England vs. Senegal: Betting Tips and Predictions

Ben Dixon Published: 09/06/2025

England play their second international friendly of the summer on Tuesday. After a 1-0 win against Andorra, the Three Lions will face Senegal at the City Ground, home of Nottingham Forest.

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England vs. Senegal - Bets and Tips

Below, you can find Ben's bets for England vs. Senegal. The odds were correct at the time of writing.

💻 Operator	⚽️ Selection	📊 Odds	👉 Back Selection
bet365	England Corner Handicap (-2)	10/11	Place Bet
bet365	Jordan Pickford to Make 1.5+ Saves	6/5	Place Bet
William Hill	Jude Bellingham to Score or Assist	6/5	Place Bet
BoyleSports	England to Score in Both Halves	13/10	Place Bet
William Hill	Idrissa Gana Gueye to be Carded	4/1	Place Bet

Ben's Bets for England vs. Senegal

At the time of writing this, the lineups were not available, so I have tried to make some assumptions about the lineup, whilst only tipping players I think will start. It is worth stating here that I would not advise placing any bets until the lineups are out for both teams.

England Corner Handicap (-2)

As things stand, the corner markets are not really great. However, I have tried to find us a bit of value here, and I think I have done with the handicap market. In fact, I think it is quite difficult to see past England having three corners more than their opposition.

Back in front of a home crowd, the Three Lions will be expected to put on a show. Especially after their underwhelming performance against Andorra, where they scored just once. So, goals and attacking football will be needed.

For this reason, I think Thomas Tuchel's side will get a lot of corners, and I think we could see this do very well here, at a nice price of 10/11.

Jordan Pickford to Make 1.5+ Saves

For anyone who regularly follows my tips, you will know how much I love the 'Saves' market. If you're new here, I love the 'Saves' market. Now that that's out of the way, it's time to list the pick here.

Despite being confident that England will be the dominant force in this game, I'd be surprised if it were just one-way traffic for the entire game. So, I'm also backing Pickford to make two or more saves.

Against Ireland, Senegal had four shots on target, but only scored once, so I think we could have found some nice value here.

Jude Bellingham to Score or Assist

As much as the Three Lions have stars on the flanks, I think their biggest threat comes from central areas. Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane are both phenomenal goal targets, and I think the former has a great chance of a goal contribution here.

Against Ireland, most of Senegal's chances conceded came from central areas or from balls into the box. So, I think Bellingham can be involved, either with a late run or aerially. Either way, he has a good chance here of a contribution and above Evens, I cannot look away.

England to Score in Both Halves

For this one, we're going back to the point made about needing a performance. Not only do I think Tuchel's side will play on the front foot, but I think they will also be much more clinical this time around.

The Three Lions had a 50% shot to shot on target conversion on Saturday night, but only scored one of their shots on target (10% conversion to goal). This has to be better. Tuchel and the fans, especially, will be demanding as much.

So, I think we could see his team scoring a few in Nottingham on Tuesday night, and I like the odds for them to do so in both halves.

Idrissa Gana Gueye to be Carded

My final selection is for Idrissa Gueye to be carded, and again, this has a great chance despite being 4/1 on the market currently. Of course, it's also dependent on him starting Tuesday's game.

Nevertheless, let's look at my reasoning why. First and foremost, I expect the Three Lions to attack the central areas again, and this is where Senegal are the weakest, it seems. Each of their central midfielders made two fouls against Ireland, and, with respect, you would imagine that they would struggle more against England.

Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham were fouled four times per game between them at the Euros last summer, whilst Declan Rice and Curtis Jones were fouled two times per game between them in the Premier League season.

In other words, there should be plenty of fouls and, hopefully, this translates to cards.

Ben's Preview for England vs. Senegal

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The Thomas Tuchel era has not been wowing so far. Yes, his side have won all three games without conceding. However, considering England's stature and the nations faced, this should have been a given.

What is frustrating for him - and for what it's worth, others - is the lack of goals. In fact, after the win against Andorra, he criticised his squad, stating, “I'm not happy with the performance, of course. We can admit it's not what we expect from ourselves. We need to do better," a telling review, definitely.

So, we can expect, or at least hope, that the Three Lions are more up for it against Senegal on Tuesday night, with a need to start inspiring with results. Failing to do so will only create frustration, not against Tuchel, but the players themselves.

This England team are currently one of the favourites to win the World Cup next summer, but stark improvements are needed.

Senegal, on the other hand, come into this game on the back of an impressive run, where they have not lost in 15 games. Whilst the level of competition has not been great, it cannot be taken away from them.

In fact, it would not be a surprise if they gave the Three Lions a bit of a game in Nottingham. So, England must be wary of the threats posed by a new-look Senegalese squad.

Predicted England XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Alexander-Arnold, Konsa, Burn, Lewis-Skelly; Rice, Jones; Saka, Bellingham, Madueke; Kane

Predicted Senegal XI (4-3-3): Mendy; Sabaly, Koulibaly, Diallo, Jakobs; I. Gueye, L. Camara, P. Sarr; I. Sarr, Jackson, Ndiaye