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Lesotho and Central African Republic will battle for three points in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Thursday (November 14th). The game will be played at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein.
Lesotho are the designated hosts but the game is taking place in nearby South Africa. The Crocodiles will be hoping to bounce back from the 2-0 defeat they suffered against Gabon in the qualifiers last month. Shavy Babicka and Rody Effaghe scored second-half goals to help the Gabonese claim all three points.
Central African Republic, meanwhile, suffered a 4-0 bashing at home to Morocco in October. Eliesse Ben Seghir scored a first-half brace while Youssef En Nesyri and Abdo Ezzalzouli scored after the break to complete the rout for the Atlas Lions.
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The loss left Les Fauves in third spot in Group B, having garnered three points from four games. Lesotho are bottom of the table on one point.
Lesotho vs Central African Republic Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The Central African Republic claimed a 3-1 home win in the reverse fixture in September 2024.
- Four of Central African Republic's last five games have produced three goals or more.
- Lesotho's last five games have produced less than three goals.
- Central African Republic have lost four of their last five games.
- Lesotho have won just one of their last 10 games (seven losses).
- Lesotho form guide: L-W-L-D-L
- Central African Republic form guide: L-L-L-W-L
Lesotho vs Central African Republic Prediction
Lesotho have never qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations and their chances of qualifying for Morocco are non-existent as they have already been eliminated from the running. Leslie Notši's side have nothing but pride left to play for but climbed one spot to 151st position in the latest FIFA World Rankings.
Central African Republic, for their part, dropped to 129th in the latest world rankings. They have also never qualified for the AFCON and are four points behind second-placed Gabon in the race for qualification. Eloge Enza Yamissi has to oversee a win here while hoping Morocco do them a favor ahead of their crucial clash with Gabon next week.
We are backing the Central African Republic to claim a narrow win with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Lesotho 1-2 Central African Republic
Lesotho vs Central African Republic Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Central African Republic to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
