AFCON Qualification · Sunday 26 January 1997 · Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
BeninIvory Coast 1–0 Benin (26 Jan 1997): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Ivory Coast winDrawBenin win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 9 between Ivory Coast and Benin.
- Head-to-head before this game: Ivory Coast 6 wins, Benin 1, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Ivory Coast 1–0 Benin on 1 September 1991 (International Friendly).
- Ivory Coast won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Benin won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Ivory Coast 1561, Benin 1244 — Ivory Coast were favourites.
Ivory Coast: last 5 matches
- 2–1 vs Guinea8 Jan 1997 · International Friendly
- 1–4 vs Algeria6 Oct 1996 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–1 vs Congo16 Jun 1996 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Burkina Faso9 Jun 1996 · International Friendly
- 0–2 vs Congo2 Jun 1996 · World Cup Qualification
Benin: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Togo19 Jan 1997 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Burkina Faso27 Dec 1996 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Burkina Faso25 Dec 1996 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Ghana24 Dec 1996 · International Friendly
- 3–3 vs Gabon22 Dec 1996 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Ivory Coast1–0Benin1 Sep 1991 · International Friendly
- Benin0–3Ivory Coast11 Aug 1991 · International Friendly
- Benin1–2Ivory Coast24 Nov 1984 · West African Cup
- Benin3–3Ivory Coast17 Feb 1982 · West African Cup
- Ivory Coast3–1Benin26 Oct 1979 · International Friendly
- Ivory Coast4–1Benin29 Apr 1979 · AFCON Qualification