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Lesotho and Morocco return to action in Group B of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers when they lock horns at the Stade Adrar on Monday. Both sides head into the game off the back of contrasting opening-day results, with Walid Regragui’s men claiming an emphatic win over Gabon.
Lesotho suffered a dissapointing 3-1 defeat at the hands of Central African Republic in the Group B curtain-raiser at the Stade El Abdi on Thursday.
Louis Mafouta netted a first-half brace to put Central African Republic two goals up, and after Sara Motebang halved the deficit in the 56th minute, Goduine Koyalipou struck six minutes later to restore Les Fauves’ two-goal advantage.
Lesotho have now failed to win their last five matches, a run which saw them crash out of the COSAFA Cup in the group stages after picking up one point from a possible nine in Group C back in July.
Morocco, on the other hand, picked up a dream start to their AFCON qualifying campaign as they stormed to a 4-1 victory over Gabon on Friday.
In a one-sided affair at the Stade Adrar, goals from Brahim Diaz, Ayoub El Kaabi and a brace from Hakim Ziyech fired Regragui’s men to a resounding opening-day victory in front of their home supporters.
Morocco, who are the highest-ranked African nation according to FIFA (14), head into Monday on a four-game winning streak and will look to keep the juggernaut rolling.
Lesotho vs Morocco Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first-ever meeting between the two nations, who will be looking to begin their rivalry on a positive note.
- Morocco have gone five consecutive games without defeat, picking up four wins and one draw while scoring 14 goals and keeping three clean sheets since March.
- Lesotho have lost all but one of their last five games across all competitions, with a 1-1 draw against Seychelles on June 28 being the exception.
- Morocco are unbeaten in eight of their last nine competitive matches, picking up seven wins and one draw since September 2024.
Lesotho vs Morocco Prediction
Morocco are currently firing on all cylinders and will be backing themselves against Lesotho, who have failed to win their last five games.
Given the gulf in quality and depth between the two nations, we are backing Morocco to secure another comfortable victory.
Prediction: Lesotho 0-3 Morocco
Lesotho vs Morocco Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Morocco to win
Tip 2: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have been fewer than five bookings in Morocco’s last five matches)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - No (There have also been fewer than 11 corner kicks in Morocco’s last seven outings)
