Sports Innovation previews the AFCON match between Senegal and Cape Verde and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Kicking off Tuesday’s action is an Africa Cup of Nations tie between Senegal and Cape Verde in the last-16.
Senegal are yet to click into gear. The Lions of Teranga may have topped Group B, but they have only won once and scored one goal in three games so far. Their sole triumph came in a 1-0 win over Zimbabwe, which needed an injury-time Sadio Mane penalty.
Cape Verde, meanwhile, qualified for the last-16 as one of the four best third-placed sides. The Blue Sharks collected four points from three games in Group A. They held tournament hosts Cameroon to a 1-1 draw last time out, but can they go one better against Senegal?
Our tip
Facts and figures for Senegal vs Cape Verde in Africa Cup of Nations.
- Senegal unbeaten the last 9 matches in a row;
- Senegal unbeaten the last 5 matches in a row at home;
- Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Senegal’s last 11 at home matches in the row;
- Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Senegal’s last 7 matches in the row.
- Cape Verde unbeaten the last 4 matches in a row when playing away;
- Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Cape Verde’s last 7 when playing away matches in the row;
- Total goals was UNDER 2.5 in Cape Verde’s last 5 of 7 matches;
- Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Cape Verde’s last 4 matches in the row.
Current form — Senegal vs Cape Verde
Lions of Teranga yet to hit top form
It has been up and down for Senegal going into this match as results offer little sense of progress. They started by taking out Zimbabwe in a 1-0 win, before a 0-0 draw followed against Guinea. Their most recent outing resulted in a 0-0 draw in a hard-fought encounter with Malawi.
Blue Sharks out to defy the odds
Cape Verde have seen it all lately but will still hope to yield a positive result here. In their last 3 matches, they first defeated Ethiopia 1-0 before losing 1-0 to Burkina Faso. They drew 1-1 with Cameroon last time out.
Senegal vs Cape Verde – Fixture History
The last match between these teams was a friendly back on 8 June 2021 and saw Senegal claim a 2-0 victory.
Aliou Cisse’s men enter the match against Cape Verde with a 4-0-0 record in their previous 4 encounters. This amounts to a 100% winning ratio for Senegal, with the away side victorious in 0% of the last 4 encounters.
How do the bookies view it?
Senegal head into their last-16 match in AFCON billed as the heavy favorites to take home the spoils of victory. The Lions of Teranga are priced at 1.62 with Betfair and Mr. Green to progress into the next round. A draw pays out at 3.40 with Mr. Green, while Betfair offers odds of 8.00 for Cape Verde to pull off an upset.
Top marksman
As we enter the knockout phase of AFCON 2021, both Senegal and Cape Verde will be looking for their main strikers. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team in recent matches.
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