Egypt Ol. vs Morocco Ol. prediction: WORLD: Olympic Games – Play Offs betting tips on match 2024-08-07 15:00.
[p]Despite a heartbreaking 3-1 extra-time defeat to host nation France in the men’s Olympic football semi-final, Egypt stand on the brink of success as never before have they won a medal in this competition. There’s a small psychological barrier to overcome first, as it was Morocco who beat the Egyptians last summer in the U23 Africa Cup of Nations final – a game Egypt lost after taking the lead – something they also did against France. [/p]
[p]The Pharaohs have a habit of starting fast, taking the lead in three of their last four Olympic matches, but given none of their last three games have yielded a clean sheet, that by no means guarantees success. After coach Rogério Micale previously spoke about how his side will “do everything” to make their dream of securing an Olympic medal a reality though, they’ve got an added incentive to hold on here should they hit the front. [/p]
[p]It was a much similar story for Morocco in their semi-final as they led against Spain, only to be pegged back in a 2-1 defeat. Their game didn’t need extra-time to be settled, so the Moroccans should be a little fresher going into this clash as they too seek a first-ever men’s football medal at the Olympics, although having come further than ever before just to reach this point, this tournament can be deemed a success whatever the outcome. [/p]
[p]There’s a small storm brewing amongst Morocco fans online who, after it was revealed that  coach Walid Regragui undermined manager Tarik Sektioui in the half-time team talk, portioned blame for the defeat on Regragui. Whatever was said at half-time didn’t work as Morocco conceded twice after the break, and having leaked four of their five goals at this Games after half-time, they often show some second-half vulnerabilities. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Egypt’s Mahmoud Saber opened the scoring against Spain, while he also struck first in the U23 AFCON final these sides contested last summer. Thanks to six goals in five games at the Olympics so far, Morocco’s Soufiane Rahimi is on course to claim the Golden Boot. He’s now the second-highest African scorer of all time at the Games, while four of his six strikes in France have come from the penalty spot. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Four of Morocco’s five games at this Olympics contained exactly three goals. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Chris Wilson[/i][/p]