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Round
Group Stage - 1
Venue
Stade de la Paix
Referee
Mustapha Ghorbal, Algeria
Form

Recent form

Ivory Coast
61Average

Last 5 matches · 3W-0D-2L · +3 goal difference

Ghana
25Very poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -3 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Ivory Coast or Draw + Under 2.5 Goals

BetGenius backs Ivory Coast or Draw + Under 2.5 Goals (Combo Bet) at 72% confidence — a solid call.

72%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Ivory Coast and Ghana meet in the opening round of the AFCON Qualification group stage in what promises to be a tight regional clash. The hosts enter the contest having won three of their previous five matches across all competitions, including clean-sheet victories over Curacao, Ecuador, and Philadelphia Union II, while scoring in each of those five outings.

Ghana arrive with a more conservative profile, securing just one win across their last five fixtures alongside two draws and two defeats. The Black Stars have struggled for attacking fluency, registering three goals in their last five matches and failing to score against Colombia and England.

Historical encounters between these two nations underline how closely fought their meetings tend to be. Across four head-to-head fixtures in the database, the sides have produced an average of just 1.0 goal per game, with three of those four matches finishing with under 2.5 goals and two ending in goalless draws.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Ivory Coast at homeGhana away
1
Played
1
1-0-0
W-D-L
0-0-1
—
Scored /game
—
—
Conceded /game
—
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
40%
BTTS (last 5)
20%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
20%
History

Head-to-head

1
Ivory Coast
2
Draws
1
Ghana

the last 4 meetings are split 1-1 with 2 drawn, averaging 1.0 goals a game, only 25% went over 2.5.

  • 2021-06-12Ghana0-0Ivory Coast
  • 2015-10-30Ivory Coast1-0Ghana
  • 2015-10-18Ghana2-1Ivory Coast
  • 2015-02-08Ivory Coast0-0Ghana
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Predictions

3 published markets

FeaturedWON
Combo Bet
Ivory Coast or Draw + Under 2.5 Goals
72%
Both must land · no better than

Ivory Coast or Draw — 76% confidence

Ivory Coast have shown greater attacking reliability by scoring in each of their last five matches and winning three of them. Ghana have managed only one victory in their last five outings, making home advantage and superior recent form a solid foundation for the hosts to avoid defeat.

Under 2.5 Goals — 72% confidence

Direct encounters between these teams have consistently been low scoring, averaging 1.0 goal per match with 75 percent of meetings staying under the 2.5 goal line. Ghana's recent form also reflects tight defensive setups, having scored only three times in their last five fixtures.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and total goals), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Total Goals
Under 2.5 Goals
72%
Confidence

Direct encounters between these teams have consistently been low scoring, averaging 1.0 goal per match with 75 percent of meetings staying under the 2.5 goal line. Ghana's recent form also reflects tight defensive setups, having scored only three times in their last five fixtures.

Combo BetWON
Double Chance
Ivory Coast or Draw
76%
Confidence

Ivory Coast have shown greater attacking reliability by scoring in each of their last five matches and winning three of them. Ghana have managed only one victory in their last five outings, making home advantage and superior recent form a solid foundation for the hosts to avoid defeat.

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Published September 23, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.