Eritrea vs Zambia: prediction and stats
World Cup - Qualification AfricaGroup Stage - 7Kick-off on September 3, 2025 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Cicero Stadium, Asmara
Match cancelled
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Eritrea have 3 wins, 1 draw and 11 defeats; Zambia have 5, 2 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2025 | Niger(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2025 | Kenya(home) | 0-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Morocco(away) | 1-3 | African Nations Championship |
| Aug 10, 2025 | Angola(home) | 1-2 | African Nations Championship |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Congo DR(away) | 0-2 | African Nations Championship |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Botswana(away) | 3-3 | COSAFA Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Eritrea score 0.7 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Zambia score 1.0 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3 | 3/15 | 7/15 |
| Zambia | 1.0 | 1.5 | 5 | 4/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Zambia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
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How does Footlab AI 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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy