Mauritius vs Malawi Prediction: The Flames will secure their first victory here

Mauritius will lock horns with Malawi at the Princess Magogo Stadium on Sunday. The Flame's hope was hanging in the balance when they drew their second match, nonetheless, there is still a tiny hope if they can get a win and score more goals in this encounter.

MALAWI (3rd)

The Flames were stunned on matchday 1, despite being the favourite in that encounter, they felt too confident and Lesotho made no mistake as they beat the Flames (2-1). 

They were robbed again against Eswatini in their second match when they conceded a penalty at the dead-end of the match which ended in a split of points. Malawi's coach frowned at the official's decision which led to their failure to secure all the points.

They are in third place with a point and need all the points in this encounter and pray Lesotho defeats Eswatini to be able to secure the ticket for the quarter-finals.

They have not been playing badly in recent times as they have earned seven points from a possible fifteen. Their recent losses came as a result of bad luck and lack of concentration at the back.

They are presently 121st on the FIFA world ranking and have won a match, lost three times and drawn once in the last five matches.

Mauritius (4th)

The Dodos are one of the lowest-ranked teams in this competition, they have failed to win in the last thirteen games and also didn't keep a clean sheet in those encounters.

They are out of this competition after two games without a point, they have scored just once and conceded five. 

Mauritius are ranked 195th according to FIFA and have Just a win in the last thirteen games.

Expert Betting Tips

The last three matches between the two teams have ended in a win each for both teams and a draw.

Malawi have been unlucky in this tournament, they played really great in both encounters and ended up with just a point, it won't be the same here, bet on Malawi's win for 1.45.

A halftime win for 2.02 won't be a bad option.

We expect more goals in this meeting, bet on over 2.5 goals for 1.99.

Good luck!