Senegal vs Congo
Senegal will start their journey in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Congo. They are both joined in Group L and will meet in the first week at Stade Lat Dior. The host is targeting victory in order to achieve a perfect start.
In the previous edition Senegal succeeded in reaching the final round despite eventually losing to Algeria through Baghdad Bounedjah’s sole goal (2 ‘). The same result when they met in the group qualification phase, while the rest won against Tanzania (2-0) and Kenya (0-3). In the knockout phase, Senegal met with Uganda (0-1), Benin (1-0) and Tunisia (1-0). If you look at this note, it will be difficult to break down the Senegal goal, even though they themselves are also quite economical in matters of making goals.
Congo itself failed to become a participant because it only reached the previous round which was filled by Zimbabwe, Liberia and Democrat Rep Congo. During this period they recorded only 1 win, the remaining 2 draws and 2 defeats, scoring 7 goals and conceding 8 times.
Early 2017 became the last meeting of the two national teams in a trial match which was won by Senegal with a score of 0-2, while the last official match was held in 2004-05 with the same score for Senegal as host, then 0-0 when playing as guest team. Status as runners up in the previous edition certainly makes them more favored, even this match will be in the spotlight whether Aliou Cisse’s squad is able to maintain their consistency. If you observe the above note, then Senegal is predicted to win the game again with a clean score.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.20