Lesotho vs Comoros Prediction: Home turf will be a huge factor

Lesotho, whose hopes of making it to the Africa Cup of Nations were dashed long ago, will play host to the Comoros on Saturday. The away team is currently in the last chance saloon to qualify for next year's continental showpiece as they make the trip to Johannesburg this weekend.

During the international friendly match between the two countries that took place at Bidvest Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, Lesotho was defeated by Togo by a disheartening score of 2-0. Yawo Agbagno scored the game's first goal early on, and then Ahoueke Denkey put the game out of reach in the middle of the first half. The men who were coached by Veselin Jelusic fell behind very quickly as a result. As a direct result of this, the Crocodiles have now lost each of their previous three matches, and they are still winless since the beginning of the year. The next challenge will be to compete against an adversary team that has lost fewer than two of the previous five times they have played in these fixtures. The weekend's hosts have established themselves as a difficult opponent to beat in front of their supporters, as seen by the fact that they have only dropped one of their previous seven matches played at home leading up to this coming weekend.

The Elephants of Ivory Coast defeated the Comoros by a score of 2-0 in their matchup on March 28. The loss was a thorough one for the Comoros, who were on the receiving end of it. At the Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, goals scored by Ibrahim Sangare and Franck Kessie rendered Younes Zerdouk's team helpless in a match that was largely decided by a lopsided score. Les Coelacantes are currently in third place in Group H with three points after playing four qualifying matches so far, trailing Zambia by six points with two more matches to go in the qualification round. The visitors on Saturday will need to get their act together on the road if they are to have any chance of leaving with a win, as they are currently mired in a losing streak on the road that has seen them suffer three consecutive defeats by a combined score of 6-2.

Lesotho possible starting lineup:

Moerane, Makepe, Tseka, Lebokollane, Malane, Bereng, Makha, Mafatle, Thabantso, Motebang, Toloane

Comoros possible starting lineup:

Ahamada, Youssouf, Bakari, M'Dahoma, Mohamed, M'Changama, Bachirou, Bourhane, Youssouf, Djoudja, Selemani

Both teams have failed to score in their most recent matches, and given that neither of these teams has a very potent offense, I anticipate that there will not be many goals scored in this matchup as well. In the meantime, despite the fact that I anticipate the home team to maintain their unblemished record at home, I believe that this match will end in a draw.