Ethiopia will face Tanzania at the Stade des Martyrs on Saturday in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The Walia Ibex have endured a poor run of results in their qualifying campaign and look set to miss out on consecutive AFCON competitions as they sit rock-bottom in Group H with just one point from four matches.
They were beaten 3-0 by Guinea last time out, conceding all three goals in a seven-minute spell in the first half before failing to muster any response despite an improved display in the second half.
Meanwhile, Tanzania have had mixed results in their AFCON qualifiers so far but remain in contention to advance from Group H. They suffered a 2-0 defeat to DR Congo in their last match. They had looked set to be headed toward a point before their opponents scored twice in the final 10 minutes of the game to snatch all three points.
The Taifa Stars sit third in their group with four points. A defeat on Saturday could prove costly to their qualification chances, depending on the result of the other game in the group.
Ethiopia vs Tanzania Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Saturday’s game will mark the 25th meeting between the two nations. Ethiopia have won 10 of their previous matchups while Tanzania have won six times, with their other eight matchups ending in draws.
- The Walia Ibex are undefeated in their last four games in this fixture.
- The Taifa Stars have managed just one clean sheet in their last eight games in this fixture.
- Ethiopia have the worst defensive record in Group H so far with a goal concession tally of nine.
Ethiopia vs Tanzania Prediction
The Walia Ibex are on a three-game losing streak and are winless in their last six games across all competitions. Ethiopia will head into the game knowing their fate is out of their hands, although failure to win will ultimately rule them out of contention to advance.
Tanzania have lost their last two games after going undefeated in their previous five. However, they sit 36 places above their weekend opponents in the FIFA rankings and should have enough to win this one.
Prediction: Ethiopia 0-1 Tanzania
Ethiopia vs Tanzania Betting Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Tanzania to win
Tip 2 – Goals – Over/under 2.5 – Under 2.5 goals (Six of Tanzania’s last seven matches have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 – Both teams to score: NO