Ethiopia vs Djibouti Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Daniel Hughes, Football Analyst | Published: 1 month ago | Last Updated: Mar 25, 03:00 | 4 min read

Ethiopia

Football Africa World Cup Qualification Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi Tue 25 Mar 04:00

Djibouti

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

Will the Favourites Cover the Line?

We're counting down to this Africa World Cup qualifier when Ethiopia clash with Djibouti at Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi in El Jadida, Morocco.

The Asian Handicap market allows us to back Ethiopia to beat Djibouti by two or more goals. Our -1.5 goals betting prediction is available at odds of 2.20.

Match Preview & H2H

Ethiopia lost 2-0 to Egypt in a World Cup qualifier at Stade Larbi Zaouli in Casablanca, Morocco in their last game.

Three days ago, Djibouti lost 4-1 to Burkina Faso at Stade El Abdi in El Jadida, Morocco, with Samuel Akinbinu finding the net for Djibouti in the World Cup qualifier.

We saw Ethiopia and Djibouti play out a 1-1 draw at Stade El Abdi in their most recent H2H meeting. This was a World Cup qualifier in June 2024.

Confirmed Lineups

Ethiopia confirmed lineup (3-5-2): Abubeker Nura (GK), Aschalew Tamene, Ramkel James, Habtamu Tekeste, Bereket Desta, Asrat Tonjo, Bereket Wolde, Mohammed Abera, Yared Kassaye, Abdulkerim Worku, Abubeker Nasir.

Djibouti confirmed lineup (4-1-4-1): Sulait Luyima (GK), Ali Farada, Yonis Kireh, Moustapha Osman, Ibrahim Idriss Mohamed, Hamza Abdi, Gabriel Dadzie, Warsama Hassan Houssein, Doualeh Elabeh, Mouad Mahamed, Samuel Akinbinu.

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Expert Africa World Cup Qualification Analysis

Our team of football experts monitor the current injuries and suspensions. When integrated with the latest form, this helps us secure the value odds. Our data-led approach backed up by key stats always proves useful.

Key Ethiopia vs Djibouti stats:

  • Djibouti have failed to win any of their last 19 matches
  • Djibouti have lost 8 of their past 10 away matches
  • Djibouti have conceded 2 or more goals in 7 of their last 10 away matches
  • Djibouti have failed to score in 10 of their last 20 matches

Ethiopia vs Djibouti Prediction

Our prediction is to back Ethiopia at 2.20 to overcome a -1.5 goal margin on the Asian Handicap market. This means a victory of two goals or more in this World Cup qualifier.

Those expecting a one-sided affair can back Ethiopia on the Asian Handicap -2.5 and you would need them to win by three goals or more.

Our Pick

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Ethiopia vs Djibouti Odds

Ethiopia have short betting odds to win and they’re overwhelming 1.35 favourites for this Africa World Cup Qualification clash. This means the bookies give them a 74% chance of winning the game. For those wanting to back Djibouti, you will find 9.00 about this outsider.

Under 2.5 Goals is currently the betting favourite and a bet on this option would mean you need no more than two goals to be scored. If you think this points to a low-scoring or one-sided affair, then BTTS No could be an option at 1.42.

To combine various Africa World Cup Qualification selections within the same match, you will find football betting sites offer a Bet Builder. Start adding the picks you fancy until you’re happy with the overall payout.

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Team Stats

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

Ethiopia logo Ethiopia Betting Stats

Djibouti logo Djibouti Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 4 wins, 11 defeats and 5 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 1 wins, 14 defeats and 5 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 0 wins, 8 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Ethiopia

Djibouti

Goals / match
0.6 0.6
Conceded / match
2.4 1.8
Total / match
3 2.4

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

Don’t miss out on the Ethiopia vs Djibouti team news so you understand the players available for selection ahead of kick-off.

Ethiopia vs Djibouti Lineups

Ethiopia Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

Djibouti Confirmed Lineup 4-1-4-1

Ethiopia Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

1 Abubeker Nura
15 Aschalew Tamene 3 Ramkel James 6 Habtamu Tekeste
7 Bereket Desta 21 Asrat Tonjo 20 Bereket Wolde 12 Mohammed Abera 19 Yared Kassaye
11 Abdulkerim Worku 10 Abubeker Nasir
22 Sulait Luyima
18 Ali Farada 20 Yonis Kireh 6 Moustapha Osman 23 I. Idriss Mohamed
5 Hamza Abdi
3 Gabriel Dadzie 10 W. Hassan Houssein 13 Doualeh Elabeh 19 Mouad Mahamed
17 Samuel Akinbinu

Djibouti Confirmed Lineup 4-1-4-1

Ethiopia Substitutes

  • 2Woldeamanuel Getu
  • 4Frezer Kassa
  • 5Amanuel Terfa
  • 9Ahmed Hussien
  • 13Ahmed Reshid
  • 14Berhane Bekele
  • 16Biruk Markos
  • 17Chernet Gugsa
  • 18Wogene Gezahegn
  • 22Seid Habtamu
  • 23Biniam Genetu

Djibouti Substitutes

  • 1Omar Mahamoud
  • 2Aboubaker Abdi
  • 7Maarouf Abaneh
  • 8Ahemdini Gohar
  • 9Moussa Wais
  • 11Mahdi Mahabeh
  • 12Mouktar Said
  • 14Yabe Siad Isman
  • 15Ahmed Zakaria
  • 16Sadick Djama
  • 21Ahmed Youssouf Omar

Previous Ethiopia Lineups

22 Mar Africa World Cup Qualification
Ethiopia 0-2 Egypt

Previous Djibouti Lineups

21 Mar Africa World Cup Qualification
Burkina Faso 4-1 Djibouti

Get the jump ahead of kick-off by accessing the confirmed lineups and find out who is on the substitutes bench. We have the formations and previous starting 11s.

Team Squads

Ethiopia Squad

Djibouti Squad

Every squad is covered in-depth so that you can get all the player info you need.

FIFA FlagTables & Standings

World Cup Qualification CAF Group A

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Egypt 5 4 1 0 13:2 13
2 Burkina Faso 5 2 2 1 11:6 8
3 Sierra Leone 5 2 2 1 7:6 8
4 Guinea-Bissau 5 1 3 1 4:5 6
5 Ethiopia 5 0 3 2 1:6 3
6 Djibouti 5 0 1 4 3:14 1
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Egypt 2 2 0 0 8:1 6
2 Sierra Leone 3 2 0 1 5:4 6
3 Burkina Faso 3 1 2 0 7:4 5
4 Guinea-Bissau 2 0 2 0 1:1 2
5 Djibouti 2 0 1 1 1:2 1
6 Ethiopia 3 0 1 2 0:5 1

A great starting point for placing football bets is to check out the Africa World Cup Qualification standings so that you can see where each team is placed in the table.

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