World Cup Qualification · Friday 5 September 2008 · Blida, Algeria
Algeria 3–2 Senegal (5 Sep 2008): Result & Goals
Goals
- 54'
Salif DiaoSenegal - 60'
Cheikh Gueye o.g.Algeria - 67'Rafik SaïfiAlgeria
- 73'Antar YahiaAlgeria
- 90'Cheikh GueyeSenegal
Pre-match prediction
32%29%39%
Algeria winDrawSenegal win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 19 between Algeria and Senegal.
- Head-to-head before this game: Algeria 9 wins, Senegal 4, 5 draws.
- Previous meeting: Senegal 1–0 Algeria on 31 May 2008 (World Cup Qualification).
- Algeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Senegal won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Algeria 1480, Senegal 1634 — Senegal were favourites.
Algeria: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs United Arab Emirates20 Aug 2008 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Gambia20 Jun 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–1 vs Gambia14 Jun 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 3–0 vs Liberia6 Jun 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–1 vs Senegal31 May 2008 · World Cup Qualification
Senegal: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Libya20 Aug 2008 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs Liberia21 Jun 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–2 vs Liberia15 Jun 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Gambia8 Jun 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–0 vs Algeria31 May 2008 · World Cup Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Senegal1–0Algeria31 May 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- Algeria1–2Senegal17 Nov 2004 · International Friendly
- Senegal1–0Algeria30 Dec 2001 · International Friendly
- Senegal3–0Algeria21 Apr 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- Algeria1–1Senegal16 Jun 2000 · World Cup Qualification
- Senegal0–0Algeria5 Jun 1997 · International Friendly