Africa Cup of Nations
The current holder of the Africa Cup is successfully defending its title for now. They drew 1:1 with Cameroon in the group stage but managed to win their other two matches – 1:0 against Mozambique and 3:2 against Gabon. This was one of the few high-scoring matches for Côte d'Ivoire lately, with 12 of their last 15 matches having under 2.5 goals. Otherwise, they have only one loss in their last 10 matches, which came in a friendly.
Burkina Faso may have never won the tournament, but they have reached the knockout stage in five of the last six editions. The 0:1 loss to Algeria in the group stage is the only one for the team in their last nine matches. Additionally, Burkina has won six of their last seven encounters in all competitions and can definitely be a tough opponent.
Prediction: under 2.5 goalsCôte d'Ivoire enters the match as the favorite, but Burkina Faso should not be dismissed lightly. I expect Burkina to put up a fight. Even if the "Elephants" win in the end, I think it won't be that easy, and I don't expect many goals in the match.
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