AFCON – Cameroon vs Egypt: Betting Preview

Cameroon will have to defeat Egypt tonight if they want to reach the final of the Africa Cup of Nations on home turf. However, victory will not be served so easily for the hosts as the Pharaohs are looking defensively stable throughout the tournament.

The Indomitable Lions came out as winners of AFCON back in 2017 when they beat Egypt in the final. And will attempt to repeat the feat this campaign as well. On the other hand, the visitors will look for to avenge their 2017 final misery on Thursday night.

Cameroon vs Egypt stats and analysis

When it comes to goal-scoring Cameroon are not the most prolific side. Cameroon scored a sustainable 19 times in their previous 10 internationals, making it 1.9 goals per game. They have been great in defence conceding a lowly 8 goals at their own end. That is an average of 0.8 a game, achieving a clean sheet in 4 of these matches. Egypt have not exactly set the world on fire lately when it comes to goal scoring. Egypt scored a mediocre 18 times in the last 10 internationals creating an average of just 1.8 goals per game. They held on for a clean sheet in 5 of these matches, conceding 8 goals which is an average of 0.8 per game.

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Facts and figures for Cameroon vs Egypt in Africa Cup of Nations.

Current form — Cameroon v. Egypt

Cameroon keep brushing aside all resistance claiming yet another win to their collection last time out. They beat Gambia by 2-0 on 29 January in the semifinal of the competition to step into the last four.

Egypt look to continue their current momentum with another positive result. Their recent win over Morocco by 2-1 lead them into the semifinal of the competition.

On paper, the two sides seem evenly matched right now. However, judging by recent performances, Cameroon look the value pick here at odds 2.20, depending on your preferred betting strategy. The away win currently settles at 4.35, should the visitors manage to escape with all 3 points. A point for each team ramps up an accumulator with an odds of 2.75.

Cameroon vs Egypt – Fixture History

The last time the pair played each other, Egypt came away as winners in the Africa Cup of Nations, back in May 2012. At the time of writing, the bookmakers are offering the following prices on this encounter: betting on Egypt will get you odds 4.35, meaning the bookies predict, they are in with a 23% chance of beating Cameroon. You can get a price of 2.20, should you wish to add Cameroon to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy. In the last 8 meetings of these teams, an advantage was formed on the side of Egypt, and these matches were also remembered for a large number of goals.

Current table in the Africa Cup of Nations

Top goalscorer

Vincent Aboubakar is enjoying a great goal per game ratio, as he has been on target a few times recently. Cameroon will be relying on the services of their in-form marksman yet again when clashing with Egypt. The visitors are hoping Mohamed Salah adds another goal to his current tally. He seems in quite a good shape with 4 goals lately.