Central African Republic vs Gabon Prediction and Betting Tips | November 18th 2024

Central African Republic and Gabon will battle for three points in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Monday (November 18th). The game will be played at the Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg although the Central African Republic are the designated hosts.

They will be hoping to bounce back from the 1-0 defeat they suffered away to Lesotho last Thursday. Neo Mokhachane's 51st-minute strike proved to be the difference between the two sides.

Gabon, meanwhile, suffered a 5-1 thrashing at home to Morocco. They went ahead through Denis Bouanga's fourth-minute strike while Jamal Harkass equalized in the 17th minute before Real Madrid forward Brahim Diaz scored a first-half brace to give the Atlas Lions a 3-1 lead at the break. Youssef En Nesyri and Ismael Saibari scored in the final 10 minutes to complete the rout.

The defeat left Les Panthères second in Group B, having garnered seven points from five games. Central African Republic are bottom on three points and have been eliminated from the running for qualification.

Central African Republic vs Gabon Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

The two sides have clashed on 14 occasions in the past. Gabon have seven wins to their name, and Central African Republic were victorious on three occasions while four games ended in draws.
Gabon claimed a 2-0 home win in the reverse fixture in September 2024.
Central African Republic failed to score in each of their last four games in the AFCON qualifiers.
Central African Republic have lost five of their last six games, including the last four on the spin.
Gabon are seeking to avoid losing consecutive games for the first time since September 2023.
Gabon form guide: L-W-D-W-L Central African Republic form guide: L-L-L-L-W

Central African Republic vs Gabon Prediction

Central African Republic have never made it to the Africa Cup of Nations and will have to wait for another two years for their next shot at making their AFCON debut. Les Fauves dropped one spot to 161st in the latest FIFA World Rankings.

Gabon, for their part, have booked their spot in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. They dropped to 85th spot in the latest world rankings.

We are backing the two sides to share the spoils in a low-scoring stalemate.

Prediction: Central African Republic 1-1 Gabon

Central African Republic vs Gabon Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Draw

Tip 2 - Both teams to score

Tip 3 - Over 1.5 goals