As part of one of the qualification matches of the African Cup of Nations, the players of the national teams of Gabon and Sudan will clash in a face-to-face duel. On whose side will the victory be in this duel? Our sports portal evaluates the teams' chances of success.
GabonGabon is in second place in its Group I in the qualification for CAN-2024.
The team has 4 points, which were obtained due to 1 win and 1 draw. In the opening game of the qualification, the Gabonese defeated DR Congo with a score of 1:0, after which they painted a world match with Mauritania (0:0). In friendly matches in mid-November, the home team defeated Guinea-Bissau (3:1), and was also stronger than Niger (3:1).
SudanIn turn, the national team of Sudan, like its current opponent, performs relatively well in qualifying for the CAN.
The only difference is that the team lost to Mauritania with a score of 0:3 in the opening match, but in the next meeting they beat DR Congo with a score of 2:1. In the framework of the African Nations Championship, Sudan performed very badly. The team managed to score 3 points and failed to qualify for the playoffs of the tournament. Statistics and figures:
The hosts are the favorites of the meeting;
- Gabon has a 9-match unbeaten streak;
- Sudan lost 4 out of 5 previous meetings;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the opponents ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of Gabon.
- Forecast
I believe that in this match Gabon will be able to defeat the opponent, but the total in the game is unlikely to be broken.
The opponents show an extremely closed game and often do not score goals at all in their duels.