World Cup: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup game between Ivory Coast and Ecuador who meet up this coming Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Ivory Coast take on Ecuador at Philadelphia Stadium, where an exciting match is shaping up in the opening round of the group stage of the World Cup. The game kicks off this coming Monday.

This is the opening match of the group stage for Ivory Coast and Ecuador with both aiming to secure a good start to the tournament standings. Everyone knows this could be pivotal for a strong tournament. Ivory Coast sit at number 34 in the FIFA world ranking, while Ecuador enter their match on Monday as number 24.

Team form: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador

Ivory Coast Form

Ivory Coast are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 0-4 win against South Korea. They went on to beat Scotland by 1-0, before also getting the better of France in a 1-2 victory. Ivory Coast won seven of the their past 10 international matches, while drawing one of those games. Unfortunately, they experienced defeat in two matches.

Ecuador Form

In their last three matches, Ecuador drew 1-1 with Netherlands, beat Saudi Arabia by 2-1 and beat Guatemala by 3-0. Ecuador achieved four victories in their last 10 internationals, while drawing six and not suffering a single defeat in this period.

Betting facts for Ivory Coast and Ecuador

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Ivory Coast and Ecuador played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Amad Diallo, who is performing well for Ivory Coast. He found the back of the net two times in his most recent national team outings. He’ll be out to add more goals for his country against Ecuador. The visitors will be looking up to Nilson Angulo to find the net once again, after managing two goals for Ecuador in his last six matches.

Betting markets: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Ivory Coast won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Ecuador claimed four wins, drew six times and lost zero in their last 10 games across all tournaments. Ivory Coast are on a fantastic streak of no less than 15 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Ecuador struck a rich vein of form some weeks ago, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 19 matches in a row. Ecuador are on a great streak of 10 away matches without losing.

Both teams to score

Ivory Coast scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Ecuador scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Ivory Coast were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Ivory Coast’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Ecuador, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches. Ivory Coast scored at least one goal in their last 9 matches.

Recommended tip: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador

To summarize, the upcoming World Cup clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Ivory Coast vs Ecuador mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.