Rwanda vs Mozambique Prediction: The home side can forget about advancing to the next round if they fail to win here

Rwanda will square off against Mozambique at the Stade Huye Stadium on Sunday. Both sides have a score to finish in this encounter, as a win for any of the teams will give them an advantage in the final game. 

FIFA Ranking: 135th

Last four games: DLDD

The Wasps will strive to make it to the AFCON Tournament for the second time in their history. They’ve had a terrible start to this round, with three points from a combined twelve. With just a defeat against Senegal, Rwanda have conceded four while finding the back of the net three times. More recently, they shared the spoils against Benin at home. After missing from the spot before the break, the visitors struck first, while Rwanda responded twenty minutes later. Rwanda occupy the third spot on the log, nine points behind Senegal at the top and a point below Mozambique in second place. 

FIFA Ranking: 119th

Last two games: WDLL

Mozambique have been aggressive in their approach to securing a space in the AFCON Tournament. They have won once, lost twice, and drawn a game, scoring three while conceding seven. Mozambique's first game ended in a share of the spoils against Rwanda. They obtained all the points in Benin following a halftime goal from Geny Catamo. However, they lost back-to-back to Senegal on a (6-1) aggregate. 

Mozambique are second on the log and stand a chance of making it out of this group.

Over their previous five meetings, Mozambique have won twice while Rwanda have recorded two victories and a game ending in a draw. Their most recent meeting finished in a (1-1) stalemate in Mozambique. Both teams are mostly dominated by home-based players. Mozambique's recent friendly ended in a (1-1) tie against a slightly better opponent. They have been wasteful and have not been clinical in front of goal. Conversely, Rwanda can’t afford to lose this encounter, as their next opponent will be Senegal. Rwanda stand a better chance here, and we believe they’ll win either half for 1.76.

We expect the home side to strike first for 1.83.

Rwanda might even secure a halftime victory here for 3.20.

Good luck!