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Gabon vs Niger prediction

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Round: Group Stage - 2
Venue: Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Referee: Issa Sy

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Form

Recent form

Gabon

17Very poor

Last 5 matches · 0W-1D-4L · -6 goal difference

Niger

37Poor

Last 4 matches · 1W-1D-2L · -2 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Total Goals

Over 2.5 Goals

BetGenius backs Over 2.5 Goals (Total Goals) at 66% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

66%

Confidence

Solid

Preview

Match preview

Gabon host Niger in the second round of AFCON Qualification group stage fixtures, with both teams coming off contrasting opening results. Gabon suffered a 2-0 defeat away to Morocco in their opener, continuing a difficult run of results where they have conceded at least two goals in five consecutive outings. Returning home provides them an opportunity to stabilise their campaign.

Niger enter the contest on the back of a 2-1 home victory over Lesotho, giving them an early positive start in the group. Their recent fixtures have shown competitive defensive resilience in lower-scoring ties before that opening win, though their last encounter with Gabon produced an unusually open contest.

Their sole previous meeting was a high-scoring friendly in June 2025 where Niger edged a 4-3 thriller. With Gabon searching for their first points and dealing with recent defensive issues, this matchup has the potential for chances at both ends.

Analysis

Key factors

Gabon have conceded at least two goals in each of their last five matches across all competitions.
Niger enter following a 2-1 victory over Lesotho in their opening group game.
The sole head-to-head meeting between Gabon and Niger finished 4-3 in June 2025.
Gabon have failed to keep a clean sheet in their recent sequence of fixtures.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Gabon at homeNiger away

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Played

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W-D-L

0-2-0

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Scored /game

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Conceded /game

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Clean sheets

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Failed to score

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80%

BTTS (last 5)

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80%

Over 2.5 (last 5)

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Table

Table context

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#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	MoroccoPromotion - Africa Cup of Nations	2	+4	6
2	GabonPromotion - Africa Cup of Nations	2	0	3
3	Niger	2	-1	3
4	Lesotho	2	-3	0

History

Head-to-head

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0
Gabon: 0
Draws: 1
Niger

Niger have won 1 of the last 1 meeting.

2025-06-06Gabon3-4Niger

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