Mali vs Ivory Coast prediction and betting tips on February 3, 2024

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One of the quarter-final clashes in the African Cup of Nations will be contested in Bouaké, where the teams of Mali and Ivory Coast will engage in a face-off. Experts from the Dailysports website have prepared a prediction for this match.

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Mali

Under the guidance of Erick Shelly, the team approached the start of the continental tournament with an excellent unbeaten streak of 10 matches (8 wins and 2 draws). Given the quality selection of players, many experts already considered the "Eagles" as one of the favorites of the tournament. Through their performance in the group stage and the knockout phase, the Mali national team validated these assumptions. After defeating South Africa in the opening match of the tournament (2-0), Erick Shelly's charges shared points with Tunisia (1-1) and Namibia (0-0). Nevertheless, even with five points, it was enough for them to top the group and advance to the African Cup of Nations knockout stage for the third consecutive time. The match against Burkina Faso in the Round of 16 turned out to be challenging, as anticipated. The "Eagles" secured a 2-1 victory through an own goal by Tapsoba and a precise strike by Sinayoko.

Ivory Coast

However, the tournament hosts disappointed during the group stage. After securing a convincing victory against Guinea-Bissau (2-0), Emers Faé's team suffered a bitter defeat to Nigeria in the second round (0-1). Towards the end of the group stage, the "Elephants" faced a significant setback, losing to Equatorial Guinea by a resounding 0-4. Nevertheless, even with such statistics in goals scored and conceded, Emers Faé's team managed to secure a spot in the knockout stage, facing one of the favorites, Senegal. Despite conceding early in the 4th minute, the "Elephants" managed to make a comeback, perform well in the second half, and equalize at the end of regular time with a penalty. The fate of the qualification was eventually decided in a penalty shootout, where Ivory Coast emerged luckier, winning 5-4.

Interesting facts about the match and head-to-head history

• The teams last met in September 2023, in a friendly encounter that ended in a 0-0 draw on Ivory Coast's turf.
• In only one of the last 5 head-to-head matches were more than one goal scored.
• Ivory Coast won two out of the previous four direct encounters.

Mali - Ivory Coast prediction

In the previous round, Ivory Coast eliminated one of the tournament favorites, Senegal, and this has influenced the bookmakers' odds. Currently, the "Elephants" are considered favorites in the showdown. We also believe that success will be on the side of the tournament hosts, and our wager is "Ivory Coast Handicap 0" with odds set at 1.575.

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