England vs Senegal predictions: World Cup 2022

Former winners England will take on African champions Senegal in the second knockout match on Sunday. Despite star player Sadio Mane's absence, Senegal have been impressive in the World Cup. The Lions of Teranga have scored five goals this tournament and finished behind leaders Netherlands in Group A. England sit on top of the tournament scoring charts with nine goals and finished top of Group B. Kashef, our artificial intelligence (AI) robot, has analysed more than 200 metrics, including the number of wins, goals scored and FIFA rankings, from matches played over the past century to see who is most likely to win. Prediction: England and Senegal have never met. However, based on comparable performance metrics, Kashef has given England, ranked fifth, a 68 percent chance of beating Senegal, ranked 18th.