South Africa Confederations Cup Match Preview: Zambia VS Kenya

Zambia VS Kenya  Livescore / H2H Stats
Time: 27-06-2024 22:59 Thursday
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Match Preview
Despite having a decent squad, Zambia has had a series of unfortunate matches recently. In a stretch of nine games, the "Copper Bullets" managed only one victory, which was in a friendly match against not the most challenging opponent, Malawi (2-1). It is worth noting that the Zambians blatantly failed at the African Nations Cup-2024: the team finished its participation at the group stage, scoring only 2 points, although many expected at least a playoff appearance from them. The World Cup-2026 qualifying campaign is also not going well: 3 points in 4 matches and a second-to-last place in their group's standings.

Kenya, on the other hand, is on a great run and clearly does not plan to slow down. Thus, the team approaches the upcoming confrontation with a series of five matches without defeat, winning three of them. Moreover, the "Harambee Stars" often manage to hold their own against stronger opponents: last year, Kenya managed to beat Qatar (2-1) and draw with Russia (2-2), and on June 11th, they scored a very important point in the match against Côte d'Ivoire in the World Cup-2026 qualifiers (0-0).

Goaloo Prediction
Although the African continent is not considered the most productive, our editorial team expects to see an interesting encounter. Firstly, both teams are considered among the main contenders for the title, surpassing many opponents in all aspects. Secondly, lately, both Zambia and Kenya have been scoring a lot, very rarely ending a game without scoring a goal. In such a situation, a bet on total goals over (2.5) looks very reliable.

Pick: Total goals Over(2.5)