Botswana vs Somalia Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Matthew Wright, Football Analyst | Published: 1 month ago | Last Updated: Mar 26, 01:00 | 4 min read

Botswana

Football Africa World Cup Qualification Obed Itani Chilume Stadium Wed 26 Mar 02:00

Somalia

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

Find Out Our Best Asian Handicap Bet

We’re expecting a sizeable win for Botswana against Somalia. Our betting prediction is to back the 1.92 about our selection on the Asian Handicap with a -1.5 goal deficit.

Match Preview & H2H

Botswana´s last Africa World Cup Qualification clash was against Algeria and the game finished in a 3-1 loss, with Tebogo Kopelang scoring.

Somalia most recently played an away Africa World Cup Qualification clash against Guinea which was a 0-0 draw.

The latest match between Botswana and Somalia saw Botswana run out 3-1 winners.

Confirmed Lineups

Botswana confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Goitseone Phoko (GK), Alford Velaphi, Mosha Gaolaolwe, Thatayaone Ditlhokwe, Mothusi Johnson, Gape Mohutsiwa, Godiraone Modingwane, Thero Setsile, Segolame Boy, Kabelo Seakanyeng, Tumisang Orebonye.

Somalia confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Abdirahman Mohamud Jama (GK), Abdulle Abdullahi, Abel Gigli, Ali Omar, Yonis Abdirizak, Mohamed Omar, Abdulsamed Abdullahi, Ali Musse, Mukhtar Abi, Bilal Habib, Yusuf Ali.

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Expert Africa World Cup Qualification Analysis

The football betting tips stem from knowing the team news and the latest form for each side. We work hard to unearth the most pertinent stats which can also act as a guide.

Key Botswana vs Somalia stats:

  • Somalia have failed to win any of their last 12 matches
  • Somalia have conceded 2 or more goals in 6 of their last 7 away matches
  • Somalia have lost 4 of their past 5 matches this season
  • Somalia failed to score in 6 of their last 13 matches

Botswana vs Somalia Prediction

The opposition look vulnerable for this Africa World Cup Qualification game and our tip is to side with Botswana at 1.92 on the Asian Handicap market. We need our selection to overcome a -1.5 goal margin.

Depending on how confident you feel about Botswana winning by a big margin, you can head to the Asian Handicap market and choose your line.

Our Pick

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Botswana vs Somalia Odds

At betting odds of 1.27 with the bookies, Botswana are regarded as 79% likely to win this Africa World Cup Qualification encounter. If you want to back the outsider for this match, Somalia are available at 10.00.

For those expecting a low-scoring clash, Under 2.5 Goals is the market leader on the Total Goals market. Both Teams to Score No is available at 1.37 for anyone expecting at least one side to draw a blank.

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Team Stats

Latest Africa World Cup Qualification and match stats. Full Time Result and Goals.

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Somalia logo Somalia Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 6 wins, 8 defeats and 6 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 1 wins, 10 defeats and 2 draws in previous 13 matches
  • 0 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in previous 7 away matches

Goals

Goals

Botswana

Somalia

Goals / match
1 0.8
Conceded / match
1 2
Total / match
2 2.8

Team News

Make sure you know the Botswana vs Somalia team news before placing your bets. We’ll bring you the information when we have it.

Botswana vs Somalia Lineups

Botswana Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Somalia Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Botswana Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

23 Goitseone Phoko
5 Alford Velaphi 4 Mosha Gaolaolwe 3 Thatayaone Ditlhokwe 12 Mothusi Johnson
6 Gape Mohutsiwa 14 Godiraone Modingwane
17 Thero Setsile 13 Segolame Boy 7 Kabelo Seakanyeng
11 Tumisang Orebonye
13 A. Mohamud Jama
17 Abdulle Abdullahi 3 Abel Gigli 15 Ali Omar 2 Yonis Abdirizak
6 Mohamed Omar 8 Abdulsamed Abdullahi
10 Ali Musse 11 Mukhtar Abi 12 Bilal Habib
9 Yusuf Ali

Somalia Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Botswana Substitutes

  • 1Kabelo Maphakela
  • 2Thabo Leinanyane
  • 8Renei Batlokwa
  • 9Koketso Majafi
  • 10Thabang Sesiny
  • 15Tshepo Keselebale
  • 16Lesenya Malapela
  • 18Lebogang Ditsele
  • 19K. Mmangwedi
  • 20Tebogo Kopelang
  • 21Kitso Mangolo
  • 22Gilbert Baruti

Somalia Substitutes

  • 1Aleeley Sheikh Saeed
  • 4Mohamud Ali Mohamed
  • 5Liban Abdulahi
  • 14Marsis
  • 16Ilyas Akram
  • 18Fahad Mohamed
  • 19Mahad Abdulkadir
  • 20Aweys Adan
  • 21Mohamed Awad
  • 22A. Mohamed Hussein
  • 23I. Ahmed Hussein
  • 24Suleyman Sidali Abdi

Previous Botswana Lineups

21 Mar Africa World Cup Qualification
Botswana 1-3 Algeria

Previous Somalia Lineups

22 Mar Africa World Cup Qualification
Guinea 0-0 Somalia

We’ll publish the confirmed lineups as soon as they’re available. You can compare this to the previous starting 11s and understand the formations and substitutes.

Team Squads

Botswana Squad

Somalia Squad

Get the important stats for every player thanks to our team-by-team squad information.

FIFA FlagTables & Standings

World Cup Qualification CAF Group G

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Algeria 5 4 0 1 11:5 12
2 Mozambique 5 4 0 1 9:6 12
3 Guinea 5 2 1 2 4:4 7
4 Botswana 5 2 0 3 7:8 6
5 Uganda 5 2 0 3 5:7 6
6 Somalia 5 0 1 4 3:9 1
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Mozambique 3 2 0 1 5:4 6
2 Guinea 3 1 1 1 2:2 4
3 Algeria 2 1 0 1 4:3 3
4 Uganda 2 1 0 1 2:2 3
5 Botswana 3 1 0 2 4:6 3
6 Somalia 2 0 0 2 1:4 0

We recommend looking at the Africa World Cup Qualification standings after each round of games so you can see where each side are placed in the table.

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