Senegal vs DR Congo Prediction and Betting Tips | December 27th 2025

Senegal will meet DR Congo at the Grand Stade de Tanger in their second group-stage match of the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. Both teams won their campaign openers and will look to make it two wins in a row here.

The 2021 winners met Botswana earlier this week and recorded a comfortable 3-0 win. Nicolas Jackson bagged a brace, while second-half substitute Cherif Ndiaye added the third goal in the 90th minute. Ismaïla Sarr, Ismail Jakobs, and Cheikh Sabaly picked up the assists.

The Leopards made it to the semifinals in the previous edition and will look to go all the way this time around. They defeated Benin 1-0 in their campaign opener on Tuesday, thanks to Théo Bongonda's 16th-minute strike.

Senegal vs DR Congo Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• The two teams have met 10 times in all competitions thus far. Lions de la Téranga have the lead in the head-to-head record with six wins. The Leopards have two wins, and two games have ended in draws.
• They last met in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in September, and the 2021 champions registered a 3-2 away win.
• Six of the 10 meetings have produced over 2.5 goals.
• The 2021 champions have kept clean sheets in four of their last five games in all competitions.
• DR Congo have suffered just one defeat across all competitions in 2025, with that loss coming against Lions de la Téranga in September.
• The Leopards have scored one goal each in five of their last six games in all competitions.
• They have met twice in the AFCON finals, with both teams recording one win.
• The Leopards had registered just one win in regulation time in the previous edition of the competition, while playing five draws.

Senegal vs DR Congo Prediction

The Lions of Teranga extended their unbeaten streak in AFCON matches in open play to 12 games on Tuesday and will look to build on that form. They also kept their 16th clean sheet in their 23rd match in the competition.

The Leopards secured a narrow win earlier this week, beginning their campaign with a win for the first time since the 2017 edition. They have drawn 10 of their last 16 group-stage games at the AFCON finals.

Lions de la Téranga have a good recent record against the Leopards, and considering their goalscoring record this year, we back them to eke out a narrow win.

Prediction: Senegal 2-1 DR Congo

Senegal vs DR Congo Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Senegal to win

Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals

Tip 3: Both teams to score - Yes

Tip 4: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes

Edited by Shubham Dupare