World Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Africa | Group Stage

Mar 19, 2025 at 4pm UK

Stade Municipal

CAR
1 - 4
Madagascar

Gambor (9')
(76'), Arnold Yangana-Ba-Komi (76')

FT(HT: 1-2)

Raveloson (17', 21'), Randrianantenaina (49'), Rafanomezantsoa (89')
Caddy (40'), Niaina Rabemananjara (88'), Niaina Rabemananjara (88')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's World Cup Qualifying - Africa clash between Central African Republic and Madagascar, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Central African Republic

Last Game: CAR 0-1 Gabon
Monday, November 18 at 7pm in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Madagascar

All competitions

World Cup Qualifying

Last Game: Comoros 1-0 Madagascar
Monday, November 18 at 7pm in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Current Group B Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Madagascar	3	3	7
2	Nigeria	3	0	6
3	Guinea	3	1	4
4	Burundi	3	-4	0

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Central African Republic win with a probability of 36.83%. A win for Madagascar had a probability of 34.58% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Central African Republic win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.7%) and 2-0 (6.92%). The likeliest Madagascar win was 0-1 (11.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.3%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood.

Result
Central African Republic	Draw	Madagascar
36.83% ( -0.13)	28.58% ( 0.03)	34.58% ( 0.1)

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
C	Liverpool	38	25	9	4	86	41	45	84
2	Arsenal	38	20	14	4	69	34	35	74
3	Manchester City Man City	38	21	8	9	72	44	28	71
4	Chelsea	38	20	9	9	64	43	21	69
5	Newcastle United Newcastle	38	20	6	12	68	47	21	66
6	Aston Villa	38	19	9	10	58	51	7	66
7	Nottingham Forest Nott'm Forest	38	19	8	11	58	46	12	65
8	Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton	38	16	13	9	66	59	7	61
9	Bournemouth	38	15	11	12	58	46	12	56
10	Brentford	38	16	8	14	66	57	9	56
11	Fulham	38	15	9	14	54	54	0	54
12	Crystal Palace	38	13	14	11	51	51	0	53
13	Everton	38	11	15	12	42	44	-2	48
14	West Ham United West Ham	38	11	10	17	46	62	-16	43
15	Manchester United Man Utd	38	11	9	18	44	54	-10	42
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves	38	12	6	20	54	69	-15	42
17	Tottenham Hotspur Spurs	38	11	5	22	64	65	-1	38
R	Leicester City Leicester	38	6	7	25	33	80	-47	25
R	Ipswich Town Ipswich	38	4	10	24	36	82	-46	22
R	Southampton	38	2	6	30	26	86	-60	12
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Central African Republic	Draw	Madagascar
1-0 @ 11.95% 2-1 @ 7.7% ( -0.02) 2-0 @ 6.92% ( -0.02) 3-1 @ 2.97% ( -0.02) 3-0 @ 2.67% ( -0.02) 3-2 @ 1.65% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.95% Total : 36.83%	1-1 @ 13.3% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 10.32% ( 0.04) 2-2 @ 4.28% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.67% Total : 28.57%	0-1 @ 11.49% ( 0.05) 1-2 @ 7.4% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 6.39% ( 0.03) 1-3 @ 2.74% ( 0) 0-3 @ 2.37% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 1.59% ( -0) Other @ 2.6% Total : 34.58%