Côte d’Ivoire – Burkina Faso Tip Africa Cup of Nations, Round of 16 on Tuesday, 06.01.26 at 20:00
Who can still remember the Africa Cup of Nations 2023? At that time, the “elephants” won the title, while their upcoming opponent had to give up in this round of all times – in the round of sixteen.
A coincidence or rather a déjà vu? Personally, I assume the latter in my Ivory Coast Burkina Faso tip. Nevertheless, I don’t want to put my hand in the fire for the Ivorians to progress confidently within regular time.
In view of the betting markets, the increased odds and the data situation, I prefer to put my trust in the bet Under 2.5 goals.
Because the underdog will want to park the team bus elongated in front of his own goal, while the defending champions have so far usually only come up to operating temperature late in the game in this AFCON edition.
Côte d’Ivoire vs. Burkina Faso AI Predictions:
I really like the Ivory Coast Burkina Faso AI forecast of our data model. I always critically evaluate the mental outpourings of my digital betting friend, but in this case they convince me in their suitability as a betting template.
A 0-0 result bet at half-time at odds around 2.55, for example, is extremely promising. Burkina Faso has defended quite well so far, and the Ivorians are not known for starting early in the game anyway – quite the opposite!
4 of their 5 goals so far at this edition of the Africa Cup of Nations came after the break.
Predicted chance of winning:
| Victory Ivory Coast |
Draw |
Victory Burkina Faso |
| 52% |
28% |
20% |
Ivory Coast: Under 1.5 goals sounds brave at first, but it’s not. The AI is right to expect that many of the attacks of the Ivorians could fizzle out in the opponent’s half.
And in fact, they managed to score more than a maximum of one goal per game in only 4 of their last 14 international matches. But with values of only 1.67 on average even at the best German bookmakers, this recommendation is definitely not a “betting must” for me.
As far as the pure reward-risk ratio is concerned, on the other hand, I like the last AI recommendation much better – namely Ivory Coast victory in extra time at very attractive odds around 9.00.
Truly not a bad tip, as I am about 40% convinced that it could still be 0:0 or 1:1 after 90 minutes.
What you need to know about Ivory Coast vs. Burkina Faso betting
- Four of Ivory Coast’s five goals at this Africa Cup of Nations came in the second half.
- The Ivory Coast have scored more than one goal in only four of their last 14 games.
- Both teams have scored in only three of Burkina Faso’s last nine games.
- Burkina Faso scored the most goals after the 75th minute in the group stage (3).
