Ivory Coast vs Gabon Prediction: Africa champions expected to win this game

Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium will host the World Cup qualifying campaign between Ivory Coast and Gabon. The hosts are clear favorites, but can Gabon prove a point?

Ivory Coast head into this game following a win over Uruguay in a 1-2 encounter. In that game, an own goal scored by Mathias Olivera put this team in the lead in the 9th minute of the game. However, Federico Vinas did level the scores for Uruguay in the 77th minute of the game, but Guela Doue’s 84th-minute strike for Ivory Coast was good to see his side win that game. In their last matches into this one, Ivory Coast have gone unbeaten in six matches. 

Ivory Coast picked the maximum points from their first two games against Seychelles and Gambia in the World Cup qualifier. In those matches, Ivory Coast scored 11 goals while conceding none. 

Gabon will look to keep their World Cup qualifying campaign's perfect performance intact in this game. In their first two games, this team took on Kenya and Burundi, winning each by scores of 2-1. However, Gabon's last matches before this encounter ended in a draw against Congo while they lost to Senegal. In their last four games, Gabon scored five goals while conceding six. 

Unarguably the best side in Africa right now, Ivory Coast are expected to secure a win here comfortably. The hosts have been the better side in this matchup over the years, and looking at the fluidity on both ends of the pitch; this game is expected to end with plenty of goals for the home side.