Egypt vs Mozambique Prediction & Match Preview

Egypt’s preparation before their first group stage fixture has gone well as they defeated Tanzania by 2-0. Despite captain Mohamed Salah missing a penalty, manager Rui Vitória is satisfied with his team’s performance. He will likely not make any major changes in his team selection for their first game against Mozambique.

On the other hand, Mozambique made a great comeback and Alfons Amade scored the equaliser against Botswana in a friendly game recently. Manager Chiquinho Conde understands his team will be playing against one of the best African teams. After his team’s performance against Botswana, he will likely instruct his team to strengthen their defensive backline.

Egypt vs Mozambique head-to-head

This is going to be the sixth time both teams will play against each other. Egypt have a 100% winning record against this team on the last five occasions. The last meeting was more than a decade ago in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the Pharaohs won that game by 1-0. It was none other than Mohamed Salah who scored that goal.

Who will win the match between Egypt and Mozambique?

The chances are high that Egypt will secure all three points. They are the record winners in AFCON’s history with seven titles. Not to mention that they finished runners-up in the 2017 as well as the 2021 edition. At the same time, Mozambique’s last appearance in this competition was more than a decade ago. Also, it is worth knowing that Mozambique won just four international matches in the year 2023.

How many goals can be expected?

The Pharaohs showed great attacking form in their FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Sierra Leone and Djibouti. They scored eight goals combined and recently scored two goals against Tanzania. Mozambique’s last World Cup qualifier against Algeria showed the team’s major concern, which is their lack of firepower. In the qualifiers, they lost to Senegal by conceding five goals.

Egypt are prepared ahead of their first game in Group B. They are one of the favourites to win this competition. They have a strong history in this competition and with Mohamed Salah leading the team, we can back Egypt to secure a comfortable win against Mozambique. Considering all this, the first tip is that Egypt will win both halves of this game– the odd for this tip will be at 1.86 odd.

Moving on, our second tip for this game is that over 2.5 goals– the odd for this tip will be priced at 2.12 odd. The main reason for this tip is that Egypt scored six goals against Djibouti in the World Cup qualifier. Also, Mozambique are ranked 111^th in the FIFA ranking.

Also, it will be wise to back Mohamed Salah to score anytime – the odd for this tip will be at 1.95. He is Egypt’s main striker for this year’s AFCON. Another interesting fact is that he is the second-highest goal scorer for the Pharaohs. When he faced Djibouti in the FIFA World Cup qualifier, he scored four goals.

Victor Dias- January 10, 2024

Egypt vs Mozambique Betting Tips

HT/FT - Egypt/Egypt

OK

1.86 Odds

Over 2.5 goals

OK

2.12 Odds

Mohamed Salah to score anytime

OK

1.95 Odds