Ethiopia - Cape Verde ai prediction 09.01.2022 Africa Cup of Nations
Betting Tip for matchday 1 of the 2022 Kamerun Africa Cup of Nations between Ethiopia and Cape Verde.
This clash presents the two underdog teams in Group A of the Africa Cup of Nations 2021. Ethiopia are one of the lowest raked teams in this tournament and this is only their second appearance in the last 40 years. Cape Verde, on their part, are a small nation whose football profile has been rising steadily over the past few years. They have potential to surprise many in this tournament. For both teams, a win in this match looks easier to achieve than against the other teams in the group – hosts Cameroon and Burkina Faso.
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ETHIOPIA
The last time Ethiopia participated in this tournament, they left without a win. They will be looking to change this and Cape Verde represents their best chance. Nevertheless, this tournament comes at a bad time for Ethiopia. The country has been dealing with a civil war in the past year and the national football team has performed poorly in recent games.
In their last 5 matches, Ethiopia have only 1 win (D2 L2), which was in a friendly match against unfancied Sudan. They have not been able to keep a clean sheet in those 5 games, and 3 of the 6 goals they have scored during that time came against Sudan. If they are to get a positive performance in this match and in the tournament, they have to make improvements in both their attack and defense.
CAPE VERDE
Cape Verde were impressive in the World Cup 2022 qualifiers group stage, where they finished second to their group winners Nigeria. In fact, their last match before this tournament was a hard-fought 1-1 draw against the Super Eagles in Lagos. The Blue Sharks, as Cape Verde are known, have not played any friendly build-up matches before this tournament.
With 3 wins and 1 draw in their last 4 matches, Cape Verde are being tipped as favorites to win this match. If they bring their World Cup qualifiers form into this AFCON tournament, they could cause problems for other teams as well. It should be noted that Cape Verde have now scored in 8 consecutive international matches and are likely to continue with that trend in this match.
Possible Line-Ups
ETHIOPIA
- Shanko
- Tunjo
- Reshid
- Debebe
- Youssuf
- Sherefa
- Yohannes
- Bekele
- Hotessa
- Kebede
- Nasir
- COACH: Wubetu Abate
- MISSING PLAYERS: None
CAPE VERDE
- Vozinha
- Stopira
- Lopes
- Fortes
- Andrade
- Monteiro
- Paulo
- Rocha Santos
- Tavares
- Mendes
- Fortes
- COACH: Bubista
- MISSING PLAYERS: None
OUR TIP
Ethiopia are struggling both defensively and up front. Nevertheless, they will feel that they have enough to get a positive result against Cape Verde. The 3-2 win over Sudan in their pre-tournament friendly did well to boost morale and highlight areas of improvement as they head into this match.
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For Cape Verde, a win here will greatly boost their chances of making it out of the group. They are unbeaten in the last 4 consecutive games (W3 D1) and have posted good results recently against much tougher opposition. In their current form, we see Cape Verde get a win here.
TIP: Cape Verde Win @ 1.90
Performance
Ethiopia performance of the last 5 home matches
Cape Verde performance of the last 5 away matches
Current Standing
| POS | TEAM | PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Cameroon
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
|
2
|
Burkina Faso
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
|
3
|
Cape Verde
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
|
4
|
Ethiopia
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
- Next round
- Qualification possible
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