Plateau United vs Al Akhdar Prediction: We expect to see goals here

On Wednesday, the Nigerian-based Plateau United will square off against Al Akhdar at the Abuja National Stadium. If everything goes as planned for the visitors, this will be their first group stage appearance ever.

Plateau United (Nigeria)

United Club wrapped up last season in second place after picking up seventy points in thirty-nine games. They were one of the best-attacking teams in the league, with fifty-one goals in that period. They missed out on the title after defeating the champions weeks before the season ended.

Plateau United showed they could compete with the top guns in Africa, scoring twice before halftime to secure all the points against Esperance ST. However, they lost the spot to the North African side after a (2-0) defeat in Tunisia.

Plateau United were knocked out by Simba FC's last two seasons in the first round of the competition.

Al Akhdar (Libya)

The Libyan side have appeared twice in the competition, first 2006 preliminary stage and the round of 16 in 2008. They have been absent since then.

Al Akhdar head into this round after their (3-2) aggregate win over Azam FC. The Libyan side defeated the Tanzania team (3-0) on their home soil but were beaten (2-0) in Tanzania.

Al Akhdar have a challenging game against United Club; however, they might get lucky this time.

Expert Betting Tips

Plateau United are a tough team to beat at home, they defeated a strong Esperance ST side, and we believe they will secure all the points here for 1.60.

Plateau United might get a halftime win for 2.10.

We might get to see more than a goal from the home side here for 1.87.

Good luck!