At the 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup, Senegal U20 and Japan U20 will compete for three points in a Group C matchup on Sunday.
By winning the 2023 U20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, Senegal secured their place at the U20 World Cup for the fifth time. Senegal’s dominance of African football at all levels was maintained in Cairo by the Young Lions of Teranga’s routine 2-0 victory over Gambia.
Japan are showing up in their eleventh FIFA U20 World Cup, with their best exhibition coming in their other participants finish in 1999. The Blue Samurai qualified for the World Cup by reaching the semifinals of the 2023 AFC U20 Asian Cup.
Senegal U-20 vs Japan U-20 Match Details :
- Senegal U20 – Japan U20
- U20 World Cup World
- Date – 21/05/2023
- Starting time – 21:00 UTC
- Venue: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
Senegal U-20 vs Japan U-20 Prediction :
African football has seen a remarkable year for Senegal. After winning the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 2022, they went on to win the Under-17 and Under-20 levels as well as the CAF African Nations Championship in 2022.
Senegal will be one of the teams to keep an eye out for in Argentina following the West African nation’s complete dominance of the U20 Afcon earlier this year.
Japan, on the other hand, are no slouches and will aim to score as many points as possible in their opening match to position themselves well for the knockout rounds. Nonetheless, Senegal have been the more reliable side and we are supporting Malick Daf’s side to guarantee a thin success with objectives at the two finishes.
Prediction: Senegal 2-1 Japan
Senegal U-20 vs Japan U-20 Head to Head :
This will be the principal meeting between the two sides at this level. Senegal are right now on a 12-game unbeaten run, dominating 11 matches in this grouping, remembering the last 10 for the bob. Japan have scored no less than two objectives in every one of their last five matches.
Senegal won the 2023 U20 Africa Cup of Countries without yielding a solitary objective in six games. In the past two years, Senegal has only lost on penalties at this level. Five of Japan’s last six games have delivered three objectives or more.
Senegal U-20 vs Japan U-20 Team News :
The Senegal U20 team has played in 0 matches this season, with 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws. At home, they have 0 successes. The team is now at the top of the league thanks to this record. Senegal U20 has scored 0 objectives and yielded 0 on normal for each match at their home arena, having their objective effect 0. In their home games, they have scored an average of goals. Additionally, in their home games, neither team has scored, and it takes Senegal U20 0 minutes on average to score a goal.
It’s important to keep in mind that Senegal U20 won the Africa Cup of Nations U20 in March, defeating Gambia 2-0 in the championship game. In addition, almost all of Dafa’s teams’ matches have seen at least two goals scored, and they have not lost a single one. The Senegalese, who are one of the contenders to make the playoffs, have improved significantly across the board in all areas.
We will take into account the fact that the national team also played a series of official games in March when making our prediction for Japan U20. Togashi’s charges played in the AFC U20 Youth Title however neglected to come to the last – they lost to Iraq (2:3) in the elimination rounds after a punishment shootout. A seriously decent game showed FC Tokyo forward Naoki Kumata, 18 – he finished off the scorers’ evaluating with five objectives. It should be noted that he rarely makes the squad during the Japanese championship.
Senegal U-20 vs Japan U-20 Betting Tips :
- In the Senegal U20 World Cup’s last nine games, there have been fewer than 3.5 goals scored.
- In each of the last five Japan U20 World Cup games, there have been fewer than 3.5 goals scored.
- In four of the last five U20 World Cup games against Senegal, there have been fewer than 3.5 yellow cards.
- In 13 of the last 15 games at the U20 World Cup, Senegal U20 has scored fewer than 2.5 goals.
- In nine of the previous ten games at the U20 World Cup, Japan U20 has scored less than 2.5 goals.
- Japan U20 has yellow cards under 2.5 times in 8 of the last 9 U20 World Cup games.
Senegal U-20 vs Japan U-20 Lineups :
Lineups of this match are not available yet. SUF will update soon.
Senegal U-20 vs Japan U-20 Where To Watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |