Central Africa vs Mali
Stade Larbi Zaouli
24.03.2025, 19:00
Central Africa will play Mali at Stade Larbi Zaouli in the qualification round of the World Championship qualifier. In their first leg, both teams settled for a 1-1 draw. Will there be a winner in this one? Below, I preview this game while offering the best betting opportunities.
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Central Africa played Madagascar in their last qualifier encounter and lost. In a disappointing 1-4 contest, this team took the lead in the first minute through Hugo Gambor's strike but conceded twice before the end of each half. However, a look at this team’s recent matches saw them have only one win in nine matches, ending 1-2 against Cameroon. In other encounters, Central Africa lost to Gabon, Lesotho, Cameroon, and Morocco. Central Africa sit 5th place in the Group I World Cup qualifier standings with four points after five matches.
Mali
Mali returned to winning ways the previous time out against Comoros and will hope for a similar result. In a 0-3 contest, Mali took the lead before the break through Dorgeles Nene’s strike. However, second-half goals from Kamory Doumbia were enough to see this side take maximum points, coming in the 55th and 63rd minutes. In the meantime, that win was Mali’s third in recent matches, having picked up wins over Eswatini and Mozambique in prior games. Ahead of this game, Mali sit 4th place in the Group I qualifier standings with 8 points from five matches.
History of Head-to-Heads
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Expert Betting Tips
I will trust Mali in this game as I expect them to be the better side. However, this might be a competitive game, as I do not expect Central Africa to give in easily after holding Mali to a draw in the first leg. Yet, as a side, Mali have the quality in both ends of the field, and I will back them to score in each half.
Our first option is a win for Mali and over 1.5 goals with odds at 1.71 on 1Xbet
Our second option is a win for Mali in each half with odds at 2.10 on Bet365
Our last option is a 0-2 correct score with odds at 6.50 on Betway
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