Madagascar vs Guinea-Bissau: Franculino Djú and Ehsan Kari in focus ahead of 11 November clash

Madagascar face Guinea-Bissau on 11 November, with kick-off scheduled for 17:00 GMT.

Both teams will be looking to make an early statement, but Guinea-Bissau arrive with the stronger recent form record. Their latest form line is listed as WW, while Madagascar’s is LD, leaving the visitors with greater momentum before the match.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: Ryan Ponti (Madagascar) — 1 assists, Dálcio (Guinea-Bissau) — 1 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: Geordan Dupire (Madagascar) — 2, Fernando Embadje (Guinea-Bissau) — 4
• Tackles: Ryan Ponti (Madagascar) — 2, Jefferson Encada (Guinea-Bissau) — 1.
• Most encounters won: Jean-Pierre Morgan (Madagascar) — 7, Renato Nhaga (Guinea-Bissau) — 7.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. H. Mastouri (4, Tunisia)
2. M. Munetsi (3, Zimbabwe)
3. E. Colley (3, Gambia)
4. Y. Wissa (2, Congo DR)
5. Chamito (2, Mozambique)

Team statistics:

The meeting is also an opportunity for two players who have already found the net this season to make a decisive contribution. Madagascar forward Ehsan Kari has scored one goal, while Guinea-Bissau’s Franculino Djú has also registered once.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Madagascar — LD
• Guinea-Bissau — WW

The match could be decided by which side turns its recent form into control during the key moments. Madagascar will want to recover from the defeat included in their recent record, while Guinea-Bissau will aim to extend a run that has already produced two wins.

According to home statistics this season, Madagascar scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	50.00%	66.67%
16-30	50.00%	33.33%
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Guinea-Bissau has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	20.00%
16-30	20.00%
31-45	20.00%
46-60	20.00%
61-75	20.00%
76-90
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Madagascar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guinea-Bissau		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Madagascar		Guinea-Bissau
21.5%	Winning the game	21.5%
29%	Attack potential	29%
0%	Potential in defense	0%
0%	Strength against each other	0%
0%	Goal Potential	0%

Summary: the probability of Guinea-Bissau winning – 50%, draw – 50%, loss – 0. Thus Madagascar, most likely, loss (loss or draw)

Goal Forecast:Madagascar, is likely to score -1.5 goals, Guinea-Bissau is likely to score no more than -3.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau will take place on November 11 at 17:00 (GMT) at the stadium .