AFCON 2015: Head to head statistics: Senegal vs Algeria

Head to head
-The Teranga Lions have won only 4 of their 18 games against the Desert Warriors of Algeria, losing 9 and drawing 5.

-However, the Teranga Lions have lost only once in their last seven meetings with Algeria (W4 D2)

-They have met only once before at the African Cup of Nations - with the Desert Warriors winning 2-1 in the semi-final of the 1990 tournament

performance in the African Cup of Nations
Senegal
-Senegal last qualified for the knockout stage in 2006, falling at the group stage in 2008 and 2012

--The Lions of Teranga have now gone 13 games without a clean sheet at this tournament, last shutting out Zimbabwe in 2006

-This is the 12th appearance for the Teranga Lions in the African Cup of Nations and their best performance came in 2002 when they on lost penalties to Super Green Eagles of Nigeria.

Algeria
-The Desert Warriors have won only three of their last 15 AFCON group games (D5 L7)

-This is their 16th appearance in the AFCON, with their best performance coming in 1990 when they hosted it.

-Algeria have conceded at least once in each of their last eight AFCON games

Current form
Senegal
-Group leaders Senegal need only to draw to book their place in the last eight.

-The Teranga Lions are 35th on the current FIFA ranking

-However, coach Alain Giresse warned: "Nothing is settled. The final day will be fatal. That shows how difficult a group this is."

Algeria
-Mame Biram Diouf has had twice as many shots than any Senegal player this tournament (10, including blocked)

-They are ranked 18th on the FIFA ranking and number 1 on the African continent

-Algeria failed to register a single shot on target in their last match against Ghana

-Algeria will be without striker Islam Slimani, who was injured in the defeat by Ghana and has not trained since.

It means there is extra pressure on Algeria's Yacine Brahimi and Sofiane Feghouli to produce their best form, which has been elusive so far.