Guinea Bissau vs Ethiopia Prediction: The hosts will outperform their opponent here

After their unsuccessful journey in the AFCON Tournament, Guinea Bissau will start a new campaign under coach Luis Boa Morte against Ethiopia at the Estadio Nacional 24 De Setembro Stadium on Thursday. The former Guinea international will be saddled with the task of ensuring they qualify for both the AFCON Tournament and FIFA World Cup.

FIFA Ranking: 116th

Last five games: LLLLW

After five games without a win, the Djurtus returned to winning ways with a (2-1) victory over Sudan in a friendly match. The hosts, who had a terrible journey in the AFCON Tournament, will try to adjust in this qualifying FIFA World Cup group. Guinea Bissau have won once and drawn a game in this tournament. They must win here to overtake Egypt at the top of the standings. 

Guinea Bissau's last appearance in this competition ended with a win over their previous six games.

FIFA Ranking: 145th

Last four games: LDLLW

The Walia Ibex have played two games this year, winning once and losing a game. After failing to participate in the just concluded AFCON Competition, Ethiopia will be keen to make amends in this round. 

Ethiopia have lost three times over their previous five matches. Ethiopia are missing three key players for this encounter, and it’ll be interesting to see how they adjust. Ethiopia have picked up a point from a possible six in this group, occupying the 5th place on the log.

Guinea Bissau have been below par lately, heading here with a win over six matches in all competitions. Despite the quality of their squad, they’ve failed to play as a team. However, with the introduction of coach Luis Boa Morte, we expect a decent performance against Ethiopia. On the opposing end, the guests' significant win over the years was their (2-0) victory against Egypt in Addis Ababa. They have failed to win any competitive game since 2022.

Guinea Bissau will play under a new tactician at home, and we expect a more aggressive approach from them against the guests; bet on a home win for 1.78.

We expect the visitors to get a goal as well; bet on BTTS for 2.57.

This game will produce more goals after the break for 2.20.

Good luck!