Friendlies 1
Jan 6, 2024 at 5pm UK
Al Salam Stadium
Ivory Coast5 - 1Sierra Leone
Coverage of the International Friendlies Friendlies 1 clash between Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Gambia 0-2 Ivory Coast
Monday, November 20 at 4pm in World Cup Qualifying - Africa
Monday, November 20 at 4pm in World Cup Qualifying - Africa
| Current Group A Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Game: Sierra Leone 0-2 Egypt
Sunday, November 19 at 4pm in World Cup Qualifying - Africa
Sunday, November 19 at 4pm in World Cup Qualifying - Africa
| Current Group E Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | -3 | 1 |
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ivory Coast win with a probability of 71.05%. A draw had a probability of 18.5% and a win for Sierra Leone had a probability of 10.44%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ivory Coast win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13.09%) and 3-0 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.72%), while for a Sierra Leone win it was 0-1 (4.12%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Ivory Coast would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Ivory Coast | Draw | Sierra Leone |
71.05% ( 0.04) | 18.51% ( 0) | 10.44% ( -0.04) |
| Both teams to score 42.77% ( -0.15) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
