Mauritania vs Angola
Africa Cup of Nations
Date: Saturday, 29 June 2019
Kick off at 15:30 UK / 16:30 CET
Venue: Suez Stadium (Suez).
Mauritania Form & Team News
Mauritania suffered a 4-1 defeat to Mali in their opening match in 2019 AFCON. Moctar El Hacen El Ide got a disappointing entertainment goal.
Lions of Chinguetti made their first appearance at AFCON and struggled to make a real impact in their defeat to Mali. They have lost three of the four matches they have played this year and were priced at 3.20 to claim victory against Angola while the draw ended at 3.00.
Attackers Ismail Diakite and Adama Ba have struggled with the national team this year and face a daunting task. The influential Moctar El Hacen El Idea is expected to start in the front two behind after a net of consolation against Mali.
Angola Form & Team News
Angola took a cruel point in their opening group match. The Palancas Negras held off Tunisia with a 1-1 draw with Djalma leveling in the 73rd minute.
Angola have won six of their last nine matches in all competitions and have looked good in preparation until AFCON. They are expected to win at good value 2.40 giving their impressive performance against Tunisia and their pace in the final third.
Striker Mateus Galiano is expected to lead a fast forward with Djalma and Wilson Eduardo when the Angolan people look to claim their first win in the group stage.
Mauritania vs Angola Head to Head
Mauritania and Angola have faced each other twice with both matches coming in qualifying for AFCON 2019. Both teams won their home matches with Angola winning 4-1 and Mauritania 1-0.
Mauritania vs Angola match
Mauritania have conceded seven goals in their last two matches and have tended to struggle to overcome the pace of Djalma and Wilson Eduardo in the Angolan attack.
Angolan people show resilience to Tunisia and are a difficult team to break down. Mauritania are expected to stay with two strikers at Ismail Diakite and Adama Ba and that could make them a little in the midfield where they can be defeated by Angola's superior quality.
Mauritania vs Angola Key Statistics
Angola have won 6 of their last 9 matches (all competitions).
Angola won 4 of their 6 matches at the AFCON Qualification.
Mauritania have lost 3 of their last 4 matches (all competitions).
Mauritania vs Angola betting tips
Angola wins @ 3/4
More than 2.5 Goals FT @ 8/5
