The ginormous land-locked country has five goals scored and has conceded only two, making it one of the most secure defenses in the competition. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Malian national team does not have so many prominent names, only Real Sociedad defender Hamari Traor\u00e9 and Leipzig midfielder Amadou Haiara. The rest of the players are in Europe but in less well-known teams. There is also midfielder Yves Bissouma (Tottenham), who did not see minutes in the last match. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mali had not reached the quarterfinals of the continental competition since 2013 when they finished third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why Bet on Ivory Coast?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Ivory Coast came into this match by chance. After a 4-0 thrashing by Burkina Faso, they were almost eliminated, and coach Jean Louis Gasset was fired for suffering the worst home defeat in the country’s history. However, as fate would have it, the Ivorians made