England vs. Senegal Bet Builder Tips: Back Bellingham to hit the target in 12/1 treble

After topping their group, England now face Senegal in the Round of 16 and here at BettingOdds.com we’ve put together our best Bet Builder tips for the game.

A good omen for England could be that no team has won the World Cup after finishing second in their group since Italy back in 1982, and the Three Lions now have to see off Senegal, who finished second in Group A, in order to progress to the quarter-finals.

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Senegal managed a 2-1 victory over Ecuador to secure their place in the last-16. This will be only the second time the Lions of Teranga have made it beyond the group stage in their history after they reached the quarter-finals in 2002 before losing out to Turkey.

Taking a look at the odds for this one and England are priced at just 2/9 to qualify for the quarter-finals, with Senegal out at 10/3 with most firms. In terms of the match result, England can be found at 8/15 to win the game inside 90 minutes. The draw and the dreaded extra-time is on offer at 14/5, while a famous win for Senegal is available at 7/1.

Our Bet Builder on Sunday is with Unibet who have a new customer offer where you can receive money back as a bonus up to £40 if your first bet loses. 

We are starting off our Bet Builder for the England vs Senegal game with Jude Bellingham to have a shot on target. The 19-year-old became the first ever player born this millennium to score at a World Cup when he scored against Iran in England’s opener and he put in a strong showing against Wales last-time out.

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Bellingham has increased his attacking output in Germany for Borussia Dortmund this season, bagging four goals in just five Champions League group matches. In the Bundesliga he has scored on three occasions this campaign, but looking at his shots on target data, he has recorded 1+ on target in 19 of his 27 appearances for club and country since the start of the season!

That’s a strike rate of 70% and with odds of 6/4 only implying a 40% chance of this selection landing, it looks very much like a value pick.

At the Euros last summer Harry Maguire registered four shots on target in five matches for England and we are backing him to do so once again here.

Maguire can often be a major threat for The Three Lions in the opposition penalty area and we’ve seen this tournament already just how much emphasis other teams put on trying to stop him at set-pieces. The Manchester United defender has recorded 4 shots this tournament, the same as Harry Kane and for our second selection we will be including Maguire to hit the target once or more. 

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The final selection we have opted for is for England to win the match in 90 minutes. Gareth Southgate takes a lot of stick sometimes but we feel he got his decisions spot on against Wales, just as he has 90% of the time over recent years. Swapping Phil Foden and Marcus Rashford in the second half proved to be a masterstroke and we have faith that he will make that right team selection for Senegal.

England can take confidence from that game against Wales and this tie against Senegal now gives them the chance to prove their quality. This Bet Builder pays just 11/2 with bet365, and with 12/1 on show over at Unibet we’d certainly recommend backing this with them.