Ace Football previews the World Cup game between France and Senegal who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
France go up against Senegal in a game played out at New York/New Jersey Stadium this coming Tuesday. The upcoming clash will be their first outing in the World Cup.
As we are in the opening round of the World Cup group stage, both France and Senegal face a battle to secure their first points of the group stage. While France join this game this coming Tuesday as number 1 in the FIFA world ranking, visitors Senegal are number 14.
Team form: France vs Senegal
France Form
France beat Colombia by 1-3, lost 1-2 against Ivory Coast, before defeating Northern Ireland 3-1. France have been pretty scary, winning eight of their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, while also managing to draw one of the games in the process. They suffered defeat one time.
Senegal Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Senegal. They first took out Peru by 2-0 before downing Gambia by 3-1. The winning streak came to an end against USA, who ran out 3-2 winners. Senegal achieved a win in seven of their last 10 internationals in all tournaments, while drawing one and being defeated in two defeats of the matches.
Betting stats and facts for France and Senegal
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between France and Senegal. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- France have won 8 of the last 9 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 7 France matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- France have won 6 of the last 7 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- France have won 6 of the last 8 matches in the World Cup while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- France have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Senegal matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Senegal matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Senegal matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: France vs Senegal
When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Michael Olise brings great form to the table, as he is now on four goals in six games. Surely, France will start him against Senegal, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Sadio Mane, who notched up three goals in his past six international games across tournaments.
Popular markets: France vs Senegal
Full-time result
France claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Senegal have won seven of their last 10 games, while drawing one and losing two in this series of matches.
Both teams to score
France scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Senegal scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive France games France managed to open the scoreline in no less than seven of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Senegal performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games.
Total goals
France saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Senegal, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.9 times goals per game. France are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 13 matches.
Betting prediction: France vs Senegal
To summarize, the upcoming World Cup clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for France vs Senegal mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.
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