Cameroon vs Brazil Prediction
The evening of Friday 2nd December sees Cameroon take on Brazil in the (joint) very last match of the group stages. The game will kick off at 7 pm. While Brazil are more than likely to top Group G, Cameroon are no strangers to an upset having unexpectedly beaten Algeria in a play-off in order to reach the World Cup finals.
When we take a look at World Cup history, Brazil are bound to be the favourites here, being five-time World Cup champions. However, they haven’t won a World Cup for 20 years now, although they have reached the quarter finals regularly over the same time period. Conversely, Cameroon failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, so while they are definitely the underdogs here, they will be keen to show that they deserve their place in the competition.
Cameroon Latest News
Cameroon’s national team is lacking when it comes to headline names, but that does not mean that the team is devoid of talent. Manager Rigobert Song has plenty of goal scoring talent in Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting of Bayern Munich and Karl Toko Ekambi of French side Lyon, alongside the squad captain, Vincent Aboubakar. Defensively, they have Andre Onana in goal; arguably one of Africa’s best goalkeepers.
Looking back at Cameroon’s recent international form, in the run up to the competition they have lost the last three international matches they have played, and failed to score in the last four. They have also only scored two goals in their last five matches, so no doubt they will be hoping to reverse the trend of poor results they have been experiencing.
Key points Cameroon
- Some talented players in the squad.
- Recent poor performance in international matches.
- Lack of recent goal scoring success.
Brazil Latest News
The Brazilian national team contains some top names, with all of its players currently contracted to top flight European football teams, including Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Arsenal. They have some goal scoring firepower in the dynamic attacking pairing of Vinicius Junior and Golden Boot contender Neymar, not to mention Premier League strikers Richarlison and Gabriel Jesus, all of whom have been included in the World Cup squad, alongside five other forwards, making for a strong attacking side.
Neymar may be Brazil’s superstar goal scorer, but Richarlison comes a close second, after scoring no less than six goals in Brazil’s World Cup qualifying campaign. There have been some worries about Richarlison’s fitness in recent weeks following a calf injury, but thankfully he is looking likely to be back to full fitness in time for the start of the World Cup. Sadly, the same cannot be said for Philippe Coutinho, who has been ruled out of the World Cup having suffered a quad injury.
Key points Brazil
- Strong squad of top flight players.
- No less than nine forwards included in the team.
- Some concern over Richarlison’s fitness over recent injury.
Betting tips Cameroon vs Brazil
Now for our Cameroon vs Brazil prediction: Cameroon are undeniably the underdogs in this match although they will no doubt be keen to prove they have earned their place in this World Cup. However, their recent international form has been poor, with very few goals scored in recent matches.
With regard to Cameroon vs Brazil betting tips, we expect Brazil to take the win here. While Cameroon have some decent key players, we think it likely that they will find it near impossible to match the goal scoring firepower of Brazil’s current squad. Brazil have scored masses of goals in World Cup qualification and in recent international matches. Bookies will take all of this into account when generating their Cameroon vs Brazil betting odds.
With regard to Cameroon vs Brazil tips, we think the obvious money is on Brazil to win, although bettors are unlikely to find good odds on that outcome, so a better punt might be to bet on Brazil to win both halves. Given Brazil’s likelihood to put away a lot of goals in this game and Cameroon unlikely to contribute to the goal tally, we suggest looking for Cameroon vs Brazil odds on only one team to score in this match.
