World Cup Qualification · Sunday 21 April 1985 · Kumasi, Ghana
Ivory CoastGhana 2–0 Ivory Coast (21 Apr 1985): Result & Goals
Goals
- 50'
Opoku NtiGhana - 79'George AlhassanGhana
Pre-match prediction
56%26%18%
Ghana winDrawIvory Coast win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 23 between Ghana and Ivory Coast.
- Head-to-head before this game: Ghana 10 wins, Ivory Coast 5, 7 draws.
- Previous meeting: Ivory Coast 0–0 Ghana on 7 April 1985 (World Cup Qualification).
- Ghana won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Ivory Coast won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 11 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Ghana 1689, Ivory Coast 1624 — Ghana were favourites.
Ghana: last 5 matches
- 4–1 vs Guinea14 Apr 1985 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–0 vs Ivory Coast7 Apr 1985 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Guinea31 Mar 1985 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–2 vs Tunisia1 Jan 1985 · International Friendly
- 0–2 vs Ivory Coast30 Dec 1984 · International Friendly
Ivory Coast: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Mali14 Apr 1985 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–0 vs Ghana7 Apr 1985 · World Cup Qualification
- 6–0 vs Mali31 Mar 1985 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–1 vs DR Congo5 Mar 1985 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Congo20 Feb 1985 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Ivory Coast0–0Ghana7 Apr 1985 · World Cup Qualification
- Ivory Coast2–0Ghana30 Dec 1984 · International Friendly
- Ghana2–0Ivory Coast18 Nov 1984 · West African Cup
- Ivory Coast0–2Ghana30 Sep 1983 · West African Cup
- Ghana5–5Ivory Coast15 Feb 1982 · West African Cup
- Ghana3–1Ivory Coast19 Feb 1978 · International Friendly