Gambia vs Mali: prediction and bet. Don’t count on loads of goals, in our opinion.
On January 16, the group stage match of the African Cup of Nations will take place. The Gambian national team will play versus the Mali team.
The Mali national team (53rd in the FIFA rankings) is one of the shadow favorites for the African Cup of Nations. In the first round of the group round, the Eagles defeated the strong team of Tunisia with a score of 1:0. The only goal from the penalty spot in the 48th minute was scored by the striker of the Norwegian “Sarpsborg” Ibraim Kone.
True, at the close of the meeting, the Tunisians could not convert their penalty, and the meeting in the city of Limbe ended with a scandal: the chief referee blew the final whistle even before the end of the regular match time.
The Gambian national team is only 150th in the FIFA rating list, but it is a strong and organized team, with which the experienced Belgian specialist Tom Szentfiet works. This team has its own leaders. First of all, it is worth highlighting Bologna winger Musa Barrow and Sampdoria centre-back Omar Colli.
In the first round,Gambia outplayed the Mauritian national team with a score of 1:0. The only goal in the 10th minute was scored by the Hungarian forward with “Fehervar”, Lamine Jallow.
We suppose that the outcome of the Gambia-Mali match can be decided by one goal scored. We do not share the position of the bookmakers, who consider the Eagles to be the clear favorites of the match. We are betting on a total of under 2.0 goals with odds of 1.71.