World Cup Qualification · Sunday 22 April 2001 · Abidjan, Ivory Coast
CongoIvory Coast 2–0 Congo (22 Apr 2001): Result & Goals
Goals
- 39'
Abdul Kader KeïtaIvory Coast - 85'Ibrahima BakayokoIvory Coast
Pre-match prediction
76%17%7%
Ivory Coast winDrawCongo win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 25 between Ivory Coast and Congo.
- Head-to-head before this game: Ivory Coast 12 wins, Congo 9, 3 draws.
- Previous meeting: Ivory Coast 2–0 Congo on 11 April 1999 (AFCON Qualification).
- Ivory Coast won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Congo won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Ivory Coast 1688, Congo 1441 — Ivory Coast were favourites.
Ivory Coast: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Sudan25 Mar 2001 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–1 vs DR Congo10 Mar 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 3–1 vs Madagascar28 Jan 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–0 vs Sudan20 Jan 2001 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–1 vs Libya19 Nov 2000 · AFCON Qualification
Congo: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Liberia25 Mar 2001 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–2 vs Tunisia28 Jan 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–5 vs Liberia14 Jan 2001 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–1 vs Mauritius8 Oct 2000 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–2 vs South Africa3 Sep 2000 · AFCON Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Ivory Coast2–0Congo11 Apr 1999 · AFCON Qualification
- Congo1–0Ivory Coast28 Feb 1999 · AFCON Qualification
- Ivory Coast1–1Congo16 Jun 1996 · World Cup Qualification
- Congo2–0Ivory Coast2 Jun 1996 · World Cup Qualification
- Ivory Coast0–0Congo15 Jan 1992 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Congo1–2Ivory Coast5 Apr 1987 · AFCON Qualification