Stadium: Francistown Stadium
Time: 25.03.2025, 04:00 PM
The Botswana National team will face off against the Ocean Stars at the Francistown Stadium on Tuesday. After securing their second-ever AFCON ticket, Botswana will be keen to witness the FIFA World Cup for the first time in their history.
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FIFA Ranking: 136th
Last five matches: LWLWL
The Southern African side head here with a heavy defeat against Algeria on their ground. Botswana were overwhelmed by their opponent, who have been formidable lately, conceding three while finding the back of the net once. The defeat means they have now suffered three losses since the FIFA World Cup qualifier began.
Morena Ramoreboli presently occupy the fourth place on the standings, six points out of a combined fifteen.
The Zebras have won twice in the last five group matches, and both came against Somalia and Guinea.
Somalia
FIFA Ranking: 202th
Last five games: LLLLD
The Ocean Stars picked up a point for the first time in this competition against Guinea. Somalia were extremely lucky not to have conceded a goal, as goalkeeper Mohamud Jama was named the man of the match. Their opponent fired twenty-nine shots at goal, had fifteen on target, and none could find the back of the net.
Before then, their last FIFA World Cup game ended in a (3-1) thrashing against Botswana National Team.
Somalia are yet to feature in any competitive tournament before and have played four times since last year. Somalia National Team have not won any game since 2019 and have suffered three consecutive defeats in the group. The Ocean Stars have tightened up their defense lately and have not conceded more than three times in a game since 2019.
Somalia are one of the lowest-ranked teams in this tournament, and their prayer here is not to concede much.
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Expert Betting Tips
The reverse leg ended in a comfortable (1-3) victory for Botswana on the road. Somalia, who are in dire need of a win here, will have to sweat to get it, which means they’ll have to defend from start to end. It's not advisable against a Botswana team who have more than enough technical players that can cut them open.
Botswana can’t afford to drop points on their home turf if they are to stand a chance in the group, but since Somalia lack enough arsenal to get the job done, they’ll resort to a low block here. I’m not sure they’ll be sustainable, and we might see a Botswana halftime win here for 1.85 at (Bet365).
Somalia will be exhausted from their last game, where they defended for the entire minute, and they’re expected to be vulnerable here; bet on a home win and over 1.5 goals for 1.70 at (1xbet).
I also think this game will produce more than two goals for 1.89 at (Betway).
Good luck!
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