Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast: The hosts are underestimated

Equatorial Guinea will face Ivory Coast in the Africa Cup of Nations. Who will be the stronger side in this encounter? Check out the form of the teams and find out what to bet on. More than one way to bet!

The national team of Equatorial Guinea will certainly take third place in the table of Group E. They are likely to beat Sierra Leone, but with three points, it will be hard to reach the last 16. They need at least a draw against Algeria or Ivory Coast. In general, Equatorial Guinea look great on the football field. They played six matches in the autumn for the 2022 World Cup and lost only one to Tunisia (0-3). There have also been three wins and two draws.

The Ivorian national team, for their part, go to the African Cup of Nations as one of the main favourites. According to bookmakers, only Senegal, Algeria, and Egypt have a better chance. Indeed, the Ivorian squad is full of players from European clubs who will be loaded for the tournament. In the autumn's six World Cup qualifying games in Qatar, they have lost only once, 0-1 to Cameroon.

Bookmakers' analysts, understandably, see Ivory Coast as the favourites. But we wouldn't prematurely "bury" the national team of Equatorial Guinea. They showed great football in the autumn and even beat stalwart Tunisia 1-0! We think the away side is overrated, while the home side is the other way round. So we suggest betting on their handicap (+1.5).

• Handicap 1 (+1.5) for 2.05;
• Handicap 1 (+1.5) for 1.99;
• 1X for 9.00.