Gabon VS Cote d'Ivoire

The group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations will be played at 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 1, 2026, with Gabon hosting Côte d'Ivoire. Based on the odds you offer, the visiting team Cote d'Ivoire is generally favored.

Gabon's recent form has been up and down, with inconsistent performances in Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and friendlies, with occasional bright spots on the offensive end but holes in defense. As a traditional African team, the Ivory Coast team has a good record in recent warm-up matches, showing strong squad depth and balance on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and the overall team has a good run-in.

In the historical head-to-head record of the two teams, Ivory Coast has a clear advantage, with more wins and fewer losses. In official matches in recent years, Ivory Coast has often been superior in physical confrontation, tactical execution and key ball handling, and has the psychological upper hand.

The moneyline odds you offer are: Gabon to win 8.00, draw 3.80 and Ivory Coast to win 1.50. The odds structure clearly shows that the market is extremely bullish on the visiting team Cote d'Ivoire, with a low win odds of 1.50 reflecting a huge gap between strength and winning expectations, draw odds are also at a high level, and home win odds are as high as 8.00, and the possibility of an upset is extremely low.

Based on recent form, the overwhelming advantage of historical head-to-head and market expectations reflected in the odds, Côte d'Ivoire's victory in this game is a high probability event. Their overall strength, squad strength and tournament experience are far above Gabon's, and they are expected to dominate the scene and are likely to start this cup with a win. Gabon are expected to adopt a defensive counter-attacking strategy, but it will be difficult to resist the opponent's continuous attack.

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