Kenya vs Tanzania Predictions

Both Kenya and Tanzania lost their opening clashes at the Africa Cup of Nations at the weekend. Now the pair are chasing a victory, in what is set to be a playoff for third place and a potential spot in the last 16. While they are outmatched by the top two – Senegal and Algeria – both of these sides will be aiming to be one of the best third-placed finishers and book a place in the second round.

Kenya lost out 2-0 to Algeria on Sunday, a defeat which means they’ve now won just one of their last four games. However, they are meeting a Tanzania side who have won one in five. Neither of these two can be seen as a team in form, while they don’t have a huge amount of experience at tournaments. The last time Kenya made this competition was back in 2004, while Tanzania have made it for the first time since 1980.

Kenya booked their place in Egypt thanks to a solid defence, that’s how they tend to set up. That’s hardly a surprise given that their standout player is Tottenham’s anchor-man Victor Wanyama. Only two members of their squad have more than five international goals to their name. Meanwhile, Tanzania know they are out of their depth at this tournament, so expected them to go with a similarly reserved style as they chase a result in their most winnable game.

None of Kenya’s qualifying games for this competition finished with both teams finding the net. Meanwhile, they’ve seen both teams score in just one of their last 11 fixtures. The same goes for Tanzania, another side who have issues going forward. They scored all of their qualifying goals at home, drawing blanks in every away game. Across their last nine games, they’ve seen both teams find the net on just one occasion.

Meetings between these two have hardly been high scoring, either. The last four head to head clashes have each seen just a single goal scored. Tanzania won the first two 1-0 before Kenya claimed back to back victories. With both teams kicking off their campaign in this competition without scoring, we are backing both to have issues going forward. We think the best way to go in this clash is to back both teams to score – no. That’s down to their blunt forward lines and focus on defending.