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Mauritius vs Somalia Predictions - Somalia to edge Mauritius in the second leg

Brad Newcomb

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Last updated: 30 Mar 2026

Brad Newcomb 30 Mar 2026

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Somalia aims to leverage recent away success to win the second leg.
Mauritius have a home-ground advantage, but struggles to score goals.
Somalia are predicted to win to nil.

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Somalia won twice away from home in recent outings (Getty Images)

Mauritius drew against Somalia in the opening leg, but they have home-ground advantage for the reverse fixture. Somalia have had some success away from home recently. Somalia are predicted to win to nil.

Mauritius have drawn 2 of their last 5 fixtures.
Mauritius have scored 1 goal in 5 matches.
Mauritius have conceded 7 goals in 5 games.
Somalia have won 2 of their last 5 fixtures.
Somalia have scored 3 goals in 5 matches.
Somalia have conceded 5 goals in 5 games.

Head to Head

Mauritius and Somalia drew 0-0 in the opening leg.

Mauritius Form

Mauritius failed to find an opening to score a winning goal against Somalia in their Africa Cup of Nations first-leg qualifier last weekend, drawing 0-0.

Before that, Mauritius contested four FIFA World Cup qualifiers towards the end of last year. They lost 2-0 to Cape Verde, 3-1 to Angola, and 2-0 to Cameroon in FIFA World Cup qualifiers before drawing 0-0 with Libya.

Les Dodos have drawn two of their last five matches, with three defeats. They scored one goal and conceded seven.

Mauritius will aim to use their home-ground advantage to beat Somalia; however, they will need to be clinical upfront, as they have been lacking goals recently.

Somalia Form

Somalia had to settle for a share of the spoils in the AFCON preliminary round match against Mauritius last weekend, drawing 0-0.

Before that, Somalia competed against Bahrain in two international friendlies this past November, winning 2-1 and 1-0.

The Ocean Stars have won two of their last five fixtures, with three defeats. They scored three goals and conceded five.

Somalia will draw upon their recent success away from home to beat Mauritius in the second leg and advance to the next round of qualification.

Team News

Mauritius

Goalkeepers: Kevin Jean Louis, Dorian Chiotti, Christopher Caserne

Defenders: Jordan Francois, Leon Alizart, Rosario Latouchent, Brendon Citorah, Emmanuel Vincent, Lindsay Rose, Bradley Antoine, Wilson Mootoo

Midfielders: Kentiss Bhugeerathee, Adel Langue, William Francois, Adrien Botlar, Gabriel Caliste, Kevin Bru, Kevin Perticots, Adrien Francois, Fernando Jackson

Forwards: Jason Ferre, Ashley Nazira, Linley Rita

Somalia

Goalkeepers: Abdirahman Mohamud Jamaac, Ibrahim Ahmed Hussen, Said Aleley Hassan

Defenders: Abel Gigli, Ali Mohamed Omar, Mahmoud Ali, Ahmed Abdullahi Abdi, Abdulle Abdullahi Abdulle, Faysal Abubakar Osman, Abdiweli Abdirahman Mohamed, Mohamed Hassan Mohamed

Midfielders: Jarma Ibrahim Abdi, Abdirahman Mohamud Sharif, Ilyas Akram Khamis, Omar Hassan Jamaac, Abdisamad Abdullahi, Mukhtar Abdi Suleyman

Forwards: Zakaria Nur Abdullahi, Yusuf Ali Ahmed, Sakariya Hassan, Isse Adan Yusuf, Abdulqadir Adan Enow, Mohamed Abdullahi Awad

Verdict

Mauritius v Somalia

Somalia come into the second leg in better shape than Mauritius, and are tipped to win to nil with a 1-0 score.

Somalia Win

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