World Cup: Ivory Coast vs Norway – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup round of 32 match between Ivory Coast and Norway and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Whereas hosts Ivory Coast sit as number 33 in the FIFA world ranking, visitors Norway arrive this coming Tuesday as number 31.

Form: Ivory Coast vs Norway

Ivory Coast Form

Ivory Coast added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Ecuador by 1-0. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat against Germany, followed up by a 0-2 win against Curacao. Ivory Coast achieved success in seven of their last 10 internationals in all competitions, while one ended in a draw and two in defeat.

Norway Form

In the last three matches, Norway beat Iraq 1-4, won 3-2 against Senegal, and lost 1-4 against France. Norway claimed five wins in their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run.

Betting stats and facts for Ivory Coast and Norway

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Ivory Coast and Norway. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Ivory Coast vs Norway

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Erling Haaland has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up at Dallas Stadium on 30th June at 19:00, it is because Norway bank on him to build on these numbers against Ivory Coast. The latter relies on Nicolas Pepe, who found the target three times in six games for his country.

Betting markets: Ivory Coast vs Norway

Full-time result

Ivory Coast claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Norway have won five of their last 10 games, while drawing three and losing two in this series of matches. Ivory Coast are on an amazing streak of now 16 games at home in a row without defeat.

Both teams to score

Ivory Coast scored the first goal of the match an impressive ten times in the last ten home games. Norway scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Ivory Coast have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Norway 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 six of Ivory Coast’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. In the last ten games for Norway, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.2 times goals per game themselves. In the last threeWorld Cup outings for Norway there were over 4.5 goals.

Suggested bet: Ivory Coast vs Norway

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Ivory Coast and Norway seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this World Cup match.