Senegal vs Ivory Coast Prediction & Betting Tips (29 January)

Title holders, Senegal perfectly met the expectations placed on them in the group stage with three successes in three matches including two volleys inflicted on Gambia 3-0 and Cameroon during J2 3-1. Already qualified before J3 for the round of 16, Sadio Mané's teammates decided to send a poignant message to the competition by beating Guinea 0-2. Casually, the Lions of Téranga are undefeated for seven matches in all competitions but are above all riding on an excellent dynamic of four successive victories if we take into account the preparation friendly won against Niger 1-0. Host country, the Côte d'Ivoire came very close to humiliation by exiting in the group phase but thanks to Morocco's success against Zambia during J3, it qualified by finishing 4th best 3rd in the group phase. .

. It was hot but it could also be a bad thing for the Elephants who were still able to show good things in the group stage, notably during their defeat against Nigeria in J2 0-1. During the last day, dominating during the first act, the Ivorians did not show enough character to overthrow Equatorial Guinea who scored on their only opportunity in the first before crushing the locals for good 4-0. Resurrected in this CAN, the 2-time winner of the edition has nothing more to lose.

Author of a double against Gambia, Lamine Camara (Metz, 18 sel) was preserved during the last match and could be there this evening. Note that Sadio Mané (1 goal, 2 assists in this CAN) and Ismaila Sarr (OM, 1 pawn, 2 pancakes in the competition) will probably start. Still in Ligue 1, Ndiaye (OM) was also a scorer in this CAN like his club comrade, Pape Gueye or the former Strasbourg player, Habib Diallo (20 pawns last year in the French elite ). Note the presence of Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), Diatta (Monaco), Matar Sarr (Tottenham) without forgetting defensive elements such as Koulibaly (ex-Naples), Ballo-Touré (Fulham) , the full-back Jakobs (Monaco) or the former Girondins, Sabaly (Bétis Sevilla). Remember that replacement striker Abdallah Sima (Rangers) is out until the end of the CAN (injured). Returning from the forgotten, the Ivory Coast will once again present itself without the star Wilfried Zaha (Galatasaray), without Cornet (West Ham, 6 goals in 31 games) and the defenders Simon Deli (27 caps) and Eric Bailly (Villarreal, 49 caps), all dismissed. A little news for the Elephants, Jean-Louis Gasset is no longer the coach following the enormous disillusionment of the group stage.

Renewal? Maybe yes, maybe no, the group remained intact with strong elements all the same like Nicolas Pepe (ex-Lille) who showed himself against Equatorial Guinea but clearly not successful. Let's not forget to mention Serge Aurier (captain), Sangaré (Nottingham), Kessié (ex-Milan/FC Barcelona) or even the former Lensois, Seko Fofana (scorer during J1). Finally, it is especially defensively that this team is struggling (5 goals conceded in 3 matches including 4 during J3) and seems cautious about the idea of ​​playing in front of its public who are waiting for them more than ever. probable line-ups for Senegal - Ivory Coast: Senegal: Mendy - Diatta, Koulibaly, Diallo, Jakobs - Sarr, Gueye, Camara - Sarr, Diallo, Mané. Ivory Coast: Fofana - Singo (or Aurier), Boly, Ndicka, Konan - Sangare, Kessié, Fofana - Diakité, Pepe, Kouame.