Burkina Faso vs Eswatini Prediction: The better side owns the three points

At the conclusion of their respective qualifying runs for the Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso and Eswatini will square off against one another at the Stade de Marrakech on Friday evening.  Although going into their final match in Group B, both teams have relatively little to play for, we anticipate that it will be a match that is fiercely contested anyway.

The Burkina Faso Blue Sharks were defeated by the Cape Verde Blue Sharks by a score of 3-1 during their match on July 18 at the Estadio Nacional de Cabo Verde. Issoufou Dayo scored for the team managed by Hubert Velud to pull them even after falling behind after Bebe's opening goal. After that, Joao Paulo and Cle scored in the second half to put an end to the competition. Les Etalons had not tasted defeat in their previous six matches, dating back to when they were eliminated from the playoffs for the African Nations Championship by Ivory Coast by a score of 1-0. The next challenge now is a contest against an adversarial group that has been defeated in each of the past three iterations of this fixture by a combined score of 11-2. The hosts on Friday will be eager to put on a show in front of their fans, as they are currently riding a streak of four consecutive victories in front of their home crowd, and the audience at their stadium is expected to be very anticipative.

At the Princess Magogo Stadium on July 11, Eswatini was defeated by South Africa by a score of 2-1, which resulted in their elimination from the group stages of the COSAFA Cup. The men led by Dominic Kunene broke the scoreless tie thanks to a goal scored by Bongwa Matsebula six minutes into the second period of play. Following that, Tshegofatso Mabasa scored two goals 12 minutes apart to completely flip the script on the game. As a direct consequence of this, Sihlangu Semnikati have only one victory to their name in their most recent ten matches across all competitions dating back to July 2022. The traveling side now has a monumental challenge ahead of them if they hope to finish their run in AFCON qualification on a positive note. Going into this one, the away team will be looking to pick up what would be only their first win as a visiting team in the past 16 months.

Burkina Faso possible starting lineup:

Koffi; Kabore, Yago, Dayo, E. Tapsoba; Guira, Toure, Aziz Ki; A. Tapsoba, Ouattara, Badolo

Eswatini possible starting lineup:

Sandanezwe; Thwala, Silenge, Mamba, Msibi; Matse, Mabelesa, Dlamini; Matsebula, Ndzinisa, Mkhontfo

Burkina Faso has never lost a match to Eswatini, highlighting the difference between the two countries. They come into the game as huge favorites and will be looking to get back on track after suffering a defeat to Cape Verde in their previous match. Even though the Stallions have already secured their trip to Ivory Coast, a victory today would ensure that they finish in first place in their group. We believe that Hubert Velud's team will cruise to victory with no difficulty.