Morocco vs Gabon
International – Friendlies
Date: Tuesday, 15 October 2019
Kick-off at 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
Venue: Grand Stade de Tanger.
TEAM NEWS
MOROCCO
Morocco continued their preparations for the 2021 African Nations Cup qualifiers with a friendly against Gabon house in Tangier on Tuesday night having drawn 1-1 against Libya last Friday.
Coach Vahid Halilhodzic was disappointed in their performance against Libya, in which Morocco took the lead in the 20th minute through Jawad El Yamiq only for Libya to level before half belonged Sanad Al-Warfali who plays his club football in Morocco.
Morocco now has won one and drawn three of their four games since they were beaten on penalties in the last 16 at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations by Benin. Halilhodzic has provided an opportunity for home-based players as he looks to shape his squad ahead of the 2021 qualifying schedule ,.
GABON
Gabon beat Burkina Faso 1-0 in France on Friday in what was their first match under new coach Patrice Neveu was appointed in March after their failure to qualify for the 2019 African Cup of Nations.
Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had previously fallen out with the national team hierarchy Gabon but after meeting with the coach he is hungry to play international football and scored the winning goal against Burkina Faso.
With back-to-back in 2021 qualifying schedule, the match against DR Congo and Angola next month, trainer sees this match as a preparation is especially important because it is the only the second charge.
Morocco vs Gabon Predictions
Vahid Halilhodzic male African Cup campaign has quite unremarkable in early summer. They booted from competition with Benin in the round of sixteen, though only in a penalty shootout. The host had been unbeaten in their last four games since and would welcome Gabon into their midst this week on the back of a 1-1 draw against Libya.
their colleagues, on the other hand, failed to make it to Egypt after they finished third in qualifying second behind Mali and Burundi. Although the favorite to land tickets to the Cup, Gabon failed to maintain their initial momentum and without a sense of accomplishment in their last two games.
However, the visitors were back to winning ways, and has seen off Burkina Faso with a 1-0 victory. However, that alone does not guarantee visitors a glimmer of hope even this week.
The host has a lot of confidence in the comfort of their homes. They have not been on the losing end in their last three games here. And, has scored three times while only conceded one less. In addition, the home team has been faring well against this enemy in their previous meeting and have come out on top in three of their five previous clashes.
Taking into account that the final victory of Gabon in Morocco land came almost a decade ago, Morocco is a direct favorite to secure the bragging rights in this one.
In addition, visitors have stood their ground in their last trip on the road, and have found the back of the net in each of the last four games. Considering that two of their three previous head to head gear here also see both ends of the goal, relying on both teams to have their name scored in the last blast of the whistle.
Morocco vs Gabon Betting tips
Full-time result: Morocco @ 1.66.
