💎 Gem Bet: Idrissa Gana Gueye - Over 0.5 Fouls Won @ 1.61 (Bet365)

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Idrissa Gueye has played every single minute of Senegal’s run to the final of AFCON with the veteran midfielder winning five fouls across these matches (0.83 per 90). He’s been fouled in all three of Senegal’s knockout matches - including drawing two fouls in Senegal’s 1-0 win over Egypt in the semi finals.

They take on the host nation in the final who have posted some pretty strong foul numbers in their games at the African Cup of Nations so far:

22 fouls committed v Nigeria (AET)
24 fouls committed v Cameroon 
12 fouls committed v Tanzania 
12 fouls committed v Zambia 
15 fouls committed v Mali 
19 fouls committed v Comoros 

These examples show that Morocco are very aggressive when without the ball, and will look to press Senegal high - making Gueye a good player to watch to win a foul here. Gueye’s main opponent in this clash is likely to be Bilal El Khannouss who has committed eight fouls across his three starts at the African Cup of Nations (2.62 per 90).

Given how aggressive Morocco are as a team, it’s likely that Gueye is faced by a few opponents that can drag him to the ground. Ismael Saibari is another player that Gueye is likely to brush shoulders with, the PSV star has committed seven fouls across his six appearances at AFCON (1.25 per 90).

Gueye also has a solid record when it comes to winning fouls in the Premier League, with the 36 year old winning 14 fouls across his 13 appearances in the Premier League this term (1.19 per 90).

There is excellent value with this selection when backing with Bet365, the exact same angle is priced as low as 1.11 with other comparable bookmakers.