Kosovo – Guinea : Preview & Prediction
Kosovo will see in this clash their chance to continue their recovery after a poor start to the qualifying rounds for the FIFA World Cup in March (P2 – GF 1, GC 6). The Kosovars come to this meeting after two consecutive friendly victories, and both saw him open the scoring in the first 30 minutes – thus, they have a chance to win three or more games in a row for only the second time in their short history.
The Balkan side have a positive record in their three previous meetings against African rivals (G2, P1), with both wins seeing them record an unbeaten goal after a goalless first half. That further increases the chances that Kosovo will score during the final minutes as they usually do during their exhibitions, with nearly half (four) of their last ten friendly goals coming after the 70th minute.
Guinea continues to fly high after qualifying for the 2021 African Cup of Nations, but risks registering its first four-game winless streak for the first time since June 2019. Seven of Guinea’s last nine games have been tied at half-time. , with five recording a goalless first half.
“The National Elephants”, as the Guinea national team is known, have not had the best of performances in friendlies, with only one victory during their last nine matches of this nature (G1, E1, P7), although a majority ( four) of those losses were by just one goal difference. Seven of those nine saw the result during the break hold until the end of the engagement, but goals are often elusive for Guinea, which failed to score in five of those games.
Players to watch: Milot Rashica has scored four of his six international goals before the 30th minute, opening the scoring for Kosovo each time. Meanwhile, Yakhouba Barry also usually makes an appearance in the opening minutes, opening the scoring for Guinea in the first 15 minutes in the two games in which he saw the rival door.
Highlight: Kosovo have posted an unbeaten goal during the first half in 11 (a majority of 78.57%) of their last 14 friendlies.
Kosovo – Guinea : Betting Tips
Kosovo – Win Odds: 1.45
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
