Libya vs Equatorial Guinea Prediction: Can Libya fight until the last minute despite elimination?

In the final match of the group stage for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, which will take place on Wednesday at the Martyrs of Benina Stadium, Libya will play host to Equatorial Guinea. The home team had only one victory out of their previous five contests, which puts them in last place in the Group J standings heading into this matchup. The visitors, on the other hand, have a perfect record of five victories and zero losses to lead the way in Group J.

Libya's performance in the qualifying tournament for the Africa Cup of Nations has been disastrous. They have one victory and four losses, including three defeats in a row. Before falling to Botswana on the road by a 1-0 score in June, Libya suffered defeats of 3-0 and 1-0 when playing away from their home stadium against Tunisia and Botswana, respectively. The Libyan national football team has only managed to win one of their past six matches this year, coming up short in four of those contests. They have scored five goals while giving up nine to their opponents. In their last six matches, the Mediterranean Knights have a record of three wins, one loss, and two draws when playing on their home turf. They have scored seven goals while only allowing four in return.

In their most recent match, Equatorial Guinea won an excellent 1-0 match at the Nuevo Estadio de Malabo against the favorites of the group, Tunisia. This victory allowed Equatorial Guinea to climb into first place in the group. Equatorial Guinea has now won each of their subsequent four matches, scoring eight goals and keeping three clean sheets. In their first encounter in the group, they were beaten 4-0 by Tunisia, but since then, they have won each of their subsequent four matches. The team led by Juan Micha is now in first place in Group J, two points ahead of Tunisia in second place. However, they will need all three points on Wednesday to ensure that they remain in first place because the Carthage Eagles have a higher goal difference. Equatorial Guinea, on the other hand, will be optimistic about their chances of achieving their objective despite the fact that they will be competing against a team that has lost each of the three most recent matches between the two countries, dating back to a 3-0 victory in January of 2018.

To this point, the two teams have met each other five times in the context of competitive games. The results of each contest have the Equatorial Guinea team currently holding a 4-1 advantage in victories. Equatorial Guinea won the matchup against the hosts at home by a score of 2-0 in June of the previous year, marking their third consecutive victory against the home team. The one and only victory for Libya over Equatorial Guinea came in 2018 at the African Nations Championship. The first time they played each other was in the group stage of the 2012 African Cup of Nations, and Equatorial Guinea won 2-0. The Equatorial Guineans have won all four matches against the hosts while keeping a perfect scoreboard three times. Libya has gone scoreless in each of their last three AFCON qualifying matches. The Equatorial Guinea team has gone winless in their last five games in all competitions, although they have managed to keep three clean sheets.

The Libyan side has failed to score in four of their previous six games across all competitions, which has led to their team suffering five defeats in their most recent six matches. They have had rather good success at home, suffering only one loss in the last six matches they have played. Because Equatorial Guinea has already qualified for the next level of competition in the group stage, they do not need to win this match in order to move on. Despite this, they will go into the final game of their qualification campaign hoping to continue their winning streak, which now stands at four games in a row. They have not had much success on the road as of late, losing four of their last five matches away from home. In spite of this, we anticipate that they will prevail with relative ease given their recent play and stellar track record against the Libyan team at home.