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March 23 2025, 19:16 · Alex Lawes

Ethiopia vs Djibouti Preview & Prediction | 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (CAF)

Ethiopia vs Djibouti Preview & Prediction | 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (CAF)
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These are two of the weaker sides on the African continent and they are both struggling in qualification as Ethiopia take on Djibouti in the sixth match day of CAF qualification.

Kick-off date/time: Monday 24th March, 2025: UK – 9:00pm / US ET – 5:00pm / US PT – 2:00pm

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – FIFA+ / US – FIFA+

Key Stats

  • Ethiopia have won seven of the previous eight international matches between these teams. The exception being the 1-1 draw in the current World Cup qualifying campaign in June 2024.
  • Ethiopia are without a win in their last nine World Cup qualifying matches (D5 L4).
  • Ethiopia have failed to score in four of their last five World Cup qualifying matches.
  • The last time Ethiopia scored more than one goal in a World Cup qualifying match was in a 3-4 home defeat against Congo in November 2015.
  • Djibouti have won only two of their previous 26 World Cup qualifying matches (D3 L21).
  • Djibouti are without a win in their last 12 World Cup qualifying matches (D1 L11). Since a 2-1 victory against Eswatini in September 2019.

Ethiopia vs Djibouti Prediction

In Group A of CAF’s qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, both Ethiopia and Djibouti are yet to win a game in their opening five matches as they sit fifth and sixth, having also combined for just four goals between them thus far.

Despite having notched just a solitary goal, the Ethiopians have earned themselves three draws with two defeats in those five games. They most recently suffered a 2-0 loss to the runaway Group A leaders Egypt the other day due to goals scored by Mohamed Salah as well as Ahmed Sayed, more commonly known as Zizo.

They now face a Djibouti side that have scored three goals in their five games but they, as one of the weakest sides in Africa, have collected just one point from their five matches. They come into this one on the back of a 4-1 loss to Burkina Faso at Stade El Abdi with the Burkinabe’s dominant throughout that clash the other day.

This is a clash between two of the weakest sides in Africa that have just so happened to be drawn together in the same group and a low-scoring affair is to be expected in Morocco this week.

Ethiopia vs Djibouti Tip: Under 2.5 goals

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