Equatorial Guinea vs Burkina Faso Prediction: A low goal scoring affair expected

On Friday, October 13th, a friendly match between Equatorial Guinea and Burkina Faso will take place at the Estadio Nuevo de Malabo. When these two teams competed against one another in 2015 for the last time, they both settled for a draw. But according to your view, which camp do you think will emerge victorious in this round?

Equatorial Guinea

After playing in Libya for a 2023 AFCON qualifying match last month, the home team came away with a 1-1 tie. As a result of goals scored by Jose Elo and Husain Taqtaq in the second half of the game, Equatorial Guinea were able to secure a spot in the finals of the qualifying tournament despite finishing in second place in Group J. In the meantime, Equatorial Guinea will compete in the World Cup qualifiers alongside Namibia and Liberia as part of Group H.

Burkina Faso

In a friendly match played in September, Morocco prevailed against Burkina Faso by a score of 1-0. Azzedine Ounahi, a midfielder for Marseille, scored the game-winning goal in the 36th minute. This will be the first of two exhibition games that the Stallions will play in order to get ready for their return to regular-season competition the following month. They have another friendly scheduled against Mauritania for the following week, and then in November they will compete in qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Guinea Bissau and Ethiopia.

Head-Head Statistics

The only two times that these two factions have met, Burkina Faso has emerged victorious in one and tied in the other. This will be the first time that these two teams have faced each other since January of 2015, when they played to a scoreless draw in the group stage of the 2015 African Cup of Nations. In four of the last five games that Burkina Faso has played, the score has been tied at halftime. The current winless streak for Burkina Faso stands at four games. Guinea has gone seven games undefeated, winning four of those matches. Burkina Faso's last five matches have resulted in fewer than three goals being scored in four of those matches.

Expert Betting Tips

Guinea is currently enjoying what is perhaps the best stretch in their nation's history, as the Nzalang Nacional advanced all the way to the quarterfinals of the AFCON last year. They have followed it up by qualifying for the tournament for the second time in a row, finishing tied for first place with Tunisia in terms of points. Burkina Faso is another team that has made it to the finals of the AFCON, although they have struggled mightily over the past few months. In spite of the fact that either team has a chance to win, it is more likely that the game will end in a tie with few goals scored.