Mauritania vs Sudan Prediction: Mauritania to pick their first win in this qualifier

Stade de la Capitale will host the Africa World Cup Qualifier encounter between Mauritania and Sudan. Let’s preview this encounter and make a prediction.

Mauritania will eye their first win in this following a poor start. In their first game, Mauritania played D.R Congo on the road and was defeated 2-0, with second-half goals from Yoane Wissa and Theo Bongonda crucial for their opponents. However, this side did well in holding South Sudan to a draw in the game two encounter, which ended goalless. Following those encounters, this team has gone to draw Tunisia while also picking just one win in their AFCON tournament: a 1-0 victory over Algeria. In as many as their last ten matches, Mauritania suffered six defeats, three draws and one win.

Sudan will have high hopes for this game following a decent start to the World Cup qualifier. In their first game, Sudan played Togo and could only pick a 1-1 draw as Ahoueke Steeve Kevin’s strike canceled Sudan’s lead through Mohamed Eisa’s goal. In the meantime, their game two encounter was against D.R Congo, and this team needed Charles Pickel's own goal to catapult themselves to the second spot of the Group B standings. Following those matches, Sudan went to play Bangladesh, Guinea, Bissau and Tanzania in two-legged matches, losing two, drawing one and winning three. 

Mauritania have the better performance in this fixture, and this team will have high hopes. On the other hand, Sudan have failed to lose yet in this qualifier, pulling off 4 points in two games. Regardless, this is a different game entirely, and the two teams will need to put in effort to win. Still, I feel Mauritania will have the best chances here and should win in a low-scoring fashion.