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AFCON: Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast – Prediction, Stats & Odds

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Discover tips for the AFCON match featuring Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast. Access the best statistics, predictions, and odds right here.

On Monday, Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast clash in the AFCON at the Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé.

Leading Group A, Equatorial Guinea aim to maintain their top position, while Ivory Coast, currently third, seeks a crucial win to enhance their chances of advancing to the knockout stage.

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Equatorial Guinea Form

Equatorial Guinea are unbeaten in their last three matches. They first played out a 1-1 stalemate with Djibouti before then drawing 1-1 with Nigeria. They were back as winners when they defeated Guinea-Bissau 4-2.

Ivory Coast Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Ivory Coast. They first took out Sierra Leone by 5-1 before downing Guinea-Bissau by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against Nigeria, who ran out 0-1 winners.

Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast Stats

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

  • Equatorial Guinea went unbeaten in their last 12 games.
  • Equatorial Guinea failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 3 games.
  • In 7 of the last 8 Equatorial Guinea games, there were under 2.5 goals.
  • The last 5 games saw Equatorial Guinea scored the first goal of the match.
  • In 7 of the last 9 Equatorial Guinea games, there were under 4.5 cards.
  • In 6 of the last 8 Ivory Coast games, there were under 2.5 goals.
  • Ivory Coast scored the first goal of the match in 4 of their last 5 games.
  • Ivory Coast had a half-time lead in 4 of their last 5 games.
  • The last 9 Ivory Coast games had under 4.5 cards.

Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast⁣ – In-form players

As the new Africa Cup of Nations campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast Betting Tips

Full-time result

Equatorial Guinea have been in impressive recent form, securing six victories, drawing four times, and suffering no defeats in their last ten matches. Ivory Coast, likewise, have demonstrated a strong performance with six wins, two draws, and two defeats in their most recent ten outings.

Both teams to score

Equatorial Guinea have seen both teams score in half of their last ten matches, with five out of 10 featuring both teams scoring. In contrast, Ivory Coast had a lower frequency of both teams scoring, with three out of their recent 10 outings exhibiting this scenario.

Total goals

Equatorial Guinea have had matches with fewer than 2.5 goals in eight out of their last ten games and over 2.5 goals in two, while Ivory Coast saw seven games with under 2.5 goals and three games with over 2.5 goals in their recent ten outings.

Match predictions: Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast

To sum up, the upcoming match between Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast seems to be a good betting opportunity.

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