Central African Republic vs Madagascar Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Richard Clarke, Football Analyst | Published: 3 months ago | Last Updated: Mar 19, 22:00 | 4 min read

Central African Republic

Football Africa World Cup Qualification Stade El Arbi Zaouli Wed 19 Mar 23:00

Madagascar

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

Take CAR With Some Insurance

Central African Republic and Madagascar lock horns in this Africa World Cup qualifier at Stade El Arbi Zaouli in Casablanca, Morocco.

This match could go the way of CAR and our betting prediction is to back them against Madagascar on the Draw No Bet market. We really like the 1.66 for this particular selection.

Match Preview & H2H

Central African Republic lost 1-0 to Gabon in their previous match. The Africa Cup of Nations qualifier was played at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, with CAR having one shot on target and 38% of possession.

Madagascar´s last game was against Comoros and the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at Al Hoceima's Grand Stadium in Morocco finished in a 1-0 loss. Romuald Rakotondrabe's team recorded 47% possession and had three shots on goal.

In their most recent World Cup qualifiers, CAR lost 4-3 away to Ghana, while Madagascar drew 0-0 at home with Mali.

CAR have won the previous two meetings against Madagascar. A 3-0 victory was followed by a 2-0 win in the Africa Cup of Nations qualification stage in March 2023.

Confirmed Lineups

Central African Republic confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Dominique Youfeigane (GK), Gabriel Oualengbe, Cedric Yambere, Hugo Gambor, Donald Benamna, Goduine Koyalipou, Peter Guinari, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Axel Urie, Jacob Epandi, Louis Mafouta.

Madagascar confirmed lineup (4-5-1): Geordan Dupire (GK), Rado Rabemanantsoa, Jean Marcelin, Thomas Fontaine, Jean-Pierre Morgan, Loic Lapoussin, Arnaud Randrianantenaina, Marco Ilaimaharitra, Clement Couturier, Rayan Raveloson, Warren Caddy.

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Expert Africa World Cup Qualification Analysis

The formbook is always a good place to start ahead of making football predictions. Team news is also an important port of call, while the stats we present always tell an interesting story.

Key Central African Republic vs Madagascar stats:

  • Madagascar have failed to win any of their last 7 matches
  • Madagascar have lost 8 of their past 10 away matches
  • Madagascar failed to score in 8 of their last 10 away matches

Central African Republic vs Madagascar Prediction

Our pick for this Africa World Cup qualifier is to back Central African Republic on the Draw No Bet market. This means money back if the match is drawn and the odds are 1.66.

In order to get bigger odds, you can simply back CAR to win without the insurance of money back if the game ends all square.

Our Pick

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Central African Republic vs Madagascar Odds

Madagascar are available at betting odds of 3.15 to win away to Central African Republic, with the home side trading at 2.50 with the bookies. Should you wish to back the draw, it’s on offer at 2.65 for this Africa World Cup Qualification encounter.

The Total Goals market is popular and Under 2.5 Goals has the shortest odds right now. If you think at least one side will keep a clean sheet, then Both Teams to Score No is 1.63.

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Team Stats

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

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Full time Result

  • 6 wins, 12 defeats and 2 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 4 wins, 10 defeats and 6 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 1 wins, 8 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Central African Republic

Madagascar

Goals / match
0 0.8
Conceded / match
2.6 1.4
Total / match
2.6 2.2

Team News

We’re ready to bring you Central African Republic vs Madagascar team news as soon as it’s announced. This will allow you to get the big picture.

Central African Republic vs Madagascar Lineups

Central African Republic Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Madagascar Confirmed Lineup 4-5-1

Central African Republic Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

16 Dominique Youfeigane
13 Gabriel Oualengbe 4 Cedric Yambere 20 Hugo Gambor 17 Donald Benamna
14 Goduine Koyalipou 21 Peter Guinari 19 Geoffrey Kondogbia 23 Axel Urie
18 Jacob Epandi 9 Louis Mafouta
16 Geordan Dupire
12 Rado Rabemanantsoa 15 Jean Marcelin 21 Thomas Fontaine 18 Jean-Pierre Morgan
17 Loic Lapoussin 20 A. Randrianantenaina 6 Marco Ilaimaharitra 14 Clement Couturier 7 Rayan Raveloson
9 Warren Caddy

Madagascar Confirmed Lineup 4-5-1

Central African Republic Substitutes

  • 1Geoffrey Lembet
  • 3C. Basse-Zokana
  • 5S. Stephane Ndobe
  • 6Sacha M'Baka
  • 7Noah Ato-Zandanga
  • 8Calvin Bombo
  • 10Wesley Ngakoutou
  • 11Jime Mustafa
  • 12Samuel Nlend
  • 15B. A. Yangana-Ba-Komi
  • 22Maurel Abimala

Madagascar Substitutes

  • 1Sonny Laiton
  • 2Tommy Iva
  • 3L. Rafanomezantsoa
  • 4Tony
  • 5R. Razafindraibeharimihanta
  • 8A. Andrianarimanana
  • 10N. Rakotoharimalala
  • 11E. H. Raheriniaina
  • 13Jhon Baggio
  • 19Hakim Abdallah
  • 22Thierno Millimono
  • 23Melvin Adrien

It’s great to see the confirmed lineups and see the changes compared to the previous starting 11s. We’ll highlight the formations and also list the substitutes.

Team Squads

Central African Republic Squad

Madagascar Squad

Make sure you check out the latest squads and access the up-to-date player stats.

FIFA FlagTables & Standings

World Cup Qualification CAF Group I

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Comoros 4 3 0 1 8:4 9
2 Ghana 4 3 0 1 7:5 9
3 Madagascar 4 2 1 1 5:2 7
4 Mali 4 1 2 1 5:4 5
5 CAR 4 1 1 2 7:9 4
6 Chad 4 0 0 4 1:9 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Comoros 2 2 0 0 5:2 6
2 Ghana 2 2 0 0 5:3 6
3 Mali 3 1 1 1 5:4 4
4 Madagascar 2 1 1 0 2:1 4
5 CAR 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
6 Chad 2 0 0 2 0:5 0

The Africa World Cup Qualification standings help you understand the performance of each team in the division. Check out the latest table for up-to-date information

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