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

Prediction published on 29/03/2021, 16:23  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 29/03/2021 at 17:25 in Football Predictions

Ethiopia are hoping for a good finish in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers as they travel to Ivory Coast, requiring just a draw to guarantee passage to the continental showpiece. Hosts Ivory Coast are already through to the finals, having attained 10 points in Group K, where Ethiopia are second on nine points. They go to this game unbeaten in their last three matches and their only loss in 10 AFCON qualification matches was the 2-1 defeat in Ethiopia earlier in this group. They have six wins in 10 AFCON qualification matches and four straight wins at home, with three clean sheets. Ivory Coast have scored two or more goals in four of their last five home matches in the qualifiers, while losing just once in eight.

Ethiopia are coming from a 4-0 win over Madagascar, which puts them in fine frame for qualification to the finals. They just need a draw here and they’re through and heading here with three straight wins and clean sheets, they’ll feel capable of completing the job. They’ve scored three or more goals in these three matches and will want to replicate that away from home, where it hasn’t been very impressive. Ethiopia have four straight losses away from home in AFCON qualification matches and they have no goal in the process. In their last eight away matches in the qualifiers, they have just one win.