Benin vs Senegal Prediction: The Lions of Teranga will overwhelm their opponent

The Cheetahs will lock horns with Senegal at the Stade de l’Amitie on Saturday. The Lions of Teranga have successfully secured the ticket to AFCON 2024, having won their last four games. On the contrary, the home side sit at the bottom of the log without a breakthrough since the commencement of the round and must now win both games to stand a chance.

FIFA Ranking: 92nd

Last four games: LLDD

The Cheetahs have been terrible in this tournament and have failed to win any of their last four matches. Benin started off with a (3-1) defeat against Senegal and further surrendered to a (0-1) home loss to Mozambique. Their next game ended in a (1-1) stalemate against Rwanda at home. More recently, Rwanda returned from a goal down to snatch a point against Benin. Gernot Rohr's men have been nothing short of disappointing, and a defeat here could end their dream of playing in the AFCON Tournament next year. Benin have picked up two points from a possible twelve, scoring three while conceding six.

FIFA Ranking: 19th

Last four games: WWWW

The Lions of Teranga became one of the teams to secure a spot in next year’s AFCON Competition. Senegal have scored a whopping ten goals in their previous four matches while conceding twice. Sadio Mane have been impressive for his side, with five goals scored so far. Senegal won their first two matches in the qualifying rounds, beating Rwanda and Benin. The Lions Of Teranga recorded a comfortable (3-1) victory over Benin and got lucky against Rwanda through Sadio Mane's penalty in the last few seconds of the game. After that, they won big over Mozambique, scoring five, while the visitors responded just once. More recently, they settled for a (0-1) away victory on the road in the return leg against Mozambique. Senegal occupies the top spot on the log and are the first to secure a ticket to the AFCON Tournament.

Over their last two meetings, Senegal have won twice, scoring four while conceding once. Senegal have named a strong side despite securing next year’s AFCON ticket. On the other hand, Benin must win their next two games to stand a chance here. Not all teams can match the pace of this Senegalese side, and we believe the quality of the visitors will outweigh the Cheetahs; bet on an away win for 1.91.

Senegal have scored once over their last two away games in this campaign, and we expect a repeat here; bet on under 2.5 goals for 1.44.

The Lions of Teranga might even secure a halftime victory here for 2.75.

Good luck!