Senegal vs Burkina Faso betting tip 2025 - Picks and Predictions for the AFCON Qualifiers match on September 06th, 2024

Stadium and City where Senegal vs Burkina Faso will occur

The game takes place in the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor stadium, in the city of Dakar, with a capacity for 30000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Senegal vs Burkina Faso betting tip 2025

Senegal and Burkina Faso going to face each other on September 06th, 2024, Friday at 19:00h (UTC), in a game counting for the AFCON Qualifiers in World, check the Senegal vs Burkina Faso betting tip 2025 to win with your bets.

With the participation of all 54 African teams affiliated with FIFA, the AFCON qualifiers determine who will be the 24 participants in the main phase of the tournament, which takes place every two years. With two stages, the qualifier has a preliminary round with 12 teams, from which the last six qualify for the group stage. At this stage, there are 48 teams divided into 12 groups, with the top two from each group advancing to the final phase.

The final phase of the African Cup of Nations is a bi-annual competition that brings together the continent's major forces. The tournament has been running since 1957, with variations in the intervals between one edition and another, but never failed to be played for more than four years.

Senegal last match

Although this is the opening match of the AFCON Qualifiers group stage, we can look at his preparation to get an idea of how the team will perform in this early tournament. Senegal won the last match they played. The duel against Mauritania, valid for the CAF World Cup Qualifiers, ended with a score of 0-1. The men of P. Thiaw lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.

Burkina Faso last match

Meanwhile, Burkina Faso arrives to this first match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for the CAF World Cup Qualifiers, Burkina Faso, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Sierra Leone team with a final score of 2-2.

Senegal vs Burkina Faso h2h

When these teams last met at Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso was 2nd place while Senegal was in 1st place. Burkina Faso deployed in a 4-3-3 formation while Senegal set up a 4-2-3-1 alignment.

The previous meeting between these two nations was in the 2021 season of the Africa Cup of Nations. The meeting took place on 02-02-2022 and ended with a 1-3 win for Senegal.

The Senegal team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Burkina Faso team, which has no wins recently.

Senegal

In an effort to gain an early advantage in the championship, Senegal will strive to earn the most points at the beginning of the competition. Regardless of the location of the match, the team coached by Aliou Cissé will enter the field with a singular focus on victory. Senegal will likely spend much of the game in attack mode, resulting in a higher than usual number of corner kicks - a market worth keeping an eye on.

Senegal analysis

The duel between the teams has all the ingredients to be highly competitive. There is no clear favorite for the match so, we may well see a more studied game rather than a really offensive one. After all, both know that any mistake can be decisive for the final result.

Burkina Faso

Even as a visitor in the duel, Burkina Faso will try to get a tie in the match, avoiding a significant point gap at the beginning of the tournament. With this goal in mind, it is expected that Brahima Traoré's team will act in a more defensive manner, which can cause a low number of goals conceded or even a high number of cards in the match.

Burkina Faso analysis

With no clear favorite side in this match, we can expect a very even encounter. We can expect a little more caution from both sides, which could result in a game with few goals, and possibly some cards.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Most goals occur during 75-90 minutes of the game, making this a good bet for those watching the live game.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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