On Sunday evening, Togo and Cape Verde go head-to-head at the Stade de Kegue in Group B of qualifying for the African Cup of Nations.
Togo form guideThe home side heads into gameweek six of qualifying already out of the race for qualification for next year's tournament. A 2-0 win in Eswatini last time out ended a 12-game winless run in AFCON qualifying for Togo. The game followed a familiar low-scoring trend for the home side, as it was their fourth straight qualifier to produce under 2.5 goals.
Togo have found home wins hard to come by in qualifying for the African Cup of Nations, as they are now winless in eight qualifiers on home soil after a 1-1 draw with Burkina Faso in their last qualifier in front of their own fans.
One issue for Togo of late on home soil in qualifying has been too many goals conceded, as they have conceded at least two goals in three of their last four matches.
Cape Verde form guideThe visitors have already secured their place at the 2024 African Cup of Nations, having picked up ten points from their opening five qualifiers. They could still top the group if they can gain a better result than table-topping Burkina Faso in gameweek six of qualifying.
Cape Verde are in good form going into this clash, as they are undefeated in six internationals, having recorded four wins and two draws.
Bubista’s team has built their recent strong form on solid defensive displays, conceding just once in their last four matches.
When it comes to their Group B campaign, Cape Verde are unbeaten in their last four matches, having recorded three wins and a draw. They have also kept three clean sheets in their previous four AFCON qualifiers.
What am I backing?I fancy Cape Verde to pull off another victory in this clash, as Togo are poor on home soil, and the visitors have a stellar recent record in qualifying.
