We have reached the final round of fixtures in the qualification for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. There are still some positions to be decided in the groups, including Group E and on Wednesday the 31st of March we have a meeting between Morocco and Burundi.
The game will be played at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, with the hosts already assured of a place in the finals and the visitors needing a victory to have a chance of progressing.
Morocco come into the game having picked up a point in a 0-0 draw in Mauritania on the 26th of March. That result was enough to see Morocco qualify for the final tournament having won 3 of their previous 4 fixtures in the group.
There have been victories home and away against Central African Republic plus a convincing 3-0 win in Burundi.
The only team to take points off Morocco in this group have been Mauritania, who held them to a 0-0 draw, both home and away.
Morocco are a difficult team to beat and they are currently on a 14 match unbeaten run. Their home form is excellent and Morocco are undefeated in their last 9 home games.
They have been particularly good defensively in recent matches and Morocco have kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 4 home fixtures.
Burundi know they need to win this match and hope Mauritania drop points in their game against Central African Republic. Burundi come into the game having been held to a 2-2 draw at home by Central African Republic. It was a disappointing result in a match they had to win to keep their hopes of qualification strong.
However, having fallen 2-0 down after 53 minutes, Burundi did well to get back into the match and take a point.
That result means Burundi are undefeated in their last 4 matches and they have lost only one of their 8 most recent fixtures. Away form shows they are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 on the road, with wins coming in Mauritius, Bangladesh, and Tanzania.
However, their away record in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying is not so good and Burundi have picked up only 2 victories in their last 16 games on the road.
Looking ahead to the team news and Morocco can afford to give some of their star players a rest if they choose. Zakaria Aboukhlal, Aymen Barkok, and Nayef Aguerd will be hoping to start the match.
Burundi will be looking towards Saidi Ntibazonkiza for goals and he is the joint top scorer in the group going into this game.
Morocco know they can relax going into the game but that should not prevent them from taking maximum points. The hosts are the clear favourites to win the match and end their qualifying campaign in style.
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