Cote d'Ivoire vs Sierra Leone Prediction and Betting Tips | October 11th 2024
Cote d'Ivoire will face Sierra Leone at the Laurent Pokou Stadium on Friday in another round of their 2025 Africa Cup on Nations qualification campaign. The home side have enjoyed a bright start to their AFCON qualifying campaign and now sit atop Group G with six points as they target an 11th consecutive appearance at the continental showpiece.
They picked up a comfortable and dominant 2-0 victory over Chad last time out, with Jean-Philippe Krasso opening the scoring late in the first half before Stade Reims man Oumar Diakite doubled their advantage early in the second.
Sierra Leone, meanwhile, were held to a goalless draw by Chad in their group opener last month. They then locked horns with Zambia in their second match and were beaten 3-2, with goals from Augustus Kargbo and Hindolo Mustapha ultimately counting as mere consolation strikes following a late winner from their opponents.
The visitors now sit third in their group with one point from two matches. They are five points behind their weekend opponents and will be looking to reduce that gap with a win on Friday.
Cote d'Ivoire vs Sierra Leone Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Friday's game will mark the 10th meeting between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone. The visitors are undefeated in all nine of their previous matchups, picking up six wins and three draws.
- The two teams last faced off in a friendly clash back in January, which the visitors won 5-1.
- The visitors have managed just one clean sheet in all nine of their games in this fixture.
- The Elephants were ranked 33rd in the latest FIFA rankings and now sit 92 places behind their weekend opponents.
Cote d'Ivoire vs Sierra Leone Prediction
Cote d'Ivoire are on a run of back-to-back victories and are undefeated in their last 10 games across all competitions. They are undefeated in their last four games on home soil and will be looking to extend that streak this weekend.
Sierra Leone's latest result ended a three-game unbeaten streak and they will be looking to bounce back here. They have failed to perform in this fixture historically and could see defeat here.
Prediction: Cote d'Ivoire 3-1 Sierra Leone
Cote d'Ivoire vs Sierra Leone Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Cote d'Ivoire to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Six of the last eight matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in six of their last seven matchups)