Egypt – Benin. Forecast, announcement for the match of the 1/16 finals of the Cup of African Nations

On January 5, the Adrar Stadium will host a match of the 1/8 finals of the African Nations Cup, in which the national teams of Egypt and Benin will play. The match will start at 18:00 Kyiv time.

Egypt

The team as a whole can record last year as an asset. She was able to confidently qualify early for the World Cup and ended up winning her group with eight wins and two draws. But in December there was the Arab Cup, and it was a complete failure: after draws with Kuwait and the UAE, they lost to Jordan and left the tournament without going to the playoffs.

On the other hand, in this way, the forces at KAN were preserved, besides, the leaders led by Salah stepped up from the top clubs. In fact, it was Mohamed who ensured success in the group stage. First he scored in the 90th+ minute to secure a 2-1 win over Zimbabwe. And then he realized a penalty from South Africa before the break – and the score 1:0 did not change anymore. Well, with Angola they clearly did not tear their veins, ending with a zero draw.

Benin

The national team is quoted much lower than its opponent. But she was also very close to going to the World Cup. But they made a fatal mistake – in the last round they lost to their direct competitor, Nigeria, even 0:4. As a result, they fell from the first place in the group to the third place – the offender, having equaled the points, became the second, and South Africa received the most benefit, which was ahead of this pair by one point, and went to the World Cup directly!

In general, the team did not impress at the Cannes Film Festival. She beat only Botswana, even 1:0. At the same time, before that success there was a minimal defeat, 0:1, against DR Congo. And in the last round, there was a 0:3 rout against Senegal. But the regulations of the current tournament helped – even this was enough to become one of the best third.

Statistics of personal meetings

The first head-to-head match, in 2004, resulted in a 3:3 draw. Then all three subsequent matches brought victories to the Egyptians, and by no less than two goals.

Forecast

Bookmakers GGBET The chances of the teams are estimated with very decent coefficients: 1.44 for Egypt and 9.00 for Benin. And which forecast to choose is up to you. Play with the best odds, get instant payouts and support your favorite team with us.

Bookmakers believe that there will be no particular problems for the Egyptians. But it is worth remembering that this national team plays pragmatically – it is worth betting on a total of less than 2.5 goals (coefficient – 1.65).