AFCON Qualification · Sunday 16 August 1981 · Rabat, Morocco
Morocco 2–1 Zambia (16 Aug 1981): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Morocco winDrawZambia win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 5 between Morocco and Zambia.
- Head-to-head before this game: Morocco 2 wins, Zambia 2, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Zambia 2–0 Morocco on 30 November 1980 (World Cup Qualification).
- Morocco won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 10 goals.
- Zambia won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 14 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Morocco 1767, Zambia 1631 — Morocco were favourites.
Morocco: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Egypt8 May 1981 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–0 vs Egypt26 Apr 1981 · World Cup Qualification
- 5–0 vs Liberia4 Apr 1981 · AFCON Qualification
- 3–1 vs Liberia22 Mar 1981 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–1 vs Iraq8 Mar 1981 · International Friendly
Zambia: last 5 matches
- 2–2 vs DR Congo28 Jun 1981 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs DR Congo26 Jun 1981 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Zimbabwe25 Apr 1981 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–2 vs Malawi19 Apr 1981 · International Friendly
- 6–1 vs Eswatini18 Apr 1981 · International Friendly