Cameroon – Ivory Coast : Preview & Prediction
Cameroon and Côte Ivory face at the Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo, in a match for the Qualifiers for the World Cup – Africa (2nd Round). In this match, the home factor may play an important role, as Côte Ivory has significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
The home team is currently in the 2nd place, with 9 points won, after 4 wins and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Mozambique, by (0‑1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Malawi, by (0‑4). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, they have similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 15 goals scored and 15 conceded, against 8 wins , 6 draws and 1 loss at home, with 20 goals scored and 6 conceded. Cameroon has won 4 and tied 3 of the last 7 home matches for all competitions. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches for this competition. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have only turned the score around in 1 game.
The Cameroon team enters this game with a victory, by 0-4, in the trip to Malawi, thus adding the third consecutive victory in this qualifying phase for the 2022 World Cup: the team’s goals were signed by Christian Bassogog (2) , André Zambo Anguissa and Vincent Aboubakar. In this game against Côte Ivory, the coach Toni Conceição favors the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks through the corridors: Karl Toko Ekambi is very important in the offensive process of the team. Vincent Aboubakar is one of the top scorers in Cameroon with 2 goals scored. All players are available for this game.
The away team is currently in the 1st place, with 10 points won, after 4 wins and 1 draw. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Malawi by (2‑1). In the last match, they won at home to Mozambique by (3‑0). This is a team that usually plays at home, stronger when they play with the support of their supporters, as in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with a total of 17 goals scored and 11 conceded. At home, they won 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, with a total of 29 goals scored and 12 conceded. Their last away match for this competition ended with a win by (0‑3) against Malawi. In the last 8 away matches Ivory Coast has won 2, drawn 4 and lost 2.
In this competition, they have won the last 4 matches they played. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition.
The Ivory Coast team starts for this match after a 3-0 win against Mozambique, adding their fourth consecutive victory in this qualifying phase for the 2022 World Cup: the team’s goals were scored by Jean-Michaël Seri , Max Gradel and Maxwel Cornet. In this game against Cameroon, coach Patrice Beaumelle must maintain 4-3-3 with Max Gradel, Maxwel Cornet and Sébastien Haller the most advanced pieces of the team. No big surprises, the visiting team will offer possession of the ball to the opponent, attacking in a more direct way. For this match, the visiting coach can count on all his players.
Cameroon – Ivory Coast : Betting Tips
Cameroon – Win Odds: 3.25
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
