Match: CAF Africa Cup of Nations
Fixture: Benin vs Botswana
Local Kick-off Time: 1:30pm, Saturday 27th December 2025
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Opening Odds
| Category | Item | Corresponding Odds |
|---|---|---|
1X2 | 1 | 1.90 |
| X | 3.30 | |
| 2 | 4.10 | |
Asian Handicap | -0.5 | 1.92 |
| +0.5 | 1.87 | |
Scored | Goals (2/2.5) - Over | 2.02 |
| Goals (2/2.5) - Under | 1.77 | |
Corners | Corners (8.5) - Over | 1.83 |
| Corners (8.5) - Under | 1.83 |
Prediction: Benin wins
Ahead of the first-ever match between them, both Benin and Botswana are struggling for goals. Benin have failed to score in six of their last eight AFCON matches, including on matchday one. That was also the third consecutive game that they couldn’t find a goal. Botswana have been equally goal-shy and have failed to score even once in three of their last five matches. That included the 3-0 defeat to Senegal, where they were swamped by the favourites.
Lack of goals could be a recurring theme here, and our Benin vs Botswana prediction is Benin wins.
Comprehensive Prediction Analysis:
Angola
| Date | Competition | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/12/23 | CAF Africa Cup of Nations | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1-0 (HT 1-0 FT 1-0) | Benin |
| 2025/12/14 | International Friendly | FUS Rabat | 0-1 (HT 0-0 FT 0-1) | Benin |
| 2025/11/19 | International Friendly | Burkina Faso | 3-0 (HT 2-0 FT 3-0) | Benin |
| 2025/10/15 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Nigeria | 4-0 (HT 2-0 FT 4-0) | Benin |
| 2025/10/11 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Rwanda | 0-1 (HT 0-0 FT 0-1) | Benin |
| 2025/09/10 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Benin | 4-0 (HT 3-0 FT 4-0) | Lesotho |
| 2025/09/06 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Benin | 1-0 (HT 0-0 FT 1-0) | Zimbabwe |
| 2025/06/10 | International Friendly | Morocco | 1-0 (HT 1-0 FT 1-0) | Benin |
| 2025/03/26 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Benin | 0-2 (HT 0-0 FT 0-2) | South Africa |
| 2025/03/21 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Zimbabwe | 2-2 (HT 1-2 FT 2-2) | Benin |
Benin were back in the AFCON finals after a six-year absence but fell to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of DR Congo on matchday one. That was their third defeat in a row, all coming without scoring.
That puts a cloud of uncertainty over Benin’s chances of progression, as the Cheetahs have failed to win their 15 matches in the AFCON finals within regulation time (D5, L10).
Zimbabwe
| Date | Competition | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/12/23 | CAF Africa Cup of Nations | Senegal | 3-0 (HT 1-0 FT 3-0) | Botswana |
| 2025/12/18 | International Friendly | Tunisia | 2-1 (HT 0-0 FT 2-1) | Botswana |
| 2025/10/15 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Guinea | 2-2 (HT 2-2 FT 2-2) | Botswana |
| 2025/10/10 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Botswana | 0-1 (HT 0-0 FT 0-1) | Uganda |
| 2025/09/08 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Mozambique | 2-0 (HT 1-0 FT 2-0) | Botswana |
| 2025/09/05 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Algeria | 3-1 (HT 1-1 FT 3-1) | Botswana |
| 2025/06/11 | CAF South Africa Confederations Cup | Botswana | 3-3 (HT 2-1 FT 3-3) | Zambia |
| 2025/06/10 | CAF South Africa Confederations Cup | Comoros | 0-0 (HT 0-0 FT 0-0) | Botswana |
| 2025/03/26 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Botswana | 2-0 (HT 0-0 FT 2-0) | Somalia |
| 2025/03/21 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Botswana | 1-3 (HT 0-1 FT 1-3) | Algeria |
Botswana couldn’t halt tournament favourites Senegal, falling to a 3-0 defeat in their opening fixture. They failed to land even a single shot on target in that game. The result extended their poor recent form, landing five defeats in six recent internationals (D1).
Their only previous AFCON finals appearance was in 2012 when they lost three games in a row and crashed out of the group stage. A similar fate awaits them here if things don’t improve, because the Zebras have won only one of their last nine competitive matches (D3, L5).
Final Prediction:
Asian Handicap: Benin -0.5
European Handicap: Benin wins
Predicted Scores: 1-0, 2-0
Predicted Total Goals: 1, 2
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