AFCON – Ivory Coast vs Egypt: Betting Preview

The Africa Cup of Nations clash at Stade Japoma on Wednesday sees home team Ivory Coast battling it out for three points with Egypt in their Round of 16 fixture. The Elephants emerged as Group E winners after gaining seven points, whereas the Pharaohs qualified to this stage after finishing second in Group D.

Tonight will be an entertaining fixture to watch as both sides look to progress to the quarter-finals.

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Stats and facts for Ivory Coast and Egypt in Africa Cup of Nations.

Current form — Ivory Coast v. Egypt

Ivory Coast look to continue their current momentum with another positive result. They beat Algeria in their latest game by 3-1 and look for another potential victory tonight.

Egypt will be out to extend their run of victories tonight as they face a tough opponent. They progressed to this stage after a close 1-0 win against Sudan last time out.

Ivory Coast vs Egypt – Fixture History

The last match between Ivory Coast vs Egypt was a Friendlies match back on 14 January 2013 and saw
Ivory Coast claim a 4-2 victory. Ivory Coast enter the match against Egypt with a 3-1-3 record in their previous 7 encounters in the Africa Cup of Nations. This amounts to a 43% winning ratio for Ivory Coast, with Egypt victorious in 43% of the last 7 encounters. In the last 7 meetings of these teams, the opponents played on an equal footing.

Current table in the Africa Cup of Nations

Top goalscorer

Franck Kessie has been hitting the target on a regular basis in recent matches. Ivory Coast will no doubt look to him for more goals in their next match against Egypt. The visitors are surely hoping Mohamed Salah adds another to his current total. With 3 goals in recent matches, Mohamed Salah boasts a decent goal ratio right now.