Ethiopia v Senegal: Nicolas Jackson gives visitors attacking edge in September clash

Ethiopia face Senegal on 29 September at 13:00 GMT, with the home side looking to make a stronger start after failing to score in the opening phase of the season.

Senegal arrive with an early individual advantage in attack. N. Jackson has scored once this season and will be the forward Ethiopia must contain at the meeting, while the hosts are still searching for their first goal.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: (Ethiopia) — 0 assists, A. Sima (Senegal) — 1 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: (Ethiopia) — 0, B. Dia (Senegal) — 0
• Tackles: (Ethiopia) — 0, A. Sima (Senegal) — 3.
• Most encounters won: (Ethiopia) — 0, Sadibou Sané (Senegal) — 6.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. N. Dorgeles (2, Mali)
2. L. Mickels (1, Rwanda)
3. I. Maza (1, Algeria)
4. M. Diallo (1, Mauritania)
5. A. Hadj-Moussa (1, Algeria)

Team statistics:

The fixture gives both sides an opportunity to improve their early-season position and build momentum. With no wider league-table context provided for the competition, the result could be particularly important in shaping the teams’ next run of matches.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Ethiopia — WWL
• Senegal — D

Ethiopia looking for a response

Ethiopia’s recent form is recorded as WWL, a sequence that shows they have already demonstrated the ability to produce winning performances but also suffered a setback in their latest listed result.

According to home statistics this season, Ethiopia scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	25.00%	100.00%
16-30	25.00%
31-45	25.00%
46-60	25.00%
61-75
76-90
91-105

Senegal has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	100.00%	100.00%
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Ethiopia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Senegal		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Ethiopia		Senegal
72.0%	Winning the game	72.0%
80%	Attack potential	80%
50%	Potential in defense	50%
0%	Strength against each other	0%
0%	Goal Potential	0%

Summary: the probability of Senegal winning – 10%, draw – 45%, loss – 45%. Thus Ethiopia, most likely, win (win or draw)

Goal Forecast:Ethiopia, is likely to score -2.5 goals, Senegal is likely to score no more than -1.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Ethiopia and Senegal will take place on September 29 at 13:00 (GMT) at the stadium .