Ethiopia vs Côte d'Ivoire Prediction & Betting Tips - AFCON

Prediction published on 17/11/2019, 20:58  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 18/11/2019 at 06:29 in Football Predictions

After their opening day loss to Madagascar in the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers Ethiopia will be hosting Ivory Coast on Match Day 2 in Group K. Going to the game, Ethiopia are joint bottom with Niger, while Ivory Coast are joint top with Madagascar after a 1-0 win over Niger. Ethiopia go to the game without a win in their last seven matches; they have lost three and drawn two in their last five. In their last 13 matches, they have managed just two wins. Only one win has come in their last 10 matches at home, while they have just two clean sheets in the last 10 home matches. Ethiopia have three straight losses in AFCON qualification matches and are winless in five. In 13 AFCON qualification matches, they have managed just two clean sheets. They have one loss and two wins in their last six AFCON qualification matches at home.

Ivory Coast on the other hand, have four wins and a loss in their last five matches heading to the competition. They managed a 1-0 win over Niger in their opening group match and will be keen to build on it. In their last 10 matches, they have managed six wins and three losses. They have been good going forward, scoring in eight of the last nine matches. They go to this game on back to back clean sheets in their last two matches, while they have three in 10 matches. In AFCON qualifiers, Ivory Coast are unbeaten in six, with four wins therein. They have four clean sheets in the last five AFCON qualification matches. Away from home, Ivory Coast have not lost in their last seven. They have just one loss in their last 14 AFCON qualification matches away from home, with eight wins therein. Defensively, they will need to improve, after managing just two clean sheets in the last eight away AFCON qualification matches.