Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying | Group Stage
Oct 11, 2024 at 8pm UK
Laurent Pokou Stadium
Ivory Coast4 - 1Sierra Leone
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Chad 0-2 Ivory Coast
Tuesday, September 10 at 8pm in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
Tuesday, September 10 at 8pm in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
| Current Group A Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Last Game: Zambia 3-2 Sierra Leone
Tuesday, September 10 at 8pm in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
Tuesday, September 10 at 8pm in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
| Current Group E Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | -3 | 1 |
We said: Ivory Coast 3-1 Sierra Leone
Not only do Ivory Coast boast the stronger squad on paper, they are also in scintillating form ahead of Friday's encounter, and we fully expect them to claim a fairly comfortable win at the end of the 90 minutes. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ivory Coast win with a probability of 81.67%. A draw had a probability of 13.2% and a win for Sierra Leone had a probability of 5.08%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ivory Coast win was 2-0 with a probability of 16.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (13.38%) and 1-0 (12.97%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.04%), while for a Sierra Leone win it was 0-1 (2.43%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ivory Coast would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Ivory Coast | Draw | Sierra Leone |
81.67% ( 0.03) | 13.24% ( -0) | 5.08% ( -0.03) |
| Both teams to score 34.12% ( -0.19) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
