Morocco vs Comoros Prediction: 7/2 hosts and Diaz to go big in Afcon opener

The much-anticipated 2025 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations gets underway on Sunday, when hosts Morocco welcome Comoros to the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat for a Group A clash (20:00 local, 19:00 GMT, live on E4 and Channel 4 Sport YouTube).

Read on for my Morocco vs Comoros predictions, full team news and Betfred’s latest match odds.

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Team News

Anass Salah-Eddine will complete an international journey of some curiosity by making his major tournament debut for Morocco just two months after his allegiance switch from the Netherlands was confirmed.

He will take the right-back slot in the absence of Achraf Hakimi, who sprained his ankle playing for Paris Saint-Germain last month. The Atlas Lions’ skipper should be fit soon enough to take part in the tournament, but he misses the opener.

Comoros reached the Afcon finals with a fairly settled side, with seven of their squad playing a part in all six qualifiers.

However, Warmed Omari played all 540 minutes of the prelims but now finds himself sidelined with an ankle injury which has ruled him out of the entire tournament.

Morocco vs Comoros Odds

There are no surprises forecast here. Morocco are 1/8 to get their campaign off to a flyer, with Comoros 16/1 to cause an upset against the side 100 places above them in the Fifa World Rankings.

The draw is an 11/2 shot, with the hosts 8/11 to Score in Both Halves. That’s an implied probability of 57.9%.

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Handicap +3: Tie @ 7/2

The destination of the two points shouldn’t even be a question here. It will simply be down to the margin of victory for Morocco.

There’s an argument that Comoros will put in their best performance of the entire group stage in the opener due to the adrenaline and the fact they will be facing a 68,000 crowd almost entirely barracking for their opponents.

But even that shouldn’t stop Morocco recording the win, and they should come out of it unscathed with a little still in the tank.

The three-goal margin looks about right, with the 7/2 Betfred are offering appearing punter-friendly at an implied 22.2% chance.

Football Odds

Brahim Diaz Anytime Goalscorer @ 5/4

Anyone who has scored every 33 minutes in qualifying and is priced at odds-against to net has to be backed.

While he will face tougher opponents than Lesotho, who he bagged a hat-trick against, the Real Madrid man should still get plenty of opportunities against Comoros.

While he hasn’t scored yet for his club side this season, the Afcon should bring him a great chance to get his form going in front of goal.

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