vs Prediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Ivory Coast and Ghana play the opening round of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group, with no table available yet. Ivory Coast come off a 1-2 defeat to Norway, preceded by a 2-0 away win over Curaçao and a 1-2 loss in Germany; further back two wins, 1-0 over Ecuador and 2-0 away over Philadelphia Union II. Ghana lost 0-1 away in Colombia in their last outing, before that a 1-2 defeat to Croatia and a 0-0 draw in England; further back a 1-0 win over Panama and a 1-1 away draw with Wales. In head to head meetings the 2021 fixture finished 0-0 with Ghana hosting, while in 2015 Ivory Coast won 1-0 at home and drew 0-0 at home, and Ghana won 2-1 when they hosted the fixture. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.