Ivory Coast vs Egypt Betting Tips | Africa Cup of Nations

26^thJanuary – 17:00, Japoma Stadium, Douala

Ivory Coast and Egypt will meet in the eighth-finals of the African Cup of Nations on Wednesday afternoon. It is the clash of the two trophy contenders, and they will go for a victory in this one.

Ivory Coast vs Egypt Match Preview & Team News

Building on the previous result, the Ivory Coast will hope for the same after a 3:1 victory over Algeria in the African Cup of Nations. Despite a hiccup against minnows Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast showed its best performance against Algeria. That one secured them the top spot in the group, ahead of Equatorial Guinea. Patrice Bommel’s Ivory Coast has hit the back of the net a total of 11 times during its last six outings. The comparative sum of goals scored against them in those matches is 5. Nicolas Pepe is a guy who shows his football skills, played a phenomenal game against Algeria, scored a beautiful goal, and then recorded one assist. Patrice Beaumelle has all the players available for this match.

Egypt enters this match after a 1:0 victory in the African Cup of Nations with the eclipse of Sudan in the last game. Although they opened the tournament with a narrow 1:0 defeat against Nigeria, they managed to celebrate in the following two rounds. A series of effective displays by Egyptian defenders showed that the number of goals they have conceded is four in the previous six clashes. In the same period, their strikers managed to score nine. Mohamed Salah is the biggest star of the African Cup, and the opposing defenders have no solution to stop the football wizard. On the other hand, Liverpool needs to cope with his and Mane’s absences while in the tournament. Another interesting player who should be mentioned is midfielder Mohamed Elneny, who plays great at Arsenal. Carlos Queiroz also has all the players available for this match.

Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction

Ivory Coast was efficient in the group stage; they scored as many as six goals, which is a phenomenal statistic, unlike other national teams. On the other hand, Egypt plays a more disciplined football and mostly relies on Mohamed Salah. Overall, Ivory Coast is a slight favorite in this encounter, and we expect them to win it.

Goals Market Prediction

Egypt has been very tight in the back, and their previous five games stayed under a 1.5 margin. Although Ivory Coast has great attacking potential, they should also be cautious in this match. Therefore, we don’t expect to see more than two goals in total.