Ivory Coast vs Gambia preview: Kessié and Colley lead unbeaten sides into November clash

Ivory Coast face Gambia on 11 November at 17:00 GMT, with both teams arriving in strong form after winning their last two recorded matches. Franck Kessié has scored once this season for Ivory Coast, while Ebrima Colley has also found the net once for Gambia.

The match brings together two sides yet to suffer a defeat in their latest recorded run. Ivory Coast’s recent form reads WW, while Gambia have the same sequence, setting up a closely contested meeting between teams with momentum behind them.

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

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

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. H. Mastouri (4, Tunisia)
2. M. Munetsi (3, Zimbabwe)
3. E. Colley (3, Gambia)
4. Y. Wissa (2, Congo DR)
5. Chamito (2, Mozambique)

Team statistics:

Ivory Coast will have the advantage of playing at home. Their record in front of their own supporters this season is two wins from two matches, with no draws or defeats. Gambia have also been perfect in their away fixtures, winning both of their matches on the road.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Ivory Coast — WW
• Gambia — WW

That home and away record gives the fixture an even statistical balance. Ivory Coast have taken maximum points in every home game, while Gambia have done the same in every away match. The result could therefore depend on which team handles the pressure of the occasion more effectively.

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

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	25.00%
16-30	25.00%
31-45	25.00%
46-60	25.00%
61-75
76-90
91-105

Gambia has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	16.67%	33.33%
16-30	33.33%	33.33%
31-45	16.67%	33.33%
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
Ivory Coast	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gambia		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Ivory Coast		Gambia
45.0%	Winning the game	45.0%
40%	Attack potential	40%
100%	Potential in defense	100%
100%	Strength against each other	100%
100%	Goal Potential	100%

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

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

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Ivory Coast and Gambia will take place on November 11 at 17:00 (GMT) at the stadium .