Senegal U20 vs Sierra Leone U20: Young Teranga Lions face early test on 22 October

Senegal U20 will play Sierra Leone U20 on 22 October at 16:00 GMT in a match that brings together two sides yet to score this season. Senegal’s recorded form is listed as a win, while Sierra Leone’s recent form is recorded as a draw.

The fixture gives both teams an opportunity to make an early statement. Senegal will aim to use home advantage to take control, while Sierra Leone will look to stay organised away from home and turn its unbeaten start into a positive result.

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

• Assists: (Senegal U20) — 0 assists, (Sierra Leone U20) — 0 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: (Senegal U20) — 0, (Sierra Leone U20) — 0
• Tackles: (Senegal U20) — 0, (Sierra Leone U20) — 0.
• Most encounters won: (Senegal U20) — 0, (Sierra Leone U20) — 0.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. (0)
2. (0)
3. (0)
4. (0)
5. (0)

Team statistics:

Senegal U20 have scored 0 goals this season, with Sierra Leone U20 also on 0 goals. That record points to a match in which defensive discipline and the ability to take limited chances could prove decisive. Neither team has established a scoring lead over the other, making the opening stages particularly important.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Senegal U20 — W
• Sierra Leone U20 — D

Senegal’s home record stands at one win, no draws and no losses. Sierra Leone’s away record is one draw, with no wins and no losses. Those figures give Senegal the stronger home profile before kick-off, although Sierra Leone have shown that they can avoid defeat on the road.

According to home statistics this season, Senegal U20 scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	50.00%	100.00%
16-30	50.00%
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Sierra Leone U20 has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	50.00%	50.00%
16-30	50.00%	50.00%
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
Senegal U20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sierra Leone U20		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Senegal U20		Sierra Leone U20
64.8%	Winning the game	64.8%
50%	Attack potential	50%
67%	Potential in defense	67%
0%	Strength against each other	0%
0%	Goal Potential	0%

Summary: the probability of Sierra Leone U20 winning – 10%, draw – 45%, loss – 45%. Thus Senegal U20, most likely, win (win or draw)

Goal Forecast:Senegal U20, is likely to score -3.5 goals, Sierra Leone U20 is likely to score no more than -2.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Senegal U20 and Sierra Leone U20 will take place on October 22 at 16:00 (GMT) at the stadium Stade Mamadou Konate.