Namibia vs Botswana Prediction: Both teams expected to score in this

The match between Botswana and Namibia will take place at Chatsworth Stadium. While both teams need to win this match in order to ensure that they make it to the knockout regardless of how the other group game turns out, we know that we are in for an excellent showing from both countries. In the following, I will examine the recent games played by the teams as well as provide head-to-head statistics and a betting breakdown.

Namibia - unreliable so far

Although Namibia was unable to get their campaign off the ground, they were able to call their performance against South Africa a great one because of the 1-1 draw that occurred. However, three days later, they fell to a somewhat disheartening 2-1 defeat at the hands of Eswatini, bottling their advantage for the second game in a row. Eswatini's victory was a result of them bottling their lead. Absalom Limbondi scored the winning goal for Namibia in the 34th minute of that game, putting his team in the lead. However, Namibia's play in the last minutes of the first half was unimpressive, and as a result, they conceded two goals in just four minutes. Sifiso Matse and Bongwa Matsebula scored in the 41st and 44th minutes, respectively, to turn things around. Mxolisi Mkhontfo's passes were vital in those goals, as they allowed Sifiso Matse and Bongwa Matsebula to score. As we head into this match, it is still important for this team to win because they are now positioned in last place in the standings for Group A.

Botswana - expected to eke with a win

Botswana are currently in second place in Group A, with three points out of a possible six. They are tied with Eswatini for third place, and they are two points ahead of Namibia, who are in last place. The Zebras prevailed over Eswatini in their round 1 battle, coming out on top with a score of 1-0 and keeping their lead through the first half's 22 minutes of play. In spite of the fact that they were up in the match against South Africa, things did not go their way in the end. Due to the fact that the scoreboard of the contest was changed as a result of Tebogo Kopelang's red card, which led to a penalty kick for South Africa, which they converted before adding to their tally just one minute later, this team could only go into this encounter hoping for a different result. The Zebras will enter the midweek matchup knowing that they must win all three points and hope for favorable outcomes in the other group matchup in order to secure a spot in the knockout stages of the competition.

Head-Head Statistics

Botswana have won eight of the most recent 19 times that these two teams have competed against one another. In that span of time, Namibia has only managed to come out on top three times, while there have been eight occasions that ended in draws. Since suffering a 6-0 defeat to the Brave Warriors in August 1996, Botswana have gone unbeaten in their previous 11 games against them, picking up seven victories and four draws in that span. Since their 2-1 triumph against Cameroon in the African Cup of Nations qualifications back in March, Namibia have not been able to win any of their past three matches across all competitions, as they've drawn once and lost twice since then. Since July 2022, Botswana have been unable to win in all but one of their seven most recent away matches across all competitions.

Expert Betting Tips

We are backing the Zebras to return to winning ways in order to preserve their slender prospects of appearing in the knockout stage. While Namibia are in shaky form, the Zebras should have it tough here but lead in what will be decided by a close margin.