South Africa vs Morocco Prediction & Betting Tips - AFCON

Prediction published on 16/06/2023, 11:17  by Daniel Ngulu in AFCON Prediction

Morocco will be back in action when they travel to South Africa for their Group K AFCON qualification match. The North Africans top this group with six points while South Africa are second on four points. South Africa lost 2-1 in their first meeting with Morocco in this group. That was their second straight loss to Morocco. This is not a fixture Bafana Bafana have done well in; they haven't beaten Morocco in the last five meetings. However, they’ve only lost twice to Morocco in seven meetings. Three times in the last five matches, these nations have drawn and both sides scored in six of their seven meetings. South Africa beat Liberia 2-1 in their last game and need just a point here to secure their place in the finals. Two of South Africa’s last three matches ended in draws, and they are unbeaten in six. They’ve also drawn in their last two home matches in AFCON qualification.

For the first time since their semi final appearance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Morocco will be playing a competitive game. This is somewhat a dead rubber game for Morocco as they have already qualified for the competition. The Atlas Lions have played a game less and a win will confirm them as the top finishers in the group. This group has three teams. Following Zimbabwe’s expulsion. In their last three matches, Morocco have returned undefeated. They beat Brazil 2-1 in a friendly game in March and followed it with a 0-0 draw with Peru. In their most recent game, they drew 0-0 with Cape Verde. In their last 13 matches in AFCON qualification, Morocco have gone unbeaten. They have seven wins in 10 AFCON qualification matches.