Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso are set to battle it out in an all West African clash seeking a place in the AFCON quarterfinals.
Ivory Coast finished top of Group F unbeaten after victories against Mozambique and a dramatic 3-2 comeback win against Gabon, either side of a 1-1 draw with Cameroon.
Burkina Faso on the other hand came second in Group E, beating Equatorial Guinea and Sudan, losing once to Algeria. The Elephants are currently on a seven-match unbeaten run at the continental showpiece as they seek a fourth AFCON title.
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Despite meeting 20 times in the past across all competitions, this will be the first match between these two nations in the AFCON knockout stages. Both sides have displayed a strong sense of character thus far, both scoring five goals in the group stages, setting this up to be an explosive encounter.
Our team at Africa Picks has a look at all key details of the match, head to head history as well as our predicted outcome.
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Team news
There are no injury or suspension concerns for Emerson Fae’s Elephants, with the strongest XI expected to be fielded. There were 10 changes in the side that faced Gabon but Yahya Fofana will return in goal with Evan Ndicka and Ghislain Konan starting in defense as well.
Their top scorer Amad Diallo, Franck Kessie and Evann Guessand will all return to the starting lineup as well.
Kilian Nkiema is set to start in the Burkina Faso goal after an injury to first choice Herve Koffi. Cyriaque Irie is also a doubt after being substituted against Sudan and will be the only other change.
Head-to-head and current form
These sides have only met twice at AFCON, with the Elephants winning on both occasions.
Ivory Coast boast a superior record in their head-to-head encounters against the Burkinabe, winning nine times compared to their three.
Both nations have just one loss in their previous five matches leading up to this hotly contested knockout affair.
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Current form
Ivory Coast – WDWWL
Burkina Faso – WLWWW
Previous games
Burkina Faso 3-0 Ivory Coast (Dec 28, 2024)
Ivory Coast 2-0 Burkina Faso (Dec 22, 2024)
Burkina Faso 2-1 Ivory Coast (Nov 19, 2022)
Burkina Faso 0-1 Ivory Coast (Sept 4, 2022)
Ivory Coast 0-0 Burkina Faso (Aug 27, 2022)
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Prediction
With the attacking prowess displayed by both teams in the Group stages, both are tipped to score in this match. There is a high possibility of the game being settled in extra time, but over 1.5 goals in the 90 is a worthy betting option.
Ivory Coast have proved to be the stronger of the teams in recent history and they have a slight advantage, making a home win or draw @1.38 odds also likely.
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