USA vs Ghana Prediction & Betting Tips - International Friendlies

Prediction published on 16/10/2023, 16:32  by Joseph King | Modified on 16/10/2023 at 17:02 in Football Predictions

The United States men's national team (USMNT) look to get back to winning ways when they host Ghana in this international friendly. The United States have precious few opportunities to test themselves against top-level opposition before the start of the World Cup. They fell to a 3-1 defeat to Germany three days ago despite taking the lead through a Christian Pulisic strike in the 27th minute. The loss snapped a run of back-to-back wins after matches against Uzbekistan and Oman. The 11th-ranked USMNT should now face a much easier task against 60th-ranked Ghana. They’re once again expected to start the match with a close to full-strength 11. There might be some slight rotation but expect the core of Pulisic, Balogun, McKennie, Musah and Dest to take to the field. Talented youngsters Gio Reyna and Pepi will be pushing for playing time with the former having started the match against Germany.

Ghana came into their North American excursion in good form after topping their AFCON qualifying group. The Black Stars managed an unbeaten record of three victories and three draws through their six matches to win the group with a three-point lead. A 3-1 home win over Liberia in a friendly back in September had Ghana on a two game winning streak along with a run of five matches unbeaten. They would see both streaks brough to an abrupt end on Saturday after suffering a convincing 2-0 defeat to Mexico on American soil. Ghana managed just four total shots and not a single one on goal while Mexico fired off 12, including six in the opposition penalty area. They’ll now have a short turnaround time as they travel from Charlotte, North Carolina to Nashville, Tennessee.