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Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone: result 2-2 and analysis

Africa Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on January 16, 2022 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Ivory Coast
2-2
Sierra Leone

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What was the result of Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone?

Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone drew 2-2 on January 16, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 25′S. HallerIvory Coast
  • 55′M. KamaraSierra Leone
  • 65′N. PépéIvory Coast
  • 90′A. KamaraSierra Leone

Official lineup for Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Ivory Coast

4-3-3
  1. 19N. Pépé
  2. 22S. Haller
  3. 9W. Zaha
  1. 18I. Sangaré
  2. 8F. Kessié
  3. 4J. Seri
  1. 3G. Konan
  2. 14S. Deli
  3. 21E. Bailly
  4. 17S. Aurier
  1. 23B. Sangaré

Sierra Leone

4-4-2
  1. 28M. Kamara
  2. 19M. Bundu
  1. 14M. Turay
  2. 10K. Kamara
  3. 7K. Quee
  4. 6J. Kamara
  1. 2O. Kakay
  2. 3K. Wright
  3. 5S. Caulker
  4. 17Umaru Bangura
  1. 1Mohamed Nbalie Kamara
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Ivory Coast have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Sierra Leone have 2, 7 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Ivory Coast
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 12, 2022Equatorial Guinea(away)1-0Africa Cup of Nations
Nov 16, 2021Cameroon(away)0-1World Cup - Qualification Africa
Nov 13, 2021Mozambique(home)3-0World Cup - Qualification Africa
Oct 11, 2021Malawi(home)2-1World Cup - Qualification Africa
Oct 8, 2021Malawi(away)3-0World Cup - Qualification Africa
Sierra Leone
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 11, 2022Algeria(away)0-0Africa Cup of Nations
Nov 13, 2021Comoros(home)0-2Friendlies
Aug 26, 2021Ethiopia(away)0-0Friendlies
Jun 15, 2021Benin(home)1-0Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification
Mar 27, 2021Lesotho(away)0-0Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification

How many goals should we expect?

Ivory Coast score 1.5 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Sierra Leone score 0.6 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Ivory Coast1.50.576/158/15
Sierra Leone0.61.274/154/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Ivory Coast3210537

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How does Footlab AI 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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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