Morocco vs. Spain Prediction on August 5, 2024

Match info

On Monday, August 5, Morocco and Spain will play each other in the men’s football semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The winner of the match that will kick off at 6 p.m. local time at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille will go on to compete for gold. The favorites of the best football betting sites going into the clash are the Spaniards, who are aiming for their second Olympic title. In the French capital, the defending European champions hope to cap off an incredible summer.

Meeting statistics

Not too long ago, Spain emerged victorious in the European Championship title match versus England. They want to win the Olympics to cap off an incredible summer already in mid-August. Of course, because of age-related Olympic limitations, this isn’t the same squad that won the Euro in Germany. Only Álex Baena and Fermín López got a call to the Paris Games from that roster. But, first and foremost, Santi Denia-coached Spanish national team needs to defeat Morocco and at least get a chance to win bronze. Spain is one of the top favorites to win gold at the Olympics, no doubt about that, which is a feat it has only accomplished once, in 1992. The Spanish national team placed second in Group C, ahead of the Dominican Republic and Uzbekistan, and behind Egypt. In the quarterfinals, the aforementioned Fermín scored twice, and Abel Ruiz added another goal to help Spain defeat Japan 0-3.

Morocco is aiming for an Olympic gold medal that would be historic after making it to the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The “Atlas Lions” demolished the USA 4-0 to advance to the semifinals. Following a penalty kick, Soufiane Rahimi scored Morocco’s first goal in the 29th minute. Before captain and right-back for Paris Saint-Germain Achraf Hakimi scored an incredible third goal at the 70-minute mark, Ilias Akhomach added a second from close range at the 63-minute mark. In extra time, El Mehdi Maouhoub, a substitute, scored the fourth goal. Morocco is now a strong candidate for an Olympic medal with this win, and the fact that the odds between the Africans and Spain at bookmakers aren’t very different suggests that they truly stand a chance to succeed. After all, they topped Group B even though they had Argentina as a rival there.

Match analytics

We honestly think that both teams have equal chances of winning this match. We wouldn’t want to opt for either of them, i.e., opt for a moneyline win. Instead, we think that it will be a duel filled with goals, in which both will score at least one.

Tip: Both to score and TO 2.5 – Yes, with odds of 2.32 at ZENBET.