Horoya vs Kaizer Chiefs Predictions & Tips - Chiefs to progress to quarter finals

Horoya are unbeaten at home in this season’s CAF Champions League and are a hard team to break down in Conakry. Chiefs are six matches unbeaten in all competitions with four clean sheets so I am tipping the away side to get the score draw they need to progress.

These sides have only met once before as Kaizer Chiefs drew 0-0 at home with Horoya in February.

Horoya find themselves in 11th place in the Guinean Ligue 1 table but they have five matches in hand on the leaders. In the CAF Champions League, they sit second in their group and need a win or a 0-0 draw against Kaizer Chiefs to progress to the quarter finals.

Their CAF results have so far been a 0-0 draw away at Chiefs, a 2-0 loss at Wydad Casablanca and a 0-0 home draw with the same opponents an 1-0 win at Petro de Luanda in their last match.

Horoya have only played two league matches in-between their CAF commitments as they won 3-0 at Fello Star and 2-0 at home against Santoba.

Horoya will have a few touch choice in their team selection. Coach Lamine N’Diaye has to use between Enoch Agyei Boniface Haba on the right flank.

The coach is also expected to start Oula Traore in central defence in preference to Ibrahima Conde. Yakhouba Barry is the side’s biggest weapon and will lead the attack.

Kaizer Chiefs sit third in the CAF Champions League group, level on points with Horoya. They need a score draw to progress to the quarter finals on their head-to-head record. 

Chiefs’ CAF results have been a 0-0 home draw with Horoya, a 4-0 loss at Wydad Casablanca, a 2-0 home win against Petro de Luanda and a 0-0 draw away at the same opposition.

Chiefs have only won three of their last 14 matches in all competitions but have gone on a six match unbeaten run with three wins and three draws. 

Aside from the two results against Petro de Luanda, Chiefs drew 1-1 at Maritzburg United, beat Orlando Pirates 1-0 at home and beat a second string Wydad Casablanca at home 1-0.

Chiefs’ last match saw them twice come from behind to draw 2-2 at home with Stellenbosch.

Chiefs are without top striker Samir Nurkovic due to suspension and his backup Leonardo Castro has a broken nose and won’t feature. Khama Billiat is fit again and may be thrown into the starting XI.

Daniel Akpeyi is suspended in goal so Itumeleng Khune will get a chance to start.