Guinea Bissau vs Burkina Faso Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Guinea-Bissau have been one of the stories of the tournament in many ways. The minnows making their tournament debut lacked the funds to even organise any friendlies ahead of their appearance in Gabon. However, they took a point off the host nation and pushed Cameroon very close in their last match, scoring in both games, which suggests they could give Burkina Faso a run for their money too.

The group situation suggests this will be fairly open as realistically both sides need to win this match. 3 points will guarantee that Burkina Faso qualify but a draw would only be enough if they can better Gabon’s result against Cameroon, which is a risk they can’t really afford to take. A point will see Guinea-Bissau eliminated and even coming into this tournament they had nothing to lose, so they’ve no reason not to take a few chances and see if they can make yet more history.

Therefore, this has the potential to be a more open game than the bookies seem to be expecting. Both teams have scored in every match played in Group A so far. Guinea-Bissau’s recent matches have also tended to produce several goals. Both teams have netted in 8 of their last 11 matches in all competitions and they’ve only failed to score in one of those fixtures. They’ve shown enough so far in this competition to suggest they can pose a few problems here.

Burkina Faso though will feel they are now in a strong position to qualify. Having secured creditable 1-1 draws against the two stronger sides in the group, they’ll be content to be in a situation where they only need to beat the lowest ranked side in order to qualify. We should see a slightly more positive approach from them as a result and they will look to take the game to Guinea-Bissau.

Both teams have scored in 5 of their last 7 games too so certainly the recent form of both suggests both keepers will be busy here. With victory the aim for both coaches, it should be a relatively open affair and backing Both Teams to Score at 11/10 looks to offer value.