Gabon vs Ivory Coast: result 2-3 and analysis
Africa Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on December 31, 2025 at 07:00 PM (UTC)TBC (Morocco), TBC
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What was the result of Gabon vs Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast won 2-3 on December 31, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 11′G. KangaGabon
- 21′D. BouangaGabon
- 44′J. KrassoIvory Coast
- 84′E. GuessandIvory Coast
- 90′B. TouréIvory Coast
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Gabon have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Ivory Coast have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2025 | Mozambique(home) | 2-3 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Dec 24, 2025 | Cameroon(away) | 0-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Nigeria(away) | 1-4 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Burundi(home) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Gambia(away) | 4-3 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2025 | Cameroon(home) | 1-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Dec 24, 2025 | Mozambique(home) | 1-0 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Oman(away) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Saudi Arabia(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Kenya(home) | 3-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 1 Gabon win(s), 1 draw(s), 3 Ivory Coast win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2025 | Gabon 0-0 Ivory Coast | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Ivory Coast 1-0 Gabon | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 5, 2017 | Ivory Coast 1-2 Gabon | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 2, 2017 | Gabon 0-3 Ivory Coast | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Jan 24, 2016 | Ivory Coast 4-1 Gabon | African Nations Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Gabon score 1.7 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Ivory Coast score 1.5 and concede 0.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 1.7 | 1.4 | 8 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
| Ivory Coast | 1.5 | 0.3 | 11 | 1/15 | 3/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Gabon sit 4th in Africa Cup of Nations (0 points from 3 matches) and Ivory Coast sit 1st (7 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Gabon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy