Prediction Kenya vs Senegal 2025 – Betting Tips for the Friendly International on 18/11/2025

Match context and form

Kenya hosts Senegal at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on 18/11/2025 in a friendly that promises to be sharper than its name suggests. The home side arrive on the back of a mixed run: a narrow 0-1 defeat to Equatorial Guinea on 14 November ended a loose streak that includes impressive results such as a 5-0 win over Seychelles and a tight victory in Burundi. Kenya’s recent sequence shows resilience — two wins, a draw and a handful of setbacks — but also highlights defensive fragility against stronger opponents.

Senegal, conversely, have been the picture of attacking potency in recent months. A big run of comfortable wins — including 4-0 and 5-0 scorelines — was only checked by a 2-0 loss to Brazil in their most recent friendly. Statistically Senegal generate volume: 36 total shots with 16 on target across recent fixtures, and an away record that suggests they both score and concede. The last competitive meeting in 2019 ended 0-3 in favour of Senegal, and that psychological edge will not be lost on the visitors.

Tactical outlook and key trends

This fixture looks likely to follow the pattern of a high-workload attacking side versus a team at home that can punish lapses. Kenya’s defensive numbers show they have kept a couple of clean sheets recently but have also conceded in fixtures against tough opposition. Senegal’s offensive metrics — heavy shot counts and multiple goals in away games — indicate they will press and probe. Both teams have registered goals in recent matches, and historical head-to-head evidence points to Senegal’s ability to control this tie, especially in the final third.

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Prediction and betting suggestion

Expect Senegal to control large swathes of possession and create the clearer chances, but Kenya’s opportunism at home and Senegal’s tendency to concede away from home make a sterile, one-sided 0-0 unlikely. The smarter play here tilts to the goal markets rather than a straight 1X2 punt: both sides have recent form that suggests they will find the net.

Betting suggestion: Both Teams To Score — Yes. Rationale: Senegal’s attacking firepower and Kenya’s ability to score at home, combined with both teams’ recent fixtures showing goals for and against, points to a match where neither goalkeeper will keep a clean sheet.