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In World Cup qualification, Senegal and Congo DR are separated by one point going into Wednesday's round three encounter at Stade Me Abdoulaye Wade.
With four points from a possible six, Aliou Cisse's team hopes to avoid losing to the Leopards, who were shocked by Sudan in November 2023.
Four months after their shocking defeat from the Africa Cup of Nations against host nation Cote d'Ivoire in late January, Senegal is back in competitive play.
Though anticipated to go all the way, the Lions of Teranga were only able to secure a spot in the last 16, a match that was filled with goals and surprise outcomes.
Since then, the team has won two friendlies against Gabon (3-0) and Benin (1-0), although these victories would mean nothing if the DRC defeats the ousted African champions.
Senegal is eager to break away from the pursuing group as they are now tied with Sudan on four points, one point ahead of Sebastien Desabre's squad, and Group B does not have any clear leaders.
The home crowd will be hoping that the former African champions, who have never lost a home World Cup qualifying match, win on Thursday.
The Leopards will need to play better than they did in their round two loss in Sudan if Desabre's team is to become the first away team to overcome Senegal in a World Cup qualifying match.
The DRC had defeated Mauritania 2-0 before that setback, and going into the third round of play, they were ranked third in the preliminary Group B rankings.
The visiting team's chances are not good after three road losses in five World Cup qualifiers, which included a 4-1 thrashing by Morocco in March 2022. It will be interesting to see if the Leopards win their first away game in these types of matches since defeating Tanzania 3-0 in November 2021.
Desabre's team is hoping to maintain their strong performances when they take on Senegal a few months after defeating Egypt in the first round of the knockout competition. They defeated Morocco in the group stage and proved they were capable of making it to the AFCON 2023 semi-finals.
If DRC loses, they will behind Cisse's team by four points after three games—a lead that might not be overcome with seven games remaining.
