Côte d'Ivoire vs Sierra Leone Prediction & Betting Tips - International Friendlies

Prediction published on 04/01/2024, 12:00  by Nella Wagah in Football Predictions

Ivory Coast will have a warm up game against Sierra Leone in their preparations for the coming AFCON finals. Seeking to have a good tournament, the Elephants will hope to pass a statement with their only pre-tournament friendly game. They’ll be seeking to keep their unbeaten run going, having not lost in the last five. Ivory Coast have posted three wins in their last five matches, the most recent a 2-0 win over Gambia. In their three wins in those five matches, Ivory Coast managed to keep clean sheets. In 10 matches ahead of this one, the former African champions managed six wins and only lost twice. They failed to score in just two games, which also ended in defeats. Five times in the last 10 matches, Ivory Coast scored two or more goals. In friendly matches played at home, Ivory Coast are unbeaten in seven, winning five.

Sierra Leone will not be taking part in the AFCON finals this time. They will however be using this game to prepare for upcoming World Cup qualifiers in June. After two straight losses to Ivory Coast, they showed great improvement in the last three meetings. All those three ended in draws, the most recent in 2022. They’ve managed just one clean sheet in the five meetings with Ivory Coast, though they also failed to score in just one. It hasn’t been great for Sierra Leone coming into this game. They lost their last outing 2-0 at home to Egypt in the World Cup qualifiers. A 2-0 win over minnows Somalia is all they have in their last six matches. It hasn’t been rosy for them defensively too, Sierra Leone conceding two or more in six of the last 10.