Sonabel Ouagadougou vs Sporting Cascades Prediction: Can the home team respond to their last defeat?

At Centre Technique National, Sonabel Ouagadougou will play Sporting Cascades in round 23 of the Burkina Faso Premier League. The two teams are coming off a league defeat and will hope for a better result here. How will this game unfold? Below, I preview this game and offer predictions.

Sonabel Ouagadougou

Sonabel Ouagadougou played ASFA Yennega in their last league game and suffered a defeat. In a 3-0 contest, this team conceded just 23 minutes into the kickoff with Abdoulaye Toure taking the lead for their opponent. However, second-half goals from James Wisdom and Hamidou Nikiema were enough to see their opponent take maximum points. In the meantime, prior encounters to that win saw Sonabel Ouagadougou go unbeaten in six matches. In that run, Sonabel Ouagadougou won two and drew four. This season, Sonabel Ouagadougou have 37 points from 22 matches, scoring 23 goals and conceding 12 as they sit in second place.

Sporting Cascades

Sporting Cascades played Vitesse in their last league game and will hope for a better result here. In a 1-2 contest, this team conceded twice before the break, with Ibrahim Diakite and Moussa Ky netting for their opponent. However, despite Souleymane Sangare's strike pulling back one goal for Sporting Cascades, it was not enough to see this team avoid a defeat. Ahead of this game, Sporting Cascades have gone winless in their last four matches. In that run, Sporting Cascades lost to USFA while drawing ASEC Koudougou and Bobo-Dioulasso. This season, Sporting Cascades have 29 points from 22 matches, scoring 21 goals and conceding 17.

Expert Betting Tips

Sonabel Ouagadougou are the better team, and despite their struggles to dominate and win matches, I still see them winning here. Looking at the visiting Cascades sides, the visitors have struggled and have endured a winless run, which they will look to overturn. Yet, this is a game of the better team, and Sonabel Ouagadougou are just miles ahead. Therefore, in what could be a low-scoring contest with respect to their past meetings, a win for Sonabel Ouagadougou is the best option. 

Our first option is a win for Sonabel Ouagadougou with odds at 1.81 on 1Xbet

Our second option is a draw at halftime with odds at 1.90 on Bet365

Our last option is under 2 goals with odds at 1.70 on Betway