New tip and team news for Senegal vs Gambia

The Africa Cup has started with surprises and, so far, a surprising number of goals. The Senegal-Gambia match will open Group C early on Monday afternoon. The odds are certainly in favour of the defending champions, but Gambia have made a big run in the last tournament.

Team news

Senegal are considered one of the tournament’s favourites, but the defending champions have not had much to show for their efforts at the Africa Cup of Nations recently, failing to even reach the quarter-finals in their last seven outings. Teranga’s Lions, meanwhile, have once again arrived with an excellent roster in terms of names, but most of their players are past the zenith of their careers. Many are now playing in Saudi Arabia, and they have to contend with an ageing squad. To qualify should not be an issue in principle, but these weaknesses could come to the fore in the tournament’s straight knockout stages.

The Gambia qualified for the tournament for the first time two years ago, where they made a quarter-final appearance. They don’t have many known players, they like to play the typical small team football against the big teams, so they like to spoil their game and somehow score a goal with a counterattack.

Free bet for Senegal vs Gambia

Senegal are huge favourites in this encounter, but the first game against such an unpleasant team is never easy. The game is also taking place in the early afternoon in Côte d’Ivoire, and temperatures could peak somewhere around 36 degrees during the match, which will also make things difficult for the players.

We think this slightly ageing Senegalese side could be in trouble, so we’re going for the low scoreline. A nil win is the most likely for Mané, we’ll take the under three goals option. Senegal have scored just one goal or less in seven of their last nine meetings with African rivals, and Gambia could park the bus and pull the teeth out of the Senegalese attack.

✅Prediction: Under 2.5 goals @1.67

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