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World Cup: Canada vs Morocco – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the World Cup game between Canada and Morocco who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Canada arrive at this match placed as number 30 in the FIFA world ranking, while Morocco lack behind as number 7 in the world.

Form: Canada vs Morocco

Canada Form

Canada have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Qatar by 6-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-1 against Switzerland, before achieving a 0-1 win against South Africa. Canada were able to win five of their previous 10 internationals across all tournaments, while drawing four of the games. They suffered defeat in one of these outings.

Morocco Form

Morocco recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 0-1 and 4-2 against Scotland and Haiti, respectively. Last time out, Netherlands ended their streak as the match finished even 1-1. Morocco won six of their last 10 internationals, while drawing four in a run that saw them completely avoid defeat.

Betting stats for Canada and Morocco

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Canada and Morocco. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Canada vs Morocco

Look no further than Jonathan David, when searching for a marksman who is currently in good shape. He hit the target three times lately for Canada, while Ismael Saibari managed five goals in the last half dozen matches for Morocco across tournaments. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Popular markets: Canada vs Morocco

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Canada won five times, drew four and lost one time. Morocco claimed six wins, drew four times and lost zero in their last 10 games across all tournaments. Canada are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 9 matches without defeat. Morocco struck a rich vein of form some weeks ago, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 27 matches in a row. Morocco are on a serious roll of now 11 away matches on the spin without defeat.

Both teams to score

Canada scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Morocco scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Morocco managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Canada’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Morocco’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.3 goals in these matches. Morocco are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 27 matches.

Betting prediction: Canada vs Morocco

To sum up, the upcoming match between Canada and Morocco seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this World Cup game.