Senegal vs Sudan: Nicolas Jackson leads the spotlight as sides meet on 11 November

Senegal face Sudan on 11 November, with kick-off scheduled for 17:00 GMT, as both teams look to make a strong start in their latest international fixture.

Senegal forward Nicolas Jackson has scored once this season and will be one of the main attacking players to watch. Sudan have yet to see one of their players score in the statistics provided, increasing the importance of their defensive organisation and ability to create chances as a team.

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

• Assists: Abdallah Sima (Senegal) — 1 assists, (Sudan) — 0 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: Yehvann Diouf (Senegal) — 1, Mohamed Mustafa (Sudan) — 0
• Tackles: Sadibou Sané (Senegal) — 1, (Sudan) — 0.
• Most encounters won: Sadibou Sané (Senegal) — 6, (Sudan) — 0.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. H. Mastouri (4, Tunisia)
2. M. Munetsi (3, Zimbabwe)
3. E. Colley (3, Gambia)
4. Y. Wissa (2, Congo DR)
5. Chamito (2, Mozambique)

Team statistics:

The match presents Senegal with an opportunity to use their greater attacking threat, while Sudan will aim to frustrate their opponents and produce a result that could strengthen confidence. With the fixture taking place at the start of a new phase of the season, both sides will be looking to establish momentum rather than rely on previous campaign records.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Senegal — DW
• Sudan — WL

Senegal’s recent form is listed as a draw followed by a win. That sequence suggests the team have shown some resilience in their latest matches, although the results also indicate that there has been no completely dominant run to carry into this game. Senegal will want to turn that mixed sequence into a more consistent spell, beginning with a positive result against Sudan.

According to home statistics this season, Senegal 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

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

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	100.00%	25.00%
16-30		50.00%
31-45		25.00%
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Senegal	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Sudan		0	0	0	0	1	1

Probabilities before the match:

Senegal		Sudan
67.4%	Winning the game	67.4%
50%	Attack potential	50%
80%	Potential in defense	80%
75%	Strength against each other	75%
75%	Goal Potential	75%

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

Goal Forecast:Senegal, is likely to score -1.5 goals, Sudan 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 Senegal and Sudan will take place on November 11 at 17:00 (GMT) at the stadium .