The Best Bet: Senegal to leave it late against Poland

Senegal and Poland will conclude the first round of group matches at the 2018 World Cup in Tuesday’s late afternoon kick off and both sides will have aspirations of reaching the knockout stages this summer.

Mexico stunned reigning champions Germany in an early contender for shock of the summer, but Poland and Senegal will hope to emerge as the surprise package of the tournament.

Poland have gone as far as finishing third at a World Cup on two previous occasions in their history, but last exited the group stage of the competition in 1986.

Senegal, meanwhile, have enjoyed greater success more recently, reaching the quarter-finals of the 2002 edition in what is their only appearance at a World Cup finals to date.

Drawn alongside Colombia and Japan in Group H, they have avoided a recognised international heavyweight at this stage of the process and that should enhance their respective chances of a top-two finish.

In Robert Lewandowski, Poland have one of the best strikers at the World Cup and his recent goalscoring record is astonishing. The Bayern Munich frontman has scored 21 goals in his last 15 caps for Poland. However, you can only get odds of 1.3 with Unibet for the 29-year-old to score anytime on Tuesday.

Sadio Mane is the star man for Senegal but his international record is no match for Lewandowski’s. Unibet are offering odds of 2.9 for the Liverpool ace to score anytime.

However, our main bet for Tuesday’s encounter is for Senegal to score their first goal of the match in the second half. The last six goals Senegal have scored have come after half time, while Poland have conceded four of their last five goals in the second half of matches.

Betway are offering odds of 2.2 for Senegal to open their account against Poland in the second half!