World Cup Qualification · Saturday 16 August 1997 · Casablanca, Morocco
GabonMorocco 2–0 Gabon (16 Aug 1997): Result & Goals
Goals
- 24'
Noureddine NaybetMorocco - 45'Ahmed Bahja penMorocco
Pre-match prediction
76%17%7%
Morocco winDrawGabon win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 6 between Morocco and Gabon.
- Head-to-head before this game: Morocco 5 wins, Gabon 0, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Gabon 0–4 Morocco on 6 April 1997 (World Cup Qualification).
- Morocco won 5 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 10 goals.
- Gabon won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Morocco 1768, Gabon 1524 — Morocco were favourites.
Morocco: last 5 matches
- 3–0 vs Senegal27 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Ethiopia13 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Egypt21 Jun 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Ghana8 Jun 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- 4–0 vs Ethiopia31 May 1997 · AFCON Qualification
Gabon: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Namibia27 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Kenya13 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–2 vs Cameroon22 Jun 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–3 vs Ghana27 Apr 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–4 vs Morocco6 Apr 1997 · World Cup Qualification