Ethiopia

Football Africa World Cup Qualification Stade Larbi Zaouli Sat 22 Mar 04:00

Egypt

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

Best Bet Could Be Egypt for the Win

Ethiopia and Egypt lock horns in this Africa World Cup qualifier at the Stade Larbi Zaouli in Casablanca, Morocco.

We are really sweet on Egypt at the latest betting odds of 1.25. The Pharaohs have a great chance of winning against Ethiopia and that is our betting prediction.

Match Preview & H2H

Ethiopia beat DR Congo 2-1 away at the Pentacost Martyrs Stadium in their previous game. The Walias recorded 44% possession and had two shots on target in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, with Bereket Desta and Mohammednur Nasir on the scoresheet.

Egypt played Botswana at home in their last match. The scoreline was a 1-1 draw in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the 30 June Stadium, with Trezeguet scoring for the Pharaohs. Egypt dominated the game with an impressive 82% possession and seven shots on target.

In the teams most recent World Cup qualifiers, Ethiopia drew 1-1 with Djibouti at Stade El Abdi in El Jadida, Morocco, while Egypt played out a 1-1 draw when visiting Guinea-Bissau.

The scoreline was a 1-0 home win for Egypt when Ethiopia and Egypt last faced each other. This was an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in September 2023.

Confirmed Lineups

Ethiopia confirmed lineup (3-5-2): Abubeker Nura (GK), Ramkel James, Aschalew Tamene, Amanuel Terfa, Yared Kassaye, Biruk Markos, Amanuel Yohannes, Abdulkerim Worku, Berhane Bekele, Chernet Gugsa, Abubeker Nasir.

Egypt confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Mohamed El Shenawi (GK), Mohamed Hany, Mohamed Rabia, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Zizo, Trezeguet, Hamdi Fathi, Omar Marmoush, Mohamed Salah, Osama Faisal, Marwan Attia.

Expert Africa World Cup Qualification Analysis

We always have a keen eye on team news, while our football experts have their finger on the pulse by knowing the latest form. You will also find a compendium of stats which provide some valuable pointers ahead of the action.

Key Ethiopia vs Egypt stats:

  • Ethiopia have lost 6 of their past 10 home matches
  • Ethiopia have lost 3 consecutive home matches
  • Ethiopia have failed to score in 6 of their last 10 home matches
  • Ethiopia have conceded 2 or more goals in 6 of their last 10 home matches
  • Egypt have not lost any of their last 8 matches
  • Egypt have scored 2 or more goals in 12 of their past 20 matches
  • Egypt have kept 9 clean sheets in their past 20 matches

Ethiopia vs Egypt Prediction

Our prediction is to confidently back Egypt on the 1x2 market for this Africa World Cup qualifier. You can get 1.25 that they get the upper hand by the full-time whistle.

Backing Egypt -1.5 on the Asian Lines is trading at bigger odds but means you would need a two-goal margin of victory.

Our Pick

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Ethiopia vs Egypt Odds

Egypt are massive 1.25 favourites to win this Africa World Cup Qualification game with the bookies and are regarded as 80% likely to win the match judging by the latest betting odds. For those wanting to back Ethiopia, you will find 10.00 about this outsider.

The odds suggest that Under 2.5 Goals is the likelier outcome in this match. Both Teams to Score betting is always popular and the No option on the BTTS market is available at 1.32.

The Draw No Bet market is popular for Africa World Cup Qualification matches, with the football betting sites offering Ethiopia at 9.00 and Egypt are priced at 1.04 for the win.

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Team Stats

Latest Africa World Cup Qualification and match stats. Full Time Result and Goals.

Ethiopia logo Ethiopia Betting Stats

Egypt logo Egypt Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 4 wins, 10 defeats and 6 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 10 wins, 3 defeats and 7 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Ethiopia

Egypt

Goals / match
0.6 1.8
Conceded / match
2.4 0.4
Total / match
3 2.2

Corners

Corners

Ethiopia

Egypt

For / match
1.2 4
Against / match
1 2.8
Total / match
2.2 6.8

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

Make sure you know the Ethiopia vs Egypt team news before placing your bets. We’ll bring you the information when we have it.

Ethiopia vs Egypt Lineups

Ethiopia Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

Egypt Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Ethiopia Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

1 Abubeker Nura
3 Ramkel James 15 Aschalew Tamene 5 Amanuel Terfa
19 Yared Kassaye 16 Biruk Markos 8 Amanuel Yohannes 11 Abdulkerim Worku 14 Berhane Bekele
17 Chernet Gugsa 10 Abubeker Nasir
1 Mohamed El Shenawi
3 Mohamed Hany 5 Mohamed Rabia 6 Mohamed Abdelmonem 21 Zizo
7 Trezeguet 14 Hamdi Fathi 22 Omar Marmoush
10 Mohamed Salah 9 Osama Faisal 19 Marwan Attia

Egypt Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Ethiopia Substitutes

  • 2Woldeamanuel Getu
  • 4Frezer Kassa
  • 6Habtamu Tekeste
  • 7Bereket Desta
  • 9Ahmed Hussien
  • 12Mohammed Abera
  • 13Ahmed Reshid
  • 18Wogene Gezahegn
  • 20Bereket Wolde
  • 21Asrat Tonjo
  • 22Seid Habtamu
  • 23Biniam Genetu

Egypt Substitutes

  • 2Khaled Sobhi
  • 4Hossam Abdelmaguid
  • 8Mahmoud Saber
  • 11Mostafa Mohamed
  • 12Ahmed Eid
  • 13Mohamed Shehata
  • 15Ahmed Kouka
  • 16Mohamed Awad
  • 17Nabil Dounga
  • 18Mostafa Fathi
  • 23M. Ahmed Shobeir

It’s great to see the confirmed lineups and see the changes compared to the previous starting 11s. We’ll highlight the formations and also list the substitutes.

FIFA FlagTables & Standings

World Cup Qualification CAF Group A

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Egypt 4 3 1 0 11:2 10
2 Guinea-Bissau 4 1 3 0 3:2 6
3 Burkina Faso 4 1 2 1 7:5 5
4 Sierra Leone 4 1 2 1 4:5 5
5 Ethiopia 4 0 3 1 1:4 3
6 Djibouti 4 0 1 3 2:10 1
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Egypt 2 2 0 0 8:1 6
2 Sierra Leone 2 1 0 1 2:3 3
3 Burkina Faso 2 0 2 0 3:3 2
4 Guinea-Bissau 2 0 2 0 1:1 2
5 Djibouti 2 0 1 1 1:2 1
6 Ethiopia 2 0 1 1 0:3 1

The Africa World Cup Qualification standings will highlight the leading teams in the table. Go through the standings to see how many points each side has earned.