Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea Predictions

• Burkina Faso are in form and are unbeaten in six (W5, D1).
• Equatorial Guinea have three defeats in their last five games.
• Burkina Faso have four clean sheets in their last six games.

Stallions can open AFCON account with a win

There are four AFCON games to look forward to on Christmas Eve and first up is a clash between Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea in Casablanca.

Both of these teams have strong recent records in this tournament, Burkina Faso lost in the final in 2013 and have since claimed third place in 2017 and fourth in 2021, and in the last edition they were knocked out in the last 16.

Equatorial Guinea finished in fourth place 10 years ago and in 2021 they reached the last eight. Like Burkina Faso, they were eliminated in the last 16 in 2023.

Both teams will feel capable of progressing beyond the group stage and this fixture could be key, due to Algeria’s presence in Group E. Burkina Faso are the team in form, however, and that suggests they can get what could be a vital win over the line.

The Stallions are on a four-game winning streak and they are unbeaten in six, while Equatorial Guinea have won just two of their last nine games and have three defeats in their last five.

A 2-0 win for Burkina Faso is the correct score prediction as they have conceded just three goals across their last six games, keeping four clean sheets, while the Nzalang Nacional have scored just two goals across their last five games and have conceded at least twice in three of their last six fixtures.

Hearts striker Pierre Kabore stands out as a potential scorer for the Stallions as he has scored hat-tricks in each of his last two appearances for Burkina Faso.