Lesotho vs Seychelles Prediction and Betting Tips | June 28th 2024

Lesotho and Seychelles get their 2024 COSAFA Cup campaign underway when they square off at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Friday. Both sides have been drawn in Group C alongside Namibia and Angola.

Having suffered a narrow 1-0 loss to Zambia in the 2023 COSAFA Cup final, Lesotho will be looking to go all the way this year.

Leslie Notsi’s men finished top of Group C with six points from a possible nine last year as they saw off Mauritius and Mozambique before losing 4-2 against Angola.

Lesotho journey to South Africa off the back of a decent start to the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, where they have picked up five points from four games to sit fourth in Group C, two points behind first-placed Rwanda.

The goal for Seychelles will be to secure a knockout-stage spot, having never progressed from the group stages in their 13 COSAFA Cup participations.

However, the Pirates’ recent form offers little optimism as they have lost their last 14 competitive matches, stretching back to a goalless draw with Mozambique in the 2019 COSAFA Cup.

Seychelles have conceded a staggering 22 goals in the World Cup qualifiers, where they sit rooted to the bottom of Group F after four matches.

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Lesotho vs Seychelles Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• This will be the fifth meeting between Lesotho and Seychelles, with Notsi’s men claiming two wins in their previous four encounters.
• Seychelles have managed just one win in that time, which came in March 2016 when they beat Notsi’s men 2-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations, while the spoils have been shared once.
• Lesotho have won just two of their last nine matches across all competitions while losing four and claiming three draws since July 2023.
• Seychelles have won just one of their last 41 matches across all competitions while losing 34 and claiming six draws since the start of 2015.

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Lesotho vs Seychelles Prediction

Seychelles are on an abysmal run of results and are in for a tough 90 minutes against a superior Lesotho side. Given the gulf in class and quality between the two nations, we are backing Lesotho to come away with all three points.

Prediction: Lesotho 2-0 Seychelles

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Lesotho vs Seychelles Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Lesotho to win

Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - No (There have been fewer than three goals scored in eight of Lesotho’s last 10 games)

Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - Yes (There have also been at least five bookings in eight of Lesotho’s last 10 matches)