The teams of Ecuador and Senegal will meet in the match of the third round of the group stage of the World Cup. Which team will continue to compete in the playoffs? We'll figure it out.
Ecuador
Ecuador is in second place in the standings, it is enough for it to play a draw to reach the playoffs.
At the World Cup, the South American team drew against the Netherlands (1-1) and beat Qatar (2-0). All three goals were scored by the Turkish Fenerbahce forward Enner Valencia, however, in a duel against the Orange, he was injured and had to leave the field on a stretcher.
It is worth noting that the national team played 11 matches this year, losing only one (to Paraguay (1:3)), but eight matches were ended in a draw, four of which with a score of 0:0.
Senegal
Senegal lost to the Netherlands in the first match at the World Cup (0:2), and in the next round beat Qatar (3:1). For the second time in its history, the African national team scored three goals in a World Cup match, and also for the first time in history won with a two-goal difference at the World Championships.
Many have stopped believing in the success of the national team due to the injury of Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mane, but the team is showing itself pretty well.
Statistics and figures
- Ecuador is the favorite for the match according to bookmakers;
- The winner of the match goes to the playoffs
- Ecuador only needs to draw to reach the playoffs;
- The teams met once, in 2002
Forecast
I think that Senegal will not lose in this match, and there will be few goals because both teams will not take risks.
