Comoros vs Central Africa Prediction: Expect a close contest

On Friday, the Comoros will play Central African Republic in their first World Cup qualifying match at the Stade de Moroni. The Comoros are looking to make it two wins in a row heading into the match. The away team, meanwhile, will embark on the journey with the objective of ending a winless run of two matches and picking up their first victory in all competitions since March. 

In the friendly match between the two countries that took place on October 17 at Stade Parsemain, the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde were defeated by the Comoros by a score of 2-1. The team managed by Younes Zerdouk got off to a slow start and fell behind early in the game when Kenny Santos scored the game's first goal. However, El Amine Younes and Adel Mahamoud scored in the second half to change the tide of the game in their team's favor. Since fending off the challenge posed by Seychelles in the opening encounter of the COSAFA Cup back in July, the Coelacanths have not tasted victory since then, as this was their first victory in four matches. The next thing on the agenda is a contest against an opponent team that is now ranked just one spot higher than us according to the most recent FIFA rankings of all national teams. The home team hasn't tasted victory in their last four games in their stadium, so Friday's encounter is as good a moment as any for them to go back on track and start collecting victories again.

At the Baba Yara Stadium on September 7, the Central African Republic were eliminated from the AFCON qualifying competition after suffering a 2-1 loss to Ghana. Raoul Savoy's team gained the lead shortly before the half-hour mark thanks to Louis Mafouta, but they were immediately tied by Mohammed Kudus goal. Shortly after that, Ernest Nuamah scored a late goal to give his team the victory. Following a successful start to the year with victories against Madagascar, the Wild Beasts have now lost their most recent two matches and are in need of a pick-me-up in order to get back on track. The team that will be traveling on Friday has struggled mightily away from their own stadium as of late, as seen by the fact that they have lost their last six out of their last seven matches on the road.

We anticipate a nervous and cagey contest because of the importance of the match for both clubs, and we do not anticipate there to be much goalmouth activity at either location. Having said that, we are confident that the home team will be able to stave off the threat posed by their guests and secure a victory by a razor-thin margin.