Sonacos vs Linguere Prediction: A low goal scoring encounter

Stade Ely Manel Fall will play host to the Senegal Premier League match between Sonacos and Linguere that is scheduled to take place in round 23 of the competition. The most recent game played by the host team ended in a goalless tie, while the most recent game played by the visiting Linguere side similarly ended in a goalless draw with Mbour. 

The most recent encounter that Sonacos played, which was against Dakar SC, ended in a scoreless tie. This was the second time in their most recent five matches that this has occurred; the first time was against US Goree. However, in recent encounters, Sonacos had won twice, coming against Excellence and Diambars in games that finished 1-3 and 1-0, respectively. Both of these games were decided by the score. During that time period, they had also been defeated by Generation Foot in a match that had a score of 0-1 against them. The Sonacos have now scored four goals over their five matches while also allowing two to be scored against them. The Sonacos football club is currently in sixth place in the Senegal Premier League with 29 points after playing in 22 matches.

Linguere are having a rough stretch right now, but they did manage to avoid losing to Mbour in their match last week thanks to a scoreless draw. However, during the course of their most recent five games, Linguere has only managed to come out on top once. That victory over Teungueth came in a contest that ended with a 2-1 score. Nevertheless, during the same time period, they also suffered defeats at the hands of Pikine, Casa, and Jaraaf in matches with respective scores of 0-1, 1-0, and 1-0. Linguere are currently in the 13th rank in the Senegal Premier League with 18 points after 22 matches played. They have scored 16 goals so far this season, but they have also allowed 21 goals to be scored against them.

Linguere and Sonacos have only competed against one another a total of five times during the course of their respective clubs' histories, with Sonacos emerging victorious from their first matchup in 2018, while a recent meeting also saw Linguere pick up a win at home. However, the last three matches all finished in a draw with a score of 1-1. During that time period, both Linguere and Sonacos scored five goals for their respective teams. 

It is almost certain that this will be a close game, and both teams are likely to concentrate their efforts on playing defense in this contest. Nevertheless, regardless of the outcomes of their previous meetings, I anticipate a different outcome from this contest. Sonacos appears to have a higher chance of winning this match, despite the fact that the away club is not playing up to its potential. As a result, I am hoping that the match will conclude in a tie at halftime but that Sonacos will be able to pull out a victory in the second half.