Egypt U23 vs Gabon U23 Prediction: We expect both sides to score less than two goals here

On Saturday, the young Pharaohs will square off against Gabon at the Grand Stade de Tanger. Egypt have managed just a goal in their last two games, while Gabon have conceded four.

They began their journey with a toothless stalemate against debutant Mali. The result was followed by a more convincing (1-0) victory over Mali U23. After firing nineteen shots with just a goal, the Young Egyptian failed to take advantage of ten Malian men. Egypt played very well but couldn’t convert their chances and got lucky as Mali U23 hit the post once.

The Egyptians have been one of the best sides in Africa and were one of the few that represented Africa in the Olympics 2020. Egypt were knocked out of the competition in the quarterfinals by Brazil. Since then, they have been exceptional and are unbeaten in the last fourteen games. Egypt U23 are the best in Africa, and we are confident they won’t lose here.

The young Gabonese have had a slow start to the tournament, with two defeats in two matches. Their opening game ended in a (3-1) victory for Mali despite scoring first in that encounter. The result was followed by a loss against Niger as they failed to convert any of their chances. Niger scored from the spot kick and protected their lead.

The 2011 AFCON champions have scored once in this competition while conceding four times. Gabon U23's problem lies in their inability to find the back of the net, and we can’t see them breaking the Egyptian defence.

Their only meeting in this competition ended in a (1-0) victory for Egypt in the year when Gabon were crowned the champions. Egypt are struggling to convert their chances in this tournament, having scored once in their last two games. On the other hand, Gabon's only goal was through the spot kick. The only difference between both sides is their defence; while Egypt have kept two clean sheets, Gabon have conceded four times. We expect the Egyptian to win here for 1.60.

It’s going to be another boring encounter, and we expect it to end in a total of under 2.5 goals for 1.63.

Egypt are likely to win before the break for 2.19.

Good luck!