Eritrea vs Botswana: prediction and stats
Africa Cup of Nations - QualificationPreliminary RoundKick-off on March 21, 2022 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Cicero Stadium, Asmara
Match in progress
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Eritrea have 3 wins, 1 draws and 11 defeats; Botswana have 2, 4 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2020 | Sudan(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Dec 19, 2019 | Uganda(away) | 0-3 | CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup |
| Dec 17, 2019 | Kenya(away) | 4-1 | CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup |
| Dec 15, 2019 | Somalia(away) | 0-0 | CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup |
| Dec 13, 2019 | Djibouti(away) | 3-0 | CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2021 | Eswatini(away) | 1-1 | COSAFA Cup |
| Jul 13, 2021 | Zambia(away) | 1-2 | COSAFA Cup |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Lesotho(home) | 4-0 | COSAFA Cup |
| Jul 6, 2021 | South Africa(away) | 0-1 | COSAFA Cup |
| Mar 29, 2021 | Algeria(away) | 0-5 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Eritrea win(s), 0 draw(s), 2 Botswana win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2015 | Botswana 3-1 Eritrea | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Oct 10, 2015 | Eritrea 0-2 Botswana | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
How many goals should we expect?
Eritrea score 0.7 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Botswana score 0.7 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3 | 3/15 | 7/15 |
| Botswana | 0.7 | 1.2 | 5 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Botswana | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy