Predictive Analysis

Match-Up Lab

Pre-match analysis powered by rating models, historical head-to-head records, and contextual signals.

Pick a Match-Up

Choose any two teams and the rating model will compute win, draw, and loss probabilities along with expected goals.

Senegal
88.6% win probability
Predicted winner
10.0%
Honours shared
Draw chance
2.49 - 0.15
Model goals (home - away)
Expected score
2.6
Over 2.5: 49%
Total goals

Senegal

1555#14
CAF
VS

Sudan

1378#121
CAF
Venue
Context

Rating-Based Prediction

WFS predictor · expected score + venue adjustment · drawn from full historical performance

88.6% 10.0% 1.4%
SEN
SDN
176
Rating Gap
2.49
Exp. Goals SEN
0.15
Exp. Goals SDN
98.6%
SEN No Defeat
2.6
Exp. Total Goals

Key Factors

Rating-model adjustments and contextual signals that could influence the outcome

Rating Gap 176 pts

Senegal hold a 176-point rating edge: roughly 26.4% extra win probability on ratings alone.

Recent Form 6W/2W

Senegal won 6 of their last 10 games; Sudan won 2. Current form favours Senegal.

H2H Dominance 5W-0W

Senegal hold the historical edge: 5W-3D-0L across 8 meetings.

Clean Sheet Rate 10pp

Senegal keep 41.9% clean sheets vs Sudan's 31.6%, a 10pp gap that could be decisive in a tight contest.

Tournament Pedigree 2022

Both teams are major tournament winners. Senegal's most recent title: 2022. Sudan's most recent title: 2007.

Underdog Record 24% W

Sudan have won 24% of games entering as underdogs (79W from 332). A strong record against the odds.

AI Match-Up Evaluation

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Head-to-Head Record

8 meeting(s) · 2012-2026

5
SEN Win
3
Draws
0
SDN Win
11
Goals For
2
Goals Against
Last 10 H2H
← most recent

Comparative Profile

Era-aware metrics use only games from the last 10 years.

Era
167
Games Played
125
59.9%
Win %
28.8%
1.61
Goals Per Game
0.91
0.66
Goals Against / Game
1.21
53.9%
Clean Sheet %
33.6%
18.0%
Failed to Score %
40.8%
9.6%
Goalless Draws %
13.6%
All-Time / Lifetime
1,555
Current Rating
1,378
#14
World Ranking
#121
55.7%
Win as Favourite
48.3%
27.7%
Win as Underdog
23.8%
10
Longest Win Streak
6
24
Longest Unbeaten Run
13
1595 (2026)
Peak Rating
1472 (2007)
15W-13L
Penalty Shootouts
9W-9L

Rating Trajectory (Last 2 Years)

Both teams' rating lines overlaid · convergence / divergence analysis

Rolling Win Rate (20-Game Window)

Rolling win rate comparison · which team is in better current form?

Scenario Modeller

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88.6% 10.0% 1.4%

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Recent Meetings

H 03 Jan 26 NEUTRAL
3 - 1
Africa Cup of Nations
H 05 Sep 25 AWAY
2 - 0
FIFA World Cup
D 29 Aug 25 NEUTRAL
1 - 1
African Nations Championship
D 19 Aug 25 NEUTRAL
0 - 0
African Nations Championship
D 22 Mar 25 NEUTRAL
0 - 0
FIFA World Cup
A 16 Oct 18 AWAY
0 - 1
Africa Cup of Nations
H 13 Oct 18 AWAY
3 - 0
Africa Cup of Nations
H 12 Jan 12 AWAY
1 - 0
Friendly

If they play 100 times

Scoreline distribution from the WFS predictor. Each cell shows how often that score would occur out of 100 simulated games: amber for home wins, slate for draws, violet for away wins.

Most likely scorelines
2 - 0
22.1%
3 - 0
18.4%
1 - 0
17.7%
4 - 0
11.5%
0 - 0
7.1%
5 - 0
5.7%