Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau prediction, odds & betting tips 18/01/2024

Equatorial Guinea
18/01/24 - 14:00

Finished

4

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2

Guinea-Bissau

Equatorial Guinea - Guinea-Bissau

Africa Cup of Nations - Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara

2nd Round

*The odds in this article were correct at the time of writing, but are subject to change.

Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara will host Thursday’s match between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. Both teams will go head-to-head in Round 2 of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. It'll be interesting to see how things pan out after 90 minutes.

Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea Bissau prediction, betting tips & odds

Hot tip – Equatorial Guinea to win

  • Equatorial Guinea are currently on an 11-match unbeaten run.
  • Guinea-Bissau are coming off back-to-back losses.

Also, while Equatorial Guinea held their own against Nigeria in their AFCON 2023 opener, Equatorial Guinea lost their opening match. This is one of the reasons why ‘Equatorial Guinea to win' is one of our favourite Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau predictions.

Latest odds

Last Five - Equatorial Guinea

24/03/25

Africa - World Cup Qualifying Africa

Namibia

Namibia

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea

1

1

D

21/03/25

Africa - World Cup Qualifying Africa

Sao Tome e Principe

Sao Tome e Principe

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea

0

2

W

17/11/24

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Africa

Togo

Togo

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea

3

0

L

14/11/24

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Africa

Algeria

Algeria

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea

0

0

D

14/10/24

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Africa

Liberia

Liberia

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea

1

2

W

Last Five - Guinea-Bissau

24/03/25

Africa - World Cup Qualifying Africa

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

2

1

L

20/03/25

Africa - World Cup Qualifying Africa

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

3

1

L

20/12/24

International Match International

Guinea

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

4

1

L

19/11/24

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Africa

Mozambique

Mozambique

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

2

1

L

15/11/24

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Africa

Eswatini

Eswatini

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

1

1

D

Win probability

  • Equatorial Guinea: 6/4 (2.50) – 40
  • Draw: 19/10 (2.90) – 34.5
  • Guinea-Bissau: 21/10 (3.10) – 32.3

It's evident from these Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea Bissau odds that Equatorial Guinea are the expected winners at 6/4 (2.50). Teams with these odds generally have a 40 percent probability of winning.

For more football betting tips on this game, check out the over/under market. The under 2.5 option can be backed at 4/9 (1.44) with an implied probability of 69.2 percent, while the over 2.5 option is priced at 13/8 (2.63) with a probability of 38.1 percent.

Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea Bissau prediction – Other tips

One team will fail to score

  • Both teams scored in just three of Guinea-Bissau's last 11 matches.
  • At least one team blanked in three of Equatorial Guinea's last five games.

Under 2.5 goals

  • Equatorial Guinea's last seven matches featured less than three goals.
  • Four of Guinea-Bissau's last five matches went below the 2.5 goal mark.

Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau prediction

Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea Bissau team news

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea opened the scoring in their AFCON 2023 Group A opener against Nigeria's Super Eagles, but conceded the equaliser a minute later. They had to settle for a draw, which means Juan Micha's troops are now on an 11-match unbeaten run. A victory here will likely cement Nzalang Nacional's place in the knockout stages. Micha will be pleased to have no injured or suspended players for this contest.

Predicted lineup: Owono, Akapo, Coco, Obiang, Ndong, Ganet, Bikoro, Salvador, Machin, Buyla, Nsue.

Guinea Bissau

On the other hand, Guinea-Bissau suffered a 2-0 loss to hosts Ivory Coast in their opening match. They've now lost back-to-back games, conceding eight times in the process. Being last in Group A, Baciro Candé's men will need all the points they can get.

Predicted lineup: Djoco, Candé, Djaló, Sangate, Encada, Semedo, Bikel, Cassama, Mané, Baldé, Rodrigues.

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea
4-1-4-1
1
Jesus Owono
gq
15
Carlos Akapo
gq
21
Esteban Orozco Fernandez
gq
16
Saul Coco
gq
11
Basilio Ndong
gq
4
Federico Bikoro
gq
6
Iban Salvador
gq
7
Jose Machin
gq
22
Pablo Ganet
gq
17
Josete Miranda
gq
10
Emilio Nsue
gq
Substitutes
27
Oscar Siafa
gq
20
Santiago Eneme
gq
12
Charles Ondo
gq
8
Jannick Buyla
gq
5
Jose Elo
gq
19
Luis Asue
gq
9
Salomon Obama
gq
18
Noe Ela
gq
3
Marvin Anieboh
gq
14
Axel Bandeira
gq
23
Manuel Sapunga Mbara
gq
13
Aitor Embela
gq

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau
4-3-3
12
Ouparine Djoco
gw
15
Jefferson Encada
gw
20
Sori Mane
gw
4
Marcelo Djalo
gw
2
Fali Cande
gw
16
Moreto Cassama
gw
19
Janio Bikel
gw
8
Alfa Semedo
gw
14
Mauro Rodrigues
gw
3
Franculino
gw
17
Mama Balde
gw
Substitutes
21
Nanu
gw
10
Carlos Mane
gw
9
Zinho Gano
gw
1
Jonas Asvedo Mendes
gw
5
Houboulang Mendes
gw
7
Dalcio Gomes
gw
24
Ze Turbo
gw
11
Marciano
gw
13
Carlos Mendes Gomes
gw
25
Edgar Ie
gw
18
Famana Quizera
gw
6
Nito Gomes
gw

*Confirmed Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea Bissau lineups will appear here around 60 minutes before kick-off.

Player to watch: Iban Salvador

Iban Salvador was all over the place in Equatorial Guinea's 1-1 draw with Nigeria a few days ago. He scored the opening goal in that match, and caused some problems for Nigeria's defence. It should be worth keeping an eye on the Miedź Legnica player.