Gambia vs Ivory Coast: Hosts face in-form visitors in November international

Gambia host Ivory Coast on 17 November at 16:00 GMT, with both sides looking to strengthen their position in the competition.

Ivory Coast arrive with the stronger recent record, having won their last three matches. Gambia’s listed form is WWL, leaving the hosts needing a response after their latest defeat.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: Suleiman Camara (Gambia) — 1 assists, Franck Kessié (Ivory Coast) — 1 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: Baboucarr Gaye (Gambia) — 0, Yahia Fofana (Ivory Coast) — 2
• Tackles: Omar Colley (Gambia) — 1, Ousmane Diomande (Ivory Coast) — 1.
• Most encounters won: Abubakr Barry (Gambia) — 8, Yan Diomande (Ivory Coast) — 9.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. H. Mastouri (4, Tunisia)
2. Y. Wissa (3, Congo DR)
3. Omar Marmoush (3, Egypt)
4. R. Mofokeng (3, South Africa)
5. M. Munetsi (3, Zimbabwe)

Team statistics:

The visitors will also take confidence from their away record this season. Ivory Coast have won all three of their away matches, with no draws or defeats recorded on the road. Their biggest away victory has been a 2-0 success.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Gambia — WWL
• Ivory Coast — WWW

Gambia, by comparison, have won two and lost one of their home matches. They have not drawn at home, while their biggest home victory has been 2-1. The team’s strongest result away from home has been a 2-4 win.

According to home statistics this season, Gambia scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	14.29%	60.00%
16-30	42.86%	20.00%
31-45	14.29%	20.00%
46-60	14.29%
61-75	14.29%
76-90
91-105

Ivory Coast has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	33.33%	100.00%
16-30	16.67%
31-45	16.67%
46-60	16.67%
61-75	16.67%
76-90
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Gambia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ivory Coast		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Gambia		Ivory Coast
32.0%	Winning the game	32.0%
54%	Attack potential	54%
17%	Potential in defense	17%
0%	Strength against each other	0%
17%	Goal Potential	17%

Summary: the probability of Ivory Coast winning – 45%, draw – 45%, loss – 10%. Thus Gambia, most likely, loss (loss or draw)

Goal Forecast:Gambia, is likely to score -3.5 goals, Ivory Coast is likely to score no more than -2.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Gambia and Ivory Coast will take place on November 17 at 16:00 (GMT) at the stadium Independence Stadium.