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Egypt vs Ghana – Prediction and Betting Tips | Jan 18, 2024

PublishedJanuary 17, 2024Match dateJanuary 18, 2024AuthorBigb

In an eagerly anticipated encounter in Group B of the Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt and Ghana are set to face off at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny on January 18, 2024, at 8 pm UK time. Both teams, having faced setbacks in their opening games, are under immense pressure to secure a victory in this high-stakes match. This clash is not just a battle for points but a contest between two of Africa’s footballing giants.

Analysis

Egypt’s Resilience and Star Power: Egypt, led by the talismanic Mohamed Salah, demonstrated their fighting spirit by salvaging a draw against Mozambique. Despite their defensive struggles in the opening game, the Pharaohs have shown a strong offensive capability, with Salah being the focal point of their attack. Their midfield, anchored by Mohamed Elneny, will need to exert more control to dictate the pace against Ghana.

Ghana’s Quest for Redemption: Ghana, on the other hand, experienced a shock defeat to Cape Verde, putting their campaign in jeopardy. The Black Stars have a blend of experience and youth, with the likes of Mohammed Kudus and Andre Ayew being key figures. Their recent record in the AFCON has been underwhelming, and a turnaround is crucial to avoid an early exit.

Key Players to Watch: Mohamed Salah for Egypt and Mohammed Kudus for Ghana (if fit) are the ones to watch. Salah’s ability to create and score goals is well-documented, while Kudus’ form for West Ham indicates he could be a game-changer for Ghana.

Prediction

(Odds are taken from bet365 and are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change.T&Cs apply, 18+)

Given the recent performances and historical context, Goal.mu/Mauri.bet predicts: Egypt 2-1 Ghana odds at 10.00 bet365. Egypt’s attacking prowess, led by Salah, and their resilience give them a slight edge over Ghana.

Additional Betting Tips:

Both Teams to Score: Yes
Over/Under 2.5 Goals: Over 2.5

Hot Stats:

Egypt has not failed to win their first two AFCON games since 1992.
Ghana has lost three of their last four games against Egypt.

74 average Markets available for Egypt v Ghana

Full Time Result

Home Win	Draw	Away Win
1.95	3.1	4.75

Half Time/Full Time

Egypt – Egypt	Egypt – Draw	Egypt – Ghana
3.2	15	41

Half Time/Full Time (cont.)

Draw – Egypt	Draw – Draw	Draw – Ghana
4.5	4	8.5

Half Time/Full Time (cont.)

Ghana – Egypt	Ghana – Draw	Ghana – Ghana
29	17	8

Correct Score

Egypt #6-0	Egypt #6-1	Egypt #3-2
251	351	41

Correct Score (cont.)

Egypt #2-1	Egypt #3-1	Egypt #4-3
10	21	251

Correct Score (cont.)

Egypt #5-2	Egypt #2-0	Egypt #4-1
201	7.5	41

Correct Score (cont.)

Egypt #3-0	Egypt #4-2	Egypt #4-0
17	81	41

Correct Score (cont.)

Egypt #1-0	Egypt #5-0	Egypt #5-1
5	81	101

Correct Score (cont.)

Draw #1-1	Draw #0-0	Draw #2-2
6	5.5	21

Correct Score (cont.)

Draw #3-3	Ghana #4-1	Ghana #3-2
81	126	51

Correct Score (cont.)

Ghana #4-0	Ghana #4-2	Ghana #3-0
151	201	51

Correct Score (cont.)

Ghana #2-1	Ghana #3-1	Ghana #1-0
17	41	9

Correct Score (cont.)

Ghana #2-0
21

Winning Margin

Egypt by 1	Ghana by 1	Egypt by 2
3.5	6	5.5

Winning Margin (cont.)

Ghana by 2	Egypt by 3	Ghana by 3
15	13	51

Winning Margin (cont.)

Egypt by 4+	Ghana by 4+	Score Draw
23	126	5

Winning Margin (cont.)

No Goal
5.5

Handicap Result

Egypt (-1) -1.00	Tie – (Ghana +1) 1.00	Ghana (+1) 1.00
4	3.5	1.8

Total Goals

Under 2.50	Over 2.50
1.444	2.7

First Team to Score

Egypt	No Goals	Ghana
1.615	5.5	3.1

Half-Time

Egypt	Draw	Ghana
2.75	1.909	5.5

Total Goal Minutes

Over 110 minutes	90 To 110 minutes inc.	Under 90 minutes
2.1	9	1.909

Total Goals Odd/Even

Even	Odd
1.825	2.025

Double Chance

Egypt or Draw	Draw or Ghana	Egypt or Ghana
1.182	1.8	1.364

Team Total Goals

Egypt Over 0.50	Egypt Under 0.50	Egypt Over 1.50
1.3	3.4	2.5

Team Total Goals (cont.)

