Ivory Coast - Algeria Prediction, Picks and Tips
Ivory Coast is a national team full of top players from European championships. The "elephants" are among the favorites to win the trophy, but so far they have not impressed. Ivory Coast - Algeria could be the duel after which the "elephants" will qualify for the quarterfinals. Ivory Coast debuted at this year's Africa Cup of Nations in a duel with Equatorial Guinea. The "Elephants" prevailed in the final with 1-0 due to the goal scored by Max Gradel, the striker from Sivasspor, in the 5th minute. The Ivorians had only two shots on goal, but they created many opportunities during the game . For Ivory Coast, the lightest duel in this group followed, with Sierra Leone. The Ivorians had a penalty from the 12th minute, but Frank Kessie, the AC Milan midfielder, missed. However, the "elephants" opened the scoring through Sebastian Haller, Ajax's striker, in the 25th minute. Sierra Leone equalized through Musa's Noah Kamara in the 55th minute. third minute of extra time, when Alhaji Kamara equalized again. Ivory Coast - Sierra Leone 2-2 is over. Ivory Coast is in first place in group E, with four points. The Ivorians do not have to lose the duel with Algeria to be sure of the first two places in the group. In case of failure, Côte d'Ivoire will have to wait for the result of the Equatorial Guinea-Sierra Leone duel, which will be played at the same time.
Algeria has won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and is competing this year to win the competition in Cameroon. The Maghreb, however, have not fared well so far. They need a victory in the Ivory Coast-Algeria duel to qualify for the quarterfinals. Algeria made their African Cup debut with a match against Sierra Leone. The match ended in a draw, 0-0, despite the fact that the Algerians had no less than eight shots on goal and 19 chances to score. For Algeria, the duel with Equatorial Guinea followed. The Maghreb dominated the game again, creating many opportunities, but the result was negative. Equatorial Guinea won 1-0 due to successes signed by Esteban Obiang in the 70th minute. Thus, Algeria accumulated only one point in group E before the match against Ivory Coast. The Maghreb are forced to win to qualify for the next round, but at the same time expect a draw in the Equatorial Guinea-Sierra Leone duel.
Our recommendation tip for Ivory Coast - Algeria : First half DRAW @ 2.00