Ghana Need Points as They Face Egypt in AFCON Group B

Egypt vs Ghana - 18/01/2024

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We have reached the second round of matches in Group B of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and using the latest statistics, we have made our predictions for this game below.

The match between Egypt and Ghana will be played on the 18th of January at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium.

As things stand in the group after one round of games, Egypt are in second place on 1 point while Ghana are bottom of the group and yet to get off the mark.

Egypt come into the game having been held to a 2-2 draw in their opening group fixture against Mozambique.

It was a match Egypt were expected to win, especially as they opened the scoring in just the 2nd minute.

However, Mozambique came back in the second half and having equalised in the 56th minute, they took a shock lead 2 minutes later. Fortunately for Egypt, they were awarded a penalty in added time to make it 2-2.

The draw with Mozambique means Egypt are undefeated in each of their 6 most recent fixtures, including friendlies.

There have been wins over Djibouti and Sierra Leone in 2026 World Cup qualifying plus friendly victories over Zambia and Tanzania.

Trends show Egypt are undefeated in 6 of their last 7 AFCON games but they have needed a penalty shootout to win 3 of their last 5 matches in the competition.

There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 10 of Egypt’s 12 most recent AFCON games.

Ghana arrive at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium on the back of a disappointing 2-1 defeat at the hands of Cape Verde in their opening Group B match.

Ghana fell a goal behind in the 17th minute and were down 1-0 at half time. Into the second half and Ghana equalised in the 56th minute.

However, they did not go on and win the game as expected and it was Cape Verde who scored the winning goal in the 92nd minute.

The defeat to Cape Verde means Ghana have won only 1 of their 6 most recent fixtures, including friendlies.

The win came at home against Madagascar in 2026 World Cup qualifying but there have been defeats against Comoros in World Cup qualifying plus Mexico and United States in friendlies.

Trends show Ghana have failed to win any of their last 5 Africa Cup of Nations fixtures.

They have recorded just 1 win from their 10 most recent games in the competition and have seen both teams score in 4 of their last 5 AFCON matches.

Team news: Egypt could make a couple of changes to their starting XI, with Omar Marmoush and Omar Kamal coming into the team.

Ghana are likely to make some changes to their team, with Andre Ayew, Inaki Williams, and Ernest Nuamah all expected to start.

This is a big game in the group, especially for Ghana following their defeat to Cape Verde.

Egypt were also poor against Mozambique and although they have been tough to beat in the Africa Cup of Nations, winning this match could prove out of reach. This game could end level with under 2.5 goals scored.

Home team
Away team

Probability %

1X2

Pred

Correct score

Avg. goals

Weather conditions

Coef.

Score

Live
coef.

Acn

Egypt Ghana 18/01/2024 21:00

414316

X

1 - 1

1.83

30°

3.10

1.95 3.10 4.75 no no no

FT

2 - 2(0 - 1)

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