Bet £40 get £20 in free bets ahead of Belgium vs Senegal

Belgium and Senegal meet at Lumen Field in Seattle on Wednesday in the Round of 32. The Red Devils topped Group G without winning their opening two games, while Senegal qualified as third-placed finishers after a stunning 5-0 win over Iraq.

With two teams who looked toothless then lethal arriving in Seattle for what shapes up as the most open tie of the round, Star Sports are offering new customers the chance to grab £20 in free bets. Sign up via our link using promo code BET40GET20, place a single £40 cash bet at evens or higher and you’ll get 2 x £10 free bets (first instantly, second 24 hours later). 

Rudi Garcia’s Belgium endured two frustrating draws against Egypt and Iran before finally clicking in a commanding 5-1 win over New Zealand. Leandro Trossard opened his tournament account with a brace and created 13 chances across the group stage – the most by any player at a World Cup group stage since Miralem Pjanić in 2014 – while Kevin De Bruyne added his first goal of the tournament. 

The result made Belgium the first European nation to top a World Cup group without winning their opening two games since England at Italia ’90. Zeno Debast remains a doubt with a leg injury, though Romelu Lukaku and De Bruyne are available and firing.

Senegal’s turnaround has been just as dramatic. Back-to-back defeats to France and Norway left Pape Thiaw’s side needing a result in their final game, and they delivered emphatically – a 5-0 dismantling of Iraq was the first time an African nation had scored five goals in a single World Cup match, powered by a brace and assist from Pape Gueye off the bench.

Ismaila Sarr has been the group stage’s standout, with three goals and an assist. The significant concern is goalkeeper Édouard Mendy, who suffered a knee injury against Norway and is expected to miss this fixture, with Mory Diaw taking his place.

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A great boost ahead of what could be the most entertaining Round of 32 tie of the entire knockout stage.

Belgium’s improving form and firepower to edge Senegal’s transition threat

Senegal’s pace in transition through Sarr and Sadio Mané remains a genuine threat, and their opening two defeats to France and Norway revealed a defensive fragility that Belgium’s attack are well-equipped to exploit.

De Bruyne operating in the half-spaces, Trossard’s creativity from wide, and the ever-present danger of Lukaku off the bench give Garcia a headache of choices to make. Belgium have now fired 73 shots across their group games; the wastefulness has been the problem, not the chances.

Senegal will be without their first-choice goalkeeper, and while Mory Diaw is capable, the Belgian attacking unit will fancy their chances against the unproven keeper.

• Belgium to win
• Both teams to score

This is a genuine coin flip, and Senegal’s transition threat makes a Belgium clean sheet unlikely. Sarr’s form and the Lions of Teranga’s ability to score goals from anywhere make this a compelling double, with Garcia’s side ultimately having the greater quality when it matters.

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5. Free bets expire after 24 hours and must be placed at minimum odds of 4/1 (5.0)

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