Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone Predictions - Elephants to thrash Leone Lions in San Pedro

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Last updated: 10 Oct 2024

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Ivory Coast to win by 2+ goals with a clean sheet.
Ivory Coast has 7 wins in last 9 matches; Sierra Leone has lost 11 of 19.
Key players missing, but Ivory Coast’s squad remains strong.

Ivory Coast to cruise to victory over Sierra Leone on Friday (Getty Images).

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Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone Predictions

The form guide and recent stats point to there only being one winner here. Cote d’Ivoire should win by 2+ goals with a clean sheet.

Ivory Coast have won 7 of their last 9 matches.
Ivory Coast have kept clean sheets in their last 4 matches.
Sierre Leone have lost 11 of their last 19 matches.
Sierra Leone have conceded 2+ goals in 13 of their last 16 matches.

Head to Head

Ivory Coast hold a 3-0 advantage over Sierra Leone with three draws in six matches.

The nations last met in a friendly in January of this year. Ivory Coast won 5-1 at home.

Ivory Coast Form

Ivory Coast won the Africa Cup of Nations in February despite losing two of their three group matches. They beat Nigeria 2-1 in the final after a 2-1 win vs Congo DR in the semis.

After beating Uruguay 2-1 in a friendly match, they beat Gabon 1-0 and drew 0-0 vs Kenya in two World Cup qualifiers.

During September’s international break, beat had consecutive 2-0 wins in AFCON qualifiers. A 2-0 home win over Zambia was followed by a 2-0 away win vs Chad.

Ivory Coast Injuries & Team News

Ivory Coast coach Emerse Faé has not recalled Sebastien Haller in attack. Man Utd’s Amad Diallo has withdrawn due to illness and Brighton winger Simon Adingra is injured.

Villarreal defender Eric Bailly is also back in the squad for this one. The defence is without Ousmane Diomande, Odilon Kossounou and Willy Boly.

Goalkeepers: Badra Ali Sangaré, Yahia Fofana, Mohamed Koné

Defenders: Eric Bailly, Wilfried Singo, Evan Ndicka, Emmanuel Agbadou, Guéla Doué, Christopher Opéri, Hassane Kamara

Midfielders: Franck Kessié, Jean Michaël Seri, Mohamed Diomande, Mario Dorgeles, Seko Fofana, Hamed Traore, Mario Dorgeles

Forwards: Nicolas Pepe, Jean-Philippe Krasso, Oumar Diakité, Jean Evrard Kouassi, Evann Guessand, Bénie Traoré, Guy Stéphane Bédi

Sierra Leone Form

Sierra Leone failed to reach the AFCON earlier this year. They’ve only tasted victory once in the last eight matches.

After three successive defeats in friendlies, they beat Djibouti 2-1 and drew 2-2 with Burkina Faso in World Cup qualifiers.

In September’s African Cup of Nations qualifiers, they drew 0-0 at home to Chad before losing 3-2 away to Zambia.

Sierra Leone Injuries & Team News

Coach Amidu Karim has selected central defender Steven Caulker. QPR’s Osman Kakay is not part of the squad for this match.

Attacker Alhaji Kamara of Randers in Denmark continues to be left out.

Goalkeepers: Mohamed Kamara, Francis Koroma, Isaac Caulker

Defenders: Abu Bakarr Samura, Emmanuel Samadiya, Yusuf Sesay, Abduali Juma Bah, Edward Bello Yillah, Saidu Mansaray, Steven Caulker, Mohamed Bangura

Midfielders: Saidu Bah Kamara, Adebayo Black, Ibrahim Turay, Sallieu Bah, Joseph Cleveland, Mohammed Fofanah, John T. Kamara, Samuel Bekoe, Kwame Quee, Alpha Turay

Forwards: Musa Noah Kamara, Alie Conteh, Abu Komeh Musa

Verdict

Ivory Coast v Sierra Leone

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