• Betting tips

AFCON – Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Betting Preview

Getty Images
Advertisement

Sports Innovation previews the AFCON match between Burkina Faso and Senegal and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Burkina Faso will have to go past Senegal in order to reach the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday night. Both sides are looking to lift their first-ever trophy of the major tournament. The winner of tonight’s encounter will face either Cameroon or Egypt in the final game. Anyhow, the pair are desperate to achieve the silverware having lost in the finals in 2013 and 2019 respectively.

Our tip

Stats and facts for Burkina Faso and Senegal in Africa Cup of Nations.

Current form — Burkina Faso v. Senegal

It has been up and down for Burkina Faso going into this match as league results offer little sense of progress. Burkina Faso look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last 3 matches, they first split the points with Ethiopia in a 1-1, before also drawing 1-1 with Gabon. A win finally came their way as they threw Tunisia under the bus in a 1-0 victory.

Senegal will be out to extend their fine run of results lately. They have had an excellent tournament so far and will head into this clash with incredible confidence. They beat Cabo Verde by 2-0 in the Round of 16 tie before gaining victory over Equatorial Guinea by 3-1 in the quarter finals.

Burkina Faso vs Senegal – Fixture History

It finished all square when Burkina Faso last faced Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 2-2 in the end. Depending on your betting strategy, another draw will no doubt spike up your next accumulator.

Current table in the Africa Cup of Nations

Primary goal getter

It is difficult to look past Bertrand Traore, when on the search for a marksman. He seems to be on a strong run, as he hit the target 2 times lately for Burkina Faso. Cheikhou Kouyate has managed to score 2 times in the last half dozen matches for Senegal. It is safe to say that they will both be looking to add to their total here once again.

x