Ghana vs Gambia Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form: contrasting runs

Ghana's last 18 matches have brought just two wins, five draws and eleven defeats, with 13 goals scored against 25 conceded. That run takes in World Cup fixtures and friendlies as well as qualifiers, so it's a broad snapshot rather than a pure qualifying record.

Ghana: 18 completed matches; Gambia: 11 completed matches.

Ghana

18 matches

Win

11.1% 2 / 18

Draw

27.8% 5 / 18

Loss

61.1% 11 / 18

Scored

13

Conceded

25

Difference

-12

Gambia

11 matches

Win

27.3% 3 / 11

Draw

36.4% 4 / 11

Loss

36.3% 4 / 11

Scored

13

Conceded

16

Difference

-3

Gambia have been more solid across their last 11 matches, winning three, drawing four and losing four, with 13 goals for and 16 against. It's a smaller sample than Ghana's, but the underlying picture is a team picking up more positive results than negative ones.

Ghana's home advantage will need to count for something given how thin their recent wins have been.

Comparative Team Statistics: Ghana vs Gambia

Where they sit in the group

Gambia currently sit third in this section with eight points from six games, two wins, two draws and two defeats. Ghana are fourth with just three points from the same number of matches, without a win so far.

This is only a partial look at the group, so we can't say exactly how the wider table shapes up, but on these numbers Gambia head into the game as the better-positioned side.

How the game could play out

Ghana have found goals hard to come by recently, scoring just 13 times in 18 matches, and they've also been leaky at the back with 25 conceded. That points to a side short of confidence in both boxes.

Gambia haven't been prolific either, but they've kept a tighter balance between goals scored and conceded. Given both teams' recent numbers, a cagey, low-scoring game feels like a reasonable expectation rather than an open contest.

Neither side has been banging in goals lately, so needing patience for chances wouldn't be a surprise.

Key player statistics: Ghana vs Gambia

Ghana:

Penalty cards:

C. Bonsu Baah x 1

B. Thomas-Asante x 1

K. Peprah Oppong x 1

Gambia:

Best scorers:

M. Badamosi - 1

Best assist providers:

Suleiman Camara - 1

Penalty cards:

A. Barry x 1