Ghana – Mozambique

Ghana and Mozambique will meet in the third round of the African Cup of Nations qualifying Group H, which also contains Mauritius and Rwanda. First place qualifies automatically, while the second chance could also go trough, depending on the number of points. Ghana is leading the group after winning both matches, while Mozambique is dead last, with zero points.

A victory today will pretty much seal the deal for Avram Grant’s team in this group and they definitely want it, in order to qualify as soon as possible and maybe rest some players in the last 1-2 games. Ghana defeated Mauritius 7-1 and Rwanda 1-0 earlier in the group. Last time out, the Black Stars claimed a 2-0 aggregate win over Comoros in a World Cup qualifying tie. The hosts called up their best available squad for this clash.

Mozambique was actually expected to be Ghana’s main rival in this group, but the visitors were incredibly disappointing in the first two matches, losing 0-1 to both Rwanda and Mauritius. Mozambque’s last match was also a 0-1 defeat in Gabon, in a World Cup qualifying match – after Mozambique initially won 1-0 at home. Gabon ended up qualifying via penalties. Obviously morale is not high among the visitors after the recent performances and they don`t quite have the players to match Ghana. However, Mozambique remains a good, organized team, definitely better than the previous results in this group suggest.

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Team news & lineups:

Ghana will miss key players like Andre Ayew and David Accam, while Wakaso is doubtful. Still, there is plenty of talent in this team to get the job done. Mozambique also called up the best available squad.

Ghana: Kwarasey – Afful, Mensah, Boye, Rahman – Acheampong, Badu, Tettek, Atsu – Gyan, J. Ayew

Mozambique: Soares – Zainadine, Miro, Lobo, Jeitoso – Simao Mate, Domingues, Jumisse – Reginaldo, Cavarlho, Sonito

In good form and with class players like Jordan Ayew, Asamoah Gyan and others at their disposal, the hosts are definitely massive favorites to win this match. However, Mozambique might prove a more difficult opponent than the odds suggest. The current price for Ghana is as low as it could ever be in a meeting between these two sides, because of the contrasting set of results.

The visitors are clearly better than their standing and results suggest and were very close to upsetting Gabon in the World Cup qualifiers in their last two matches. This is the last chance for Mozambique in this group, they absolutely need to get a result, so I expect them to show a lot of effort. They might not have the talent of Ghana, but are still an OK side and have some good players like Simao Mate (Levante), Zainadine Júnior (Tianjin) or Domingues (Bidvest).

I expect Ghana to win, but I don`t see them putting too many goals past Mozambique – also taking into account the fact that they will miss two key strikers (Ayew and Accam). The best value seems to be on the goals market, so I will bet on that. My tip is under 2,5 goals to be scored, obviously a risky bet, but the odds are worth it. Prediction: Ghana – Mozambique 2-0.

Pick: under 2,5 goals
Odds: 2.42 @ 1xBet
Stake: 6
Possible profit: 8.52
Event date: 24 March