Published on: Jan 26, 2022 12:30 pm IST|Updated on: Jan 26, 2022 12:06 pm IST
IVC vs EGY Dream11: After being knocked out of CAF’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification at the second round stage, Ivory Coat have come into this tournament looking like one of the strongest sides on the continent. IThey scored six goals in their three group games – only the hosts, Cameroon, scored more than them. That included putting three past the pre-tournament favourites and reigning champions Algeria in the final group game. They now come up against Carlos Quieroz’s Egyptian side that began their campaign with a 1-0 defeat to now eliminated Nigeria. The north Africans played in a very organised and effective style, albeit fairly dull and disjointed, to defeat Guinea-Bissau and Sudan by a goal to nil each. The Ivorians have the confidence and momentum and they will be viewed as slight favourites for this one.
Match Details
Date: January 26, Wednesday Kick-Off: 9.30 pm (IST) Venue: Stade Stade Omnisport de Douala, Douala
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Recent Form
Ivory Coast: W-D-W-L-W
Egypt: W-W-L-L-L
Head to Head
Between Ivory Coast and Egypt, there have been 21 encounters. The visitors have won 11 of the games, while the hosts have won 8 times. Only three draws have occurred between the two sides.
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Expected Changes and Strategy:
Badra Ali Sangare Serge Aurier Simon Deli Eric Bailly Wilfried Kanon Frank Kessie Jean-Michael Seri Ibrahim Sangare Wilfried Zaha Nicolas Pepe Sebastien Haller
Mohamed El-Shennawy Ayman Ashraf Ahmed Hegazy Mohamed Abdelmonem Omar Kamal Mohamed Elneny Amr Al-Sulaya Abdallah El-Said Mohamed Salah Omar Marmoush Mostafa Mohamed
Captain Options
This season, Mohamed Salah has scored 16 goals with 9 more assists for Liverpool. He is the best choice in this match since, in addition to his goal-scoring ability, he can also create attacking opportunities for his side.
Nicolas Pepe is a good option for this match. He has a natural scoring ability, which could lead to greater playing time for him, making him one of our main picks. He has 2 goals and 5 assists for Arsenal this season.
Differential Pick
Sebastien Haller is a player who can both score goals and create opportunities. He has 12 goals and an 82.66 percent pass accuracy in this season with Ajax. His goal conversion rate is 41.09 percent, which is extremely impressive.
GK: Mohamed El-Shennawy DEF: Serge Aurier, Omar Kamal, Eric Bailly MID: Wilfried Zaha, Frank Kessie, Mohamed Elneny, Omar Marmoush FOR: Mohamed Salah, Sebastien Haller, Nicolas Pepe
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Odds to Win:
The odds in favor of a win for Ivory Coast in this clash is 2.33 as per 1XBET.