Morocco - South Africa ai prediction 09.06.2022 Qual. Africa Cup of Nations
Betting Tip for matchday 1 of the 2022-2023 Qual. Africa Cup of Nations between Morocco and South Africa.
Morocco’s push for a 16th AFCON appearance will get underway in this qualifier opener against South Africa.
The North Africans head into this tie on the back of a 3-0 loss to USA in an international friendly. They will look to get back to winning ways here to begin their qualifying campaign on a bright note.
For South Africa, they will hope to avert back to back AFCON misses having failed to qualify for the last edition.
The unpredictability of African football makes staking a very exciting experience all round. To help you make the most of your funds, we will be working with odds offered on Gbets and Melbet. (–> Read all about our EXCLUSIVE Melbet bonus terms!)
MOROCCO
The Atlas Lions are yet to register themselves as an AFCON powerhouse. With their only triumph coming in 1976, Morocco have only managed a semi final ticket which came back in 2004.
At the last edition, they got knocked out by North African rivals Egypt at the Quarter Finals.
Having booked a place at next year’s World Cup, a ticket to the AFCON would be a huge icing on the cake for Hakimi and his colleagues. For this to happen, getting all 3 points is this opener could be pivotal.
SOUTH AFRICA
Since clinching the title in 1996, South Africa have only managed 3 Quarter Finals, a 2nd place and a 3rd place finish. This means when it comes to top football nations in Africa, the Bafana Bafana aren’t there yet.
Given their thirst for competitive football, many African teams have made qualifiers more intriguing and less predictable. This is why even though Morocco are a better side than South Africa, we expect Hugo Brood’ men to put up a good fight here.
Looking at their fan base and formidable nature on home turf, getting anything here would be a difficult task for South Africa.
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POSSIBLE LINE UP
MOROCCO
- Bounou
- Hakimi
- Saiss
- Aguerd
- Masina
- Amrabat
- Tissoudali
- Amallah
- Louza
- Boufal
- El Kaabi
- COACH: Vahid Halilhodzic
- MISSING PLAYERS: None
SOUTH AFRICA
- Williams
- Mobbile
- Xulu
- De Reuck
- Mashego
- Ngcobo
- Maart
- Hlongwane
- Mokoena
- Tau
- Makgopa
- COACH: Hugo Broos
- MISSING PLAYERS: None
OUR PREVIEW AND BETTING TIP FOR MOROCCO Vs SOUTH AFRICA
In their last 5 meetings, both sides have 1 win each with the remaining 3 ending in stalemates. In fact, in their last tie, Morocco won by a lone goal which came late in the second half.
Based on this, we are projecting that this game will end Most Goals 2nd half. Gbets offers odd of 2.09 for today’s betting tip.
In any competitive game, North African opponents are usually tough to play against especially on home ground. Asides this, the Atlas lions have better quality all round. Therefore, we expect them to win or draw with less than 3 goals scored. Melbet has an attractive odd of 1.88 for this double chance combo.
Performance
Morocco performance of the last 4 home matches
South Africa performance of the last 6 away matches
Current Standing
| POS | TEAM | PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Morocco
|
9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
|
2
|
South Africa
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
|
3
|
Liberia
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
|
4
|
Zimbabwe
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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