Egypt Under 1.50	Egypt Over 2.50	Egypt Under 2.50
1.5	6	1.125

Team Total Goals (cont.)

Egypt Over 3.50	Egypt Under 3.50	Egypt Over 4.50
17	1.025	41

Team Total Goals (cont.)

Egypt Under 4.50	Ghana Over 0.50	Ghana Under 0.50
1.004	1.8	1.909

Team Total Goals (cont.)

Ghana Over 1.50	Ghana Under 1.50	Ghana Over 2.50
5.5	1.143	19

Team Total Goals (cont.)

Ghana Under 2.50	Ghana Over 3.50	Ghana Under 3.50
1.02	51	1.002

Both Teams to Score

Yes	No
2.375	1.533

Alternative Total Goals

Over 0.50	Under 0.50	Over 1.50
1.125	6	1.571

Alternative Total Goals (cont.)

Under 1.50	Over 3.50	Under 3.50
2.25	6	1.125

Alternative Total Goals (cont.)

Over 4.50	Under 4.50	Over 5.50
15	1.03	29

Alternative Total Goals (cont.)

Under 5.50
1.007

Exact Total Goals

0 Goals	1 Goal	2 Goals
5.5	3.5	3.25

Exact Total Goals (cont.)

3 Goals	4 Goals	5 Goals
5	9	21

Exact Total Goals (cont.)

6 Goals	7+ Goals
41	81

Alternative Handicap Result

Egypt -3.00	Tie – Ghana 3.00	Ghana 3.00
23	13	1.056

Alternative Handicap Result (cont.)

Egypt -2.00	Tie – Ghana 2.00	Ghana 2.00
9.5	5.5	1.25

Alternative Handicap Result (cont.)

Egypt 1.00	Tie – Ghana -1.00	Ghana -1.00
1.182	6	13

Alternative Handicap Result (cont.)

Egypt 2.00	Tie – Ghana -2.00	Ghana -2.00
1.036	15	34

Exact 1st Half Goals

0 Goals	1 Goal	2 Goals
2.2	2.5	5

Exact 1st Half Goals (cont.)

3 Goals	4 Goals	5+ Goals
15	41	126

1st Half Goals Odd/Even

Odd	Even
2.3	1.615

Alternative 1st Half Handicap Result

Egypt -3.00	Tie – Ghana 3.00	Ghana 3.00
151	41	1.01

Alternative 1st Half Handicap Result (cont.)

Egypt -2.00	Tie – Ghana 2.00	Ghana 2.00
34	11	1.056

Alternative 1st Half Handicap Result (cont.)

Egypt 1.00	Tie – Ghana -1.00	Ghana -1.00
1.143	5.5	23

2nd Half Result

Egypt	Draw	Ghana
2.3	2.2	4.5

2nd Half Goals

Over 0.50	Under 0.50	Over 1.50
1.4	2.75	2.75

2nd Half Goals (cont.)

Under 1.50	Over 2.50	Under 2.50
1.4	8	1.083

2nd Half Goals (cont.)

Over 3.50	Under 3.50
21	1.015

Clean Sheet

Egypt – Yes	Egypt – No	Ghana – Yes
1.909	1.8	3.4

Clean Sheet (cont.)

Ghana – No
1.3

Teams to Score

Both Teams	Egypt Only	No Goal
2.375	2.625	5.5

Teams to Score (cont.)

Ghana Only
6.5

Result / Total Goals

Egypt & Over 2.50	Egypt & Under 2.50	Draw & Over 2.50
4	3.25	21

Result / Total Goals (cont.)

Draw & Under 2.50	Ghana & Over 2.50	Ghana & Under 2.50
3.25	11	7

Time of 1st Team Goal

Egypt – Goal before 55:00	Egypt – No Goal before 55:00
1.833	1.833

Time of 1st Team Goal

Ghana – Goal before 79:00	Ghana – No Goal before 79:00
2.1	1.667

1st Goal Method

Shot	Header	Penalty
1.5	6.5	8

1st Goal Method (cont.)

Free Kick	Own Goal	No Goal
23	29	5.5

To Win From Behind

Egypt to win from behind	Ghana to win from behind
13	21

To Win to Nil

Egypt to win to nil	Ghana to win to nil
2.625	6.5

To Win Either Half

Egypt to win either half	Ghana to win either half
1.571	2.75

To Win Both Halves

Egypt to win both halves	Ghana to win both halves
6.5	21

To Score in Both Halves

Egypt to score in both halves	Ghana to score in both halves
4	9

To Score a Penalty

Egypt to score a penalty	Ghana to score a penalty
6.5	10

To Miss a Penalty

Egypt to miss a penalty	Ghana to miss a penalty
19	29

10 Minute Result

Egypt	Draw	Ghana
8	1.1	12

Goals in First 10 Minutes

Over 0.50	Under 0.50
6	1.125

Exact 2nd Half Goals

0 Goals	1 Goal	2 Goals
2.75	2.5	4

Exact 2nd Half Goals (cont.)

3 Goals	4 Goals	5+ Goals
10	29	51

Half Time Double Chance

Egypt or Draw	Draw or Ghana	Egypt or Ghana
1.143	1.4	1.8

Early Goal

Goal before 37:00	No Goal before 37:00
1.833	1.833

Late Goal

Goal after 67:59	No Goal after 67:59
1.833	1.833

Last Team to Score

Egypt	No Goal	Ghana
1.615	5.5	3.1

Number of Goals in Match

Under 2 goals	2 or 3 goals	Over 3 goals
2.25	2	6

Half with Most Goals

1st Half	2nd Half	Tie
3.25	2.2	3

First Half Goals

Over 0.50	Under 0.50	Over 1.50
1.615	2.2	4

First Half Goals (cont.)

Under 1.50	Over 2.50	Under 2.50
1.222	13	1.04

Half Time Correct Score

Egypt #1-0	Egypt #2-0	Egypt #4-0
3.6	11	151

Half Time Correct Score (cont.)

Egypt #2-1	Egypt #3-1	Egypt #4-1
29	81	351

Half Time Correct Score (cont.)

Egypt #3-2	Egypt #3-0	Draw #0-0
301	41	2.2

Half Time Correct Score (cont.)

Draw #2-2	Draw #1-1	Ghana #3-1
81	10	151

Half Time Correct Score (cont.)

Ghana #3-0	Ghana #2-0	Ghana #2-1
101	29	41

Half Time Correct Score (cont.)

Ghana #1-0
6

Time of First Goal Brackets

1-10	11-20	21-30
6	6	7

Time of First Goal Brackets (cont.)

31-40	41-50	51-60
7.5	8	12

Time of First Goal Brackets (cont.)

61-70	71-80	81 – Full Time
15	17	15

Time of First Goal Brackets (cont.)

No Goal
5.5

Draw No Bet

Egypt	Ghana
1.333	3.25

1st Half – Handicap

Egypt -1.00	Tie – Ghana 1.00	Ghana 1.00
9.5	3.4	1.4

Result/Both Teams to Score

Egypt & Yes	Egypt & No	Ghana & Yes
6	2.625	12

Result/Both Teams to Score (cont.)

Ghana & No	Draw & Yes	Draw & No
6.5	5	5.5

Total Goals/Both Teams to Score

Over 2.5 & Yes	Over 2.5 & No	Under 2.5 & Yes
3.5	10	6.5

Total Goals/Both Teams to Score (cont.)

Under 2.5 & No
1.727

Home Team Odd/Even Goals

Egypt – Even	Egypt – Odd
1.727	2

Away Team Odd/Even Goals

Ghana – Even	Ghana – Odd
1.533	2.375

Home Team Exact Goals

Egypt – 0 Goals	Egypt – 1 Goal	Egypt – 2 Goals
3.4	2.5	3.75

Home Team Exact Goals (cont.)

Egypt – 3+ Goals
6

Away Team Exact Goals

Ghana – 0 Goals	Ghana – 1 Goal	Ghana – 2 Goals
1.909	2.5	6.5

Away Team Exact Goals (cont.)

Ghana – 3+ Goals
19

Home Team Highest Scoring Half

Egypt – 1st Half	Egypt – 2nd Half	Egypt – Tie
3.6	2.5	2.25

Away Team Highest Scoring Half

Ghana – 1st Half	Ghana – 2nd Half	Ghana – Tie
4.5	3.25	1.727

Home Team to Score in 1st Half

Egypt – Yes	Egypt – No
2.2	1.615

Away Team to Score in 1st Half

Ghana – Yes	Ghana – No
3.4	1.3

Both Teams to Score in 1st Half

Yes	No
7	1.1

Half Time Result/Both Teams to Score

Egypt & Yes	Egypt & No	Draw & Yes
26	2.875	10

Half Time Result/Both Teams to Score (cont.)

Draw & No	Ghana & Yes	Ghana & No
2.2	41	5.5

Half Time Result/Total Goals

Egypt & Over 1.5	Egypt & Under 1.5	Draw & Over 1.5
8	3.6	10

Half Time Result/Total Goals (cont.)

Draw & Under 1.5	Ghana & Over 1.5	Ghana & Under 1.5
2.2	21	6

Home Team to Score in 2nd Half

Egypt – Yes	Egypt – No
1.8	1.909

Away Team to Score in 2nd Half

Ghana – Yes	Ghana – No
2.625	1.444

Both Teams to Score in 2nd Half

Yes	No
5	1.167

2nd Half Goals Odd/Even

Odd	Even
2.1	1.667

Both Teams to Score 1st Half – 2nd Half

Yes / Yes	Yes / No	No / Yes
29	7.5	5

Both Teams to Score 1st Half – 2nd Half (cont.)

No / No
1.3

Asian Handicap

Egypt -0.50	Ghana 0.50
2	1.85

Goal Line

Over 1.75	Under 1.75
1.775	2.1

1st Half Goal Line

Over 0.75	Under 0.75
1.975	1.875

1st Half Asian Handicap

Egypt -0.25	Ghana 0.25
2.15	1.725

Alternative Asian Handicap

Egypt -1.75	Ghana 1.75	Egypt -1.50
5.25	1.16	3.9

Alternative Asian Handicap (cont.)

Ghana 1.50	Egypt -1.25	Ghana 1.25
1.24	3.45	1.3

Alternative Asian Handicap (cont.)

Egypt -1.00	Ghana 1.00	Egypt -0.75
3	1.375	2.3

Alternative Asian Handicap (cont.)

Ghana 0.75	Egypt -0.25	Ghana 0.25
1.6	1.675	2.15

Alternative Asian Handicap (cont.)

Egypt 0.00	Ghana 0.00	Egypt 0.25
1.375	3	1.275

Alternative Asian Handicap (cont.)

Ghana -0.25	Egypt 0.50	Ghana -0.50
3.55	1.22	4.15

Alternative Asian Handicap (cont.)

Egypt 0.75	Ghana -0.75
1.14	5.75

Alternative Goal Line

Over 0.75	Under 0.75	Over 1.00
1.15	5.5	1.19

Alternative Goal Line (cont.)

Under 1.00	Over 1.25	Under 1.25
4.5	1.375	3

Alternative Goal Line (cont.)

Over 1.50	Under 1.50	Over 2.00
1.575	2.35	2.075

Alternative Goal Line (cont.)

Under 2.00	Over 2.25	Under 2.25
1.725	2.375	1.55

Alternative Goal Line (cont.)

Over 2.50	Under 2.50	Over 2.75
2.75	1.425	3.45

Alternative Goal Line (cont.)

Under 2.75	Over 3.00	Under 3.00
1.3	4.65	1.18

Alternative Goal Line (cont.)

Over 3.25	Under 3.25	Over 3.50
5.25	1.16	5.75

Alternative Goal Line (cont.)

Under 3.50
1.14

Alternative 1st Half Asian Handicap

Egypt -0.75	Ghana 0.75	Egypt -0.50
3.7	1.26	2.75

Alternative 1st Half Asian Handicap (cont.)

Ghana 0.50	Egypt 0.00	Ghana 0.00
1.425	1.45	2.675

Alternative 1st Half Asian Handicap (cont.)

Egypt 0.25	Ghana -0.25	Egypt 0.50
1.25	3.8	1.17

Alternative 1st Half Asian Handicap (cont.)

Ghana -0.50
5

Alternative 1st Half Goal Line

Over 1.00	Under 1.00	Over 1.25
2.675	1.45	3.3

Alternative 1st Half Goal Line (cont.)

Under 1.25	Over 1.50	Under 1.50
1.325	4	1.23

Alternative 1st Half Goal Line (cont.)

Over 1.75	Under 1.75
5.75	1.14

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