Senegal vs Rwanda Prediction & Betting Tips - AFCON

Prediction published on 08/09/2023, 22:44  by Daniel Ngulu in AFCON Predictions

Senegal will host Rwanda in a dead rubber affair in the final round of the 2023 AFCON qualifiers on Saturday. Going into this game, Senegal tops Group L with 13 points, 11 more than bottom placed Rwanda. Senegal sealed their qualification a while back and have the chance to defend their crown in Ivory Coast. While Senegal play this game as the hosts, it will be staged in Rwanda, at Huye Stadium in Butare. Having already qualified, Senegal will be under no pressure going into this game. There are all indications they may field their second team for this game. Bringing an eight-game unbeaten run in all competitions means the Senegalese will be quite confident. In their first meeting with Rwanda, Senegal won 1-0 away. They are coming into this game having beaten Brazil 4-2 in a friendly last time out. Their winning run in AFCON qualifiers was halted last time out as they drew 1-1 with Benin. In 25 AFCON qualification matches, Senegal are unbeaten.

Rwanda haven't had a great run in the qualifiers. They come into this game without a win in the opening five matches. The East African nation are minnows when it comes to such competitions; two straight losses against Senegal says as much. They haven't won any of their last three matches in all competitions, losing three. They also failed to score in three of their last four matches. Rwanda have only scored two goals in their last five matches, which confirms their place as underdogs here. Their two points so far in this group were collected from draws with Benin and Mozambique away. They will want to give an impressive away performance here even though they play in Rwanda. In 19 matches in AFCON qualification, Rwanda have managed just one win. They lost 10 of those 19 matches, their only win being against Mozambique in 2021.