Kenya vs Ivory Coast prediction

Kenya lost the opportunity to challenge the leadership of Group F after a disappointing 1-1 draw with Burundi at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe where they are playing their home matches. The Harambee Stars were on course to take all three points after taking the lead in the 72nd minute of the game. However, a defensive error by Aboud Omar allowed Burundi substitute Abdallah Sudi to squeeze in the equalizer past a hopeless keeper Matasi to earn the Swallows a share of the spoils.

Africa champions Ivory Coast have a perfect record after winning all three of their qualifiers. They have been absolutely unstoppable with 12 goals scored and none conceded thus far. The Elephants will be looking to keep this flawless start alive when they face Kenya in Tuesday’s early kickoff matches

It is difficult to bet against the African champions given the form they are in at the moment. We pretty much expect them to continue with the trajectory they are on and to maintain their perfect start to these qualifiers. We fancy the visitors to do the early running and we are picking them to open up the scoring here as our main Kenya vs Ivory Coast prediction

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Main Tip: 1st Goal Ivory Coast

Our Kenya vs Ivory Coast predictions

According to the statistics and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following tips:

Prediction 1: 1st Goal Ivory Coast

Here are 3 reasons why we are backing Ivory Coast to score the 1st goal:

• They have scored a whopping 12 goals; and scored in all three qualifiers thus far
• Top notch defence that has kept a clean sheet in all their qualifiers too
• Kenya looed really shaky against minnows Burundi and will struggle against the champs

Odds for this bet

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The odd of 1.33 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 73% chance that Ivory Coast will score the opening goal of the match

Odds comparison for 1st Goal Ivory Coast

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1xbet- odd 1.30

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Prediction 2: 1st Half Under 1.5 Goals

3 reasons why we are backing the opening half to have fewer than 2 total goals:

• A close opening half is expected here with neither team ceding too much ground
• 4 of Ivory Coast last 5 matches have had fewer than 2 first half goals
• The same has obtained in 2 of Kenya’s 3 qualifier matches

Odds for this bet

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The odd of 1.40 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. There is a 71% the opening half of this gsame will have no more than 1 total goal scored

Odds comparisons 1st Half Under 1.5 Goals

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Betway – odd 1.39

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Prediction 3: Kenya Over 1.5 Corners

Here’s why we feel there is value in taking Kenya to have at least 2 corners:

• Kenya have had at least 2 corners in all three of their qualifiers
• The odds for this option look quite good but the same might plummet the closer we get to the match

Statistics for Kenya vs Ivory Coast Prediction

Team News Kenya

• Team coach Engin Firat Firat handed a debut to IF Elfsborg forward Timothy Ouma against Burundi, while Cliffton Miheso also made a return to the XI after a long time out
• Winger Ayub Timbe will miss the fixture against Ivory Coast having picked up an injury on club duty. Bristol City defender Zak Vyner and defender Tobias Knost of SC Verl in Germany did not make their debuts after they failed to travel to Malawi owing to a lack of proper travelling documents.
• Firat has underlined the importance of this game and is pushing the team to get a positive result

Team News Ivory Coast

• Borussia Dortmund’s Sebastien Haller is expected to lead the attack for Ivory Coast once again alongside Reims’s Oumar Diakite
• Coach Emerse Fae, will have to do without Nottingham Forest defender Serge Aurier and Galatasaray winger Wilfried Zaha, as they were not included in the squad.
• Results have been satisfactory for the champions so far and the team selected is expected to get the job done here as well

H2H statistics

This is the first meeting between these two sides

Latest results Kenya

• 3 wins, 1, draw and 1 loss in their last 5 matches
• 14 goals scored in these last 5 matches. Average of 2.80 goals per match
• Drew 1-1 with Burundi in their last match

Latest results Ivory Coast

• 4 Wins, and 1 Draw in their last 5 matches
• 8 goals scored in these last 5 matches. Average 1.60 goals per match
• Edged Gabon 1-0 with Botswana in their last match

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