to start after scoring last time out.
There will be no Saido Mane to contend with after the Bayern Munich star was ruled out of the World Cup due to injury. Everton’s Idrissa Gueye will also miss this match due to suspension while Cheikhou Kouyate is out with a knee problem.
Prediction
Senegal shouldn’t be underestimated as even without Mane, they still have the quality to compete with the very best in the world. However, England are among the favourites for the World Cup for a reason and they’ve been very impressive at times so far. It’s likely to be a closely fought contest, but we’re backing England to edge it. England 2-1 Senegal
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