Morocco vs Ghana Prediction & Betting Tips

Contrasting recent form

Morocco's sample reads well: 13 wins from 20 matches, just one defeat, and a goal difference of 41 to 12. That run takes in World Cup group games, AFCON action and a string of friendlies, so it's a broad snapshot rather than a single competition's form line.

Morocco: 20 completed matches; Ghana: 18 completed matches.

Morocco

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

5% 1 / 20

Scored

41

Conceded

12

Difference

+29

Ghana

18 matches

Win

11.1% 2 / 18

Draw

27.8% 5 / 18

Loss

61.1% 11 / 18

Scored

13

Conceded

25

Difference

-12

Ghana's numbers tell a different story. Two wins from 18, 11 defeats, and 25 goals conceded against only 13 scored. Their World Cup group stage brought defeats to Colombia and Croatia either side of a goalless draw with England, and there's a heavy 4-0 friendly loss to Trinidad and Tobago in there too.

The gap in results is wide, but both samples mix different competitions and squads, so it's a guide rather than a guarantee.

Comparative Team Statistics: Morocco vs Ghana

History favours Morocco, but it's dated

The last two meetings between these sides both went Morocco's way, 1-0 in a 2021 friendly and again 1-0 at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations. Two matches isn't much to build a full picture from, and both came before either squad reached its current shape.

Useful context, but a couple of results from several years back shouldn't carry too much weight now.

Players to watch, and a couple of yellow cards

Morocco's attack has had contributors in good touch lately: I. Saibari and N. El Aynaoui have both scored twice in three appearances, while A. Hakimi has chipped in three assists over the same span. That's a small sample, but it points to an attacking unit that's been productive.

Morocco:

Best assist providers:

A. Hakimi - 3

Penalty cards:

I. Diop x 2

On the disciplinary side, I. Diop has picked up two yellow cards in four matches for Morocco, and Ghana's T. Partey has two yellows in three. Neither entry confirms a suspension for this fixture, just a pattern worth keeping an eye on.