International Friendly · Thursday 8 May 1997 · Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
SenegalIvory Coast 4–1 Senegal (8 May 1997): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 18 between Ivory Coast and Senegal.
- Head-to-head before this game: Ivory Coast 9 wins, Senegal 3, 5 draws.
- Previous meeting: Ivory Coast 1–0 Senegal on 2 November 1991 (International Friendly).
- Ivory Coast won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Senegal won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Ivory Coast 1586, Senegal 1483 — Ivory Coast were favourites.
Ivory Coast: last 5 matches
- 2–1 vs Mali23 Feb 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Benin26 Jan 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 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
Senegal: last 5 matches
- 1–2 vs Sierra Leone29 Mar 1997 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Mali16 Feb 1997 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Ethiopia6 Oct 1996 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Mali15 Sep 1996 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Togo16 Jun 1996 · World Cup Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Ivory Coast1–0Senegal2 Nov 1991 · International Friendly
- Ivory Coast2–0Senegal9 Jun 1991 · International Friendly
- Senegal0–0Ivory Coast5 May 1991 · International Friendly
- Senegal0–0Ivory Coast15 Feb 1991 · International Friendly
- Senegal0–0Ivory Coast21 Jan 1991 · Dakar Tournament
- Ivory Coast1–0Senegal19 Dec 1987 · International Friendly