Angola vs Egypt prediction: AFRICA: Africa Cup of Nations betting tips on match 2025-12-28 16:00.
[p]Angola know their only realistic hopes of advancing to the next round hinge on beating one of the Africa Cup of Nations’ (AFCON) leading contenders, Egypt. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Angola came into the tournament with only a remote chance of progressing from Group B and their hopes were almost certainly shot when they drew 1-1 with fellow outsiders Zimbabwe on matchday two. They’ll now need to produce one of the greatest victories in the country’s history to move to four points, a tally they’re likely to need to finish as one of the best-ranked third-placed finishers too given no team advanced with fewer than three points in one of those positions in the last AFCON. That appears quite unlikely for a side who have now won only two out of ten competitive matches (D4, L4) since the start of August, with those two wins both coming against sides ranked substantially lower than Egypt in FIFA’s world rankings. [/p]
[p]Egypt have already assured their progression to the next stage, though the Pharaohs will be fighting to secure top spot and lock in a Round of 16 game against a third-place qualifier. A draw will be enough to wrap up Group B, which is perhaps why head coach Hossam Hassan confirmed that he will be “introducing new faces” here to manage the short turnaround between matches. Their two group stage wins so far have been uncomfortable, but after grinding out a 1-0 win against South Africa on matchday two despite playing over half the game with ten men, Egypt have already displayed they have the necessary character to avoid defeat and wrap up top spot here. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Egypt have never lost to Angola (W4, D3), winning both prior games in an AFCON setting by a 2-1 scoreline. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Six of Angola’s last eight matches saw both teams score. [/p]
[p]Angola failed to score in 16 of their last 18 losses. [/p]
[p]Egypt’s last four wins inside 90 minutes were by a single-goal margin. [/p]
[p]Egypt’s last 16 matches produced under 3.5 goals. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Following his goal against Zimbabwe, Gelson Dala has now scored in three of his last six games at AFCON finals, netting five goals therein. Omar Marmoush has scored goals in three of his last four international starts for Egypt and could threaten if he gets significant minutes. [/p]
[p]Angola are likely to be without midfielder Zini, whilst Egypt will be missing Mohamed Hany through suspension. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Egypt’s squad rotation could open the door for Angola to spring a surprise, so we’re predicting a draw. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Aaron Murphy [/i][/p]