Morocco – Ghana : Preview & Prediction
Morocco and Ghana face at the Stade du FUS, for a friendly, the first of the year for both teams. There is no record of official clashes between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last clash was on 28‑01‑2008 and ended with the result: Ghana (2‑0) Morocco.
The home team plays its first friendly match of the year, having played 2 friendlies in the previous year, with the following results: Morocco (1‑1) Congo DR and Morocco (3‑1) Senegal. In their last match, for the African Cup of Nations Qualification, they got a home win against Burundi by (1‑0). In the last 10 home matches Morocco has a record of 7 wins and 3 draws. Defensive consistency has been one of their best features, as they have only conceded goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, as 8 of their last 19 matches ended with Under 1.5 goals and 12 out of 19 ended with Under 2.5 goals. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions there are 1 periods that stand out: they have scored 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (31’‑45′).
The Moroccan national team enters this match after a 1-0 win against Burundi, in a match counting for the qualifying phase for the African Cup of Nations: the only goal of the match was scored by Munir El Haddadi. In this game against Ghana, coach Vahid Halilhodzic should keep the team in 5-4-1 privileging the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks through the corridors. Achraf Hakimi and Youssef En-Nesyri are the great standouts in Morocco, the first being very fast and the second very strong when finishing. All players are available for this game.
Ghana Analysis
The away team plays its first friendly match of the year, having played 2 friendlies last year, with the following results: Ghana (5‑1) Qatar and Mali (3‑0) Ghana. The team comes to this match after a home win against São Tomé and Príncipe, by (3‑1). In the last 7 away matches in all competitions, Ghana has won 2, drawn 3 and lost 2. In 15 matches, they have never been able to turn the score around in the 4 matches they have conceded the first goal.
The Ghana national team enters this game motivated after a 3-1 victory against São Tomé, in a game counting for the qualifying phase for the African Cup of Nations: the team’s goals were scored by Nicholas Opoku, Abdul Rahman Baba and Jordan Ayew. Despite playing away from home, coach Charles Akonnor should keep 4-4-2 with Jordan Ayew and André Ayew being the most advanced parts of the team. For this match, the visiting coach can count on all his players.
Morocco – Ghana : Betting Tips
Morocco – Win Odds: 1.95
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
