Start with the recent run. 4 of these 10 recorded matches were won and 4 lost, 18-14 on goals, worth 1.4 a game. Behind it the model carries them at 1491.
That leaves them +4 on goal difference across the sample. The recorded comparison window opens in 2025. The two halves read 1.12 and 0.99, where a lower second number is stronger. Across their 18 matches in our records, the worst went the other way, 0-3, 3 goals adrift. In our record of their 18 games, their 2 newest recorded matches were all won. The rating stands at 1491, built from 7 rated matches. Taking their 18 recorded matches, playing at home they have taken 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, against 4-2-4 on the road. Per game across those matches: 1.80 for, 1.40 against. Our record of their 18 matches shows 32 scored and 19 conceded. Across the five newest recorded results: 3 won, 1 lost. Looking at their 18 matches on record, per match: 1.78 scored, 1.06 conceded. Against the 1500 starting rating they are 9 points below. Their advantage over the field is mostly attacking. Across their 18 matches in our records, their heaviest win is 5-0, a 5-goal margin.
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Team Overview
Senegal have an Elo score of 1491 under our model; they are in the lower half of the World Cup field. Senegal lost to France 1-3; subsequently they lost to Norway 2-3, beat Iraq 5-0 and lost to Belgium 2-3. The recorded goals include contributions by Ismaïla Sarr (3), I. Sarr (2), S. Mane (2) and P. Gueye (2). Senegal kept 9 clean sheets across the 18 matches recorded for them, a 50.0% share. Their heaviest win was 5-0 on 26 June 2026.
In the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification table, Senegal rank 1 of 4 teams with 4 points from 2 matches. The record is 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeats, with 2 goals for, 1 goal against and a difference of +1.
Senegal have 16 players in our registered-player data, split into 1 goalkeeper, 5 defenders, 6 midfielders and 4 forwards. The youngest registered player is 21 and the oldest 45; the median age is 26.5. The youngest player is Lamine Camara, aged 21, and the oldest is Pape Thiaw, aged 45. Of the players with a recorded height, Kalidou Koulibaly is the tallest at 188 cm.
Figures for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification on this page, from the table to the scorers and the squad, are as of 14 October 2026.
From 2015 to 2027, we hold 60 matches of Senegal over 10 seasons and 4 competitions. The 56 matches with a final result break down into 33 wins, 12 draws and 11 defeats for the side: 59% won. Those matches produced 88 goals for and 44 goals against, an average of 1.6 scored and 0.8 conceded per match. The side kept a clean sheet in 52% of the matches with a result and failed to score in 21%. The widest winning margin in these records is 5-0 against Iraq in the World Cup on 26 June 2026. No defeat in our data is heavier than 0-3 against England, in the World Cup on 4 December 2022. The busiest year for the side in the record is 2026: 15 matches. Between 15 January 2024 and 14 January 2026, the side was unbeaten in 10 matches, a record in our data. Between 13 October 2018 and 23 June 2019, the side won 5 matches in succession, the longest winning run in our data. Over 6 seasons of the Africa Cup of Nations, the side has 25 wins, 9 draws and 4 defeats in 38 matches with a result, goals 59-19. Over 3 seasons of the World Cup, the side has 4 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats in 11 matches with a result, goals 19-20. Over 1 season of the International Friendlies, the side has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in 5 matches with a result, goals 8-4. The club’s first match in our data is Ghana 1-2 Senegal, Africa Cup of Nations, on 19 January 2015.
No team has faced Senegal more often in our records than Algeria, 4 matches. The record in those matches is 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats for the side, goals 2-6. They last met on 19 July 2019, Senegal 0-1 Algeria in the Africa Cup of Nations. The club has also met Sudan 3 times, with 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. The club has also met Equatorial Guinea 3 times, with 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats.