The clash of the third team of the group and the winners of the quartet.
Guinea take on the visitors Zimbabwe in the round six match of Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. The match will be played on Sunday, September 4th.
The hosts of the match have no objectives in upcoming match as they won’t leave the third place they currently occupy regardless of the result of the game. Guinea national team has gained five points in five matches with 4-5 goal difference and has lost all chances to finish second. Guinea have intensive year as they played already 10 matches in all competitions in 2016, taking one win, seven draws and two defeats.
Zimbabwe got excellent chance to qualify from the easy group and turned this possibility into well-deserved place in the main stage of Africa Cup of Nations. The hosts of the match have gained 11 points in five matches with 11-3 goal difference and clinched the first place in the group. The team is on eight-match undefeated run with four wins and four draws recorded. The most recent loss was suffered in the end of January this year.
Despite current positions of the opponents in the group, Guinea have advantage in the head-to-heads with Zimbabwe, suffering the most recent defeat in ‘93. The reverse fixture between the opponents ended with 1-1 draw. We should not the fact that six out of the last seven head-to-heads ended with under 2.5 goals in the match. We can rely on this stat as neither of the team has objectives in upcoming match that we expect to be a low-scoring one.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals.
