Afcon Predictions 17 January

Burkina Faso VS Ethopia

Burkina Faso will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 0-1 Africa Cup of Nations success versus Cape Verde Islands.

In that match, Burkina Faso managed 45% possession and 11 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Burkina Faso was Hassane Bandé (39′). On the other side, Cape Verde Isl got 7 shots on goal with 2 on target.

Kamou Malo’s Burkina Faso have hit the target 7 times in their last six outings. Conversely, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in those fixtures amounts to 5.

EthiopiaLLDDLL 📉

After being defeated in their last game at the hands of Cameroon in Africa Cup of Nations action, Ethiopia will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Ethiopia had 50% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Ethiopia was Hotessa (4′). At the other end, Cameroon had 17 shots at goal with 7 on target. Karl Toko Ekambi (8′, 67′) and Aboubakar (53′, 55′) scored for Cameroon.

Looking at their form, and Ethiopia have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 11 goals in all. At the back, Ethiopia can certainly do much better.

✨ Prediction

In our opinion, Ethiopia are dangerous enough to find the net against this Burkina Faso lineup, however it may not quite be as many as they will have scored against them.

We can see both teams to score in a 2-1 advantage for Burkina Faso after the 90. Should be a good one.

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Cape Verde Vs Cameroon

Cape Verde IslandsWWWDWL

Cape Verde Islands will be hoping to bounce back here after a 0-1 Africa Cup of Nations defeat last time out to Burkina Faso.

In that match, Cape Verde Islands managed 55% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 2 on target. On the other side, Burkina Faso got 11 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Hassane Bandé (39′) scored for Burkina Faso.

Their latest results really do illustrate the point that there has been much resilience in the Cape Verde Islands rearguard. Cape Verde Islands have been mean at the back, with the tally of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their previous six matches standing at 4.

CameroonWWWWWW 💯

Cameroon will go into the clash following on from a 4-1 Africa Cup of Nations win versus Ethiopia in their most recent outing.

In that game, Cameroon managed 50% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 7 on target. For Cameroon, the scorers were Karl Toko Ekambi (8′, 67′) and Aboubakar (53′, 55′). For their opponents, Ethiopia had 11 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Hotessa (4′) scored for Ethiopia.

A sequence of reliable displays from the Cameroon defensive players has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 3 from their past 6 clashes combined. In that period of time, their own attack force has managed to score 15. Historical results aside, we’ll just have to find out if that trend shall be maintained in this upcoming match or not.

💡 Prediction

We feel that Cameroon will be aiming to score at least two or three against Cape Verde Islands, who could well struggle scoring a goal of their own.

It could be a real pummeling.

Therefore, we are anticipating a decent 0-3 winning score at least for Cameroon at full-time.

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