Gabon vs Gambia Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup

Prediction published on 11/06/2024, 06:53  by Daniel Ngulu in World Cup Predictions

Gabon will be at home to host Gambia on Match Day 4 of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in the CAF region. On Match Day 3 these two nations had mixed results, Gambia bagging their first three points as Gabon dropped three. Gabon stayed second despite their 1-0 loss away to Cote d’Ivoire. They have a two-point buffer on second placed Kenya and will be hoping to go joint top with a win. That, though, will be dependent on how Kenya plays against the group leaders. With their loss to Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon are now without a win in their last three matches. They failed to score in two of the three matches and have no clean sheet in their last nine matches. Five times in their last seven matches, both teams managed to score. As they have a good run at home in World Cup qualifiers, Gabon will be happy to be hosts here. They have three straight home wins in World Cup qualifying matches. They’ve suffered just two defeats in 24 home matches in World Cup qualification.

Gambia’s new manager Jonathan McKinstry provided the needed tonic for the nation to return to winning ways. In his first match in charge, Gambia registered their first win in Group F, beating Seychelles 5-1. The visitors will not want to dwell so much on that win as Seychelles are the group’s whipping boys. The challenge gets stiffer from now on and they will be seeking only their second win in eight matches. Surprisingly, Gambia have the better head to head record here; they have two wins in three meetings with Gabon. In June last year, Gambia registered a second straight win for the first time since January 2022. Here they have the chance to not only repeat but also scale higher in the standings. It is without a doubt that they head into this encounter as the underdogs, having won just three of 10 matches. They have conceded two or more in seven of their last 10 matches and failed to score in four. A win here will hand Gambia their first ever away victory in World Cup qualification.