Morocco vs Togo Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Morocco’s African Cup of Nations campaign got off to a bad start before a ball had even been kicked as one of their star players, Sofiane Boufal, was sent home from the competition with a knee injury. Things didn’t get any better in their first group game either as Congo DR stifled them and nicked a 1-0 win despite being reduced to ten men in the closing stages.

This followed on from their defeat to Finland in their final warm up friendly, and it’s the first time they have suffered back to back defeats since 2014. They are now bottom of the group with two games left to play, and one of those is against current holders Ivory Coast.

Togo, despite being almost completely devoid of star quality, did manage to hold a lacklustre Ivory Coast at bay for the entire 90 minutes though as they secured a surprising goalless draw to pick up their first point of the campaign. This leaves them joint second in the group, so a win here would see them rise clear of either Ivory Coast or Congo DR.

The signs aren’t particularly good for Togo though. Their final match before the tournament started was a friendly in November, with them losing 2-1 to none other than Morocco. This ended their seven match unbeaten streak in all competitions.

That was back when Morocco looked in good shape though. They were unbeaten in ten matches going into that game, but now they have lost back to back games and failed to score in either of them they will be a bit down in the dumps.

It was also a friendly, but now Togo are in with an actual shot of making it through the African Cup of Nations group stages they’ll be a lot more focused at the back, just as they were against Ivory Coast. They have only lost one of their last nine matches as well, whilst Morocco have only won four of their last ten in all competitions.

For this reason I’m backing a Togo Win or Draw Double Chance, and considering the lack of attacking intent from both sides, I think another goalless draw could be on the cards, so I’m going for that for my correct score predictions.