Madagascar vs Ghana predictions and betting tips on June 18, 2023

Prediction on game Win Ghana

Odds: 1.67

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On June 18, Mahamasina Municipal Stadium (Antananarivo) will host the match of the 5th round of the Africa Cup of Nations Qualification, in which Madagascar will compete with Ghana. The battle will start at 16:00 CET.

Madagascar

The team is a real exotic. The only time “Barea” was able to break into the Africa Cup of Nations (there were no words about the World Cup) was in 2019. And the team immediately became a sensation of the tournament. It, being composed by unknown players with long surnames (although there are some who are listed in worthy clubs up to Auxerre, Dudelange and Charleroi), not only did not get lost – the debutant reached the quarter-finals there. Still, it seems to be a nice one-time exception so far. It was not possible to break through to the next CAN. Moreover, there is no longer a single chance now. Four matches brought only 1 draw, which happened in the battle against Angola, and three defeats.

Ghana

The national team is a kind of antipode for Madagascar. Generally speaking, it is just truthfully considered to be one of the flagships of African football. Let’s take the drama of 2010, when only an unsuccessful penalty kick did not allow getting into the semi-finals of the World Cup. “The Black Stars” also went to Qatar in the previous year, but they won only the match against South Korea and were defeated by both Portugal and Uruguay, after which they went home. The results worsened at the CAN level: the silver medals of 2015 were followed by the semi-final in two years, then there happened a 1/8 final match in 2019 and, finally, the complete failure of the winter a year ago, when the grandee managed not to overcome the group stage, achieving a draw and a couple of defeats. Nowadays, the team alternates the draws with victories in the qualification – this is the reason why it has not guaranteed the access to the next Cup yet. However, even 1 point in a couple of remaining matches is enough.

The statistics of head-to-head matches

Ghana defeated Madagascar with the 3-0 score in the current qualification. Still, the representatives of the island managed to take a 2-1 victory in the January match of the African Nations Championship. However, both teams did not overcome the group stage then.

Predictions

Bookmakers do not expect any surprises. Let’s agree with them and bet on star Ghana (odd: 1.67).

Prediction on game Win Ghana

Odds: 1.67

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