Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea Prediction: Bertrand to bag in 10/3 Burkina Faso win

The Africa Cup of Nations moves on to Group E on Wednesday, with Burkina Faso opening up against Equatorial Guinea at Casablanca’s Mohammed V Stadium (13:30 local, 12:30 GMT, live on 4seven).

Neither nation has ever won the tournament, and both our outsiders to break that duck in the 2025 event. My Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea predictions follow below, complete with full team news and Betfred’s latest match odds.

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Team News

Burkina Faso come into the tournament with many of their hopes being pinned on Sunderland striker Bertrand Traore having a bright tournament.

The 88-cap veteran has 22 international goals to his name and will lead the line in their opener, with Brentford’s Dango Ouattara expected to start on the wing.

Equatorial Guinea arrive with Juan Micha reinstated as their head coach. He had initially been sacked and several players sidelined after they went on strike for October’s World Cup qualifier in Malawi.

For them, much will depend on the former Middlesbrough and Birmingham City forward Emilio Nsue, who these days is playing in the fourth tier in Spain.

Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea Odds

The Stallions are firm favourites with Betfred to get off to a winning start in Group E. They’re 5/6 for the victory, with Equatorial Guinea 18/5. That implies a 21.7% chance of an upset.

The draw can be backed at 23/10, while it’s 11/10 for Both Teams to Score.

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Burkina Faso & BTTS @ 10/3

While the Stallions are rightly considered the more likely winners here, it’s hard to see there being much in it.

The Red Devils have threats of their own, and while group-stage Afcon games can often take a while to get going, I think there are goals in this one.

Sure, these sides have racked up a grand total of one goal between them in three head-to-head matches, but many of Burkina Faso’s recent wins have come despite concessions.

The same could well happen in Casablanca, and at 10/3 and an implied probability of 23.1%, there’s serious value in this pick.

Football Odds

Bertrand Traore Anytime Goalscorer @ 13/8

While Traore hasn’t exactly been full of goals for Sunderland this season – he has one in nine starts – he has contributed to the Black Cats maintaining their excellent run in the Premier League with a further four wins and two draws in that time.

At international level, he has also shown great aptitude in front of goal. Having already scored at three previous Afcon tournaments, he could become the first player in his nation’s history to net in a fourth.

And with a system built by head coach Brama Traore to get his namesake into dangerous positions, I’m backing the former Ajax man to make the most of that against one of the weaker sides in the group.

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