In this week 2 match on Nov 25th, Qatar plays host to Senegal in a World Cup match. Qatar is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Ecuador. Enner Valencia scored the first goal for Ecuador in the 16th minute from the penalty spot, then Enner Valencia added another in the 31st minute In the end, Qatar was frustrated by Ecuador’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ecuador ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while in their last match, Senegal recorded a 0-2 loss against Netherlands. Cody Gakpo struck first for Netherlands in the 84th minute on a feed from Frenkie de Jong, then Davy Klaassen added another in the 9th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Senegal couldn’t muster any offence and Netherlands ran away with the shutout win. Senegal is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Senegal is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Hamdi Fathi and Sadio Mané each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Al Heidos and Akram Hassan Afif are the top scorers for Qatar in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.