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Morocco vs Ecuador Betting Tips & Predictions - El Kaabi to Score in Friendly Encounter

Alex Waite

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Last updated: Thu 26 Mar 2026 12:23

Alex Waite 26 Mar 2026

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Morocco’s Ayoub El Kaabi has scored 27 goals for club and country
Ecuador haven’t lost an international game since September 2024
El Kaabi goals and an international friendly draw are the best bets

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Morocco’s Ayoub El Kaabi has scored 4 goals in his last 4 games (Getty)

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Morocco are a quality side that rarely loses and star striker Ayoub El Kaabi is a serious goal threat. Ecuador are a hard-to-beat side that draws a lot and an international friendly stalemate with El Kaabi goals are predicted.

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Key Stats - El Kaabi Goal Threat
H2H - First Encounter
Morocco Hard to Beat
Ecuador Are Draw Specialists
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News

Key Stats - El Kaabi Goal Threat

Morocco are unbeaten in 24 consecutive matches.
Morocco’s Ayoub El Kaabi has scored 4 goals in his last 4 games.
Ecuador are unbeaten in their last 15 matches.

H2H - First Encounter

This will be the first-ever meeting between Morocco and Ecuador.

Morocco Hard to Beat

Morocco are in excellent recent form and haven’t lost since a 1-0 defeat to Kenya in August 2025. The Atlas Lions are undefeated in 24 games since then, winning 19.

The North African side won six of their eight AFCON 2025/26 matches and drew twice. Striker Ayoub El Kaabi made four goal contributions in six AFCON starts, scoring three and assisting once.

Morocco held Senegal to a 0-0 draw in the AFCON final and conceded after extra time to lose 1-0.

Ecuador Are Draw Specialists

Ecuador are also on a long unbeaten run and haven’t lost in 15 successive matches. Since Sebastian Beccacece’s appointment in 2024, Ecuador have lost once and drawn nine of their 16 games.

The Tricolours ended their 2026 World Cup Qualification campaign with four draws and one victory. They drew four consecutive matches 0-0 before beating Argentina 1-0.

Ecuador then drew three friendlies in a row against the USA 1-1, Mexico 1-1 and Canada 0-0.

Beccacece’s side extended their unbeaten run with a 2-0 win against New Zealand in November. Nilson Angulo and Leonardo Campana scored as Ecuador dominated with 2.69-0.46 XG.

Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News

Morocco (4-1-4-1): Yassine Bounou; Achraf Hakimi, Issa Diop, Noussair Mazraoui, Anass Salah-Eddine; Neil El Aynaoui; Abde Ezzalzouli, Ismael Saibari, Bilal El Khannouss, Brahim Diaz; Ayoub El Kaabi

Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou, Mehdi Benabid, El Mehdi Al Harrar

Defenders: Achraf Hakimi, Noussair Mazraoui, Anass Salah-Eddine, Souffian El Karouani, Chadi Riad, Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Ismael Baouf, Issa Diop, Redouane Halhal

Midfielders: Azzedine Ounahi, Bilal El Khannouss, Ismael Saibari, Neil El Aynaoui, Oussama Targhalline, Mohamed Rabie Hrimat, Samir El Mourabet

Forwards: Ayoub El Kaabi, Abde Ezzalzouli, Soufiane Rahimi, Brahim Díaz, Amine Adli, Chemsdine Talbi, Gessime Yassine, Yassir Zabiri

Defender Issa Diop could make his Morocco debut after switching allegiances from the France national team.

Ecuador (4-4-2): Hernan Galindez; Alan Franco, Joel Ordonez, William Pacho, Piero Hincapie; John Yeboah, Moises Caicedo, Pedro Vite, Nilson Angulo; Enner Valencia, Gonzalo Plata

Goalkeeper: Hernan Galíndez, Moisés Ramírez, Gonzalo Valle, David Cabezas

Defenders: Angelo Preciado, Pervis Estupinan, Piero Hincapie, Felix Torres, Willian PachoJoel Ordonez, Jose Hurtado, Jackson Porozo, Leonardo Realpe

Midfielders: Moises Caicedo, Alan Franco, Gonzalo Plata, Kendry Paez, Alan Minda, Pedro Vite, Jordy Alcívar, Denil Castillo, Yaimar Medina, Patrik Mercado, Bryan Ramírez, John Yeboah

Forwards: Enner Valencia, Kevin Rodríguez, Jordy Caicedo, Nilson Angulo, Janner Corozo, John Mercado, Jeremy Arevalo, Elías Legendre, Anthony Valencia

Ecuador have no injuries or suspensions.

Striker Enner Valencia is set to lead the line after scoring 48 goals in 103 internationals.

Verdict

Morocco v Ecuador

Morocco and Ecuador will want to extend their unbeaten runs and can cancel each other out. Ayoub El Kaabi knows how to score goals at the international level and he can strike in a friendly draw.

Draw

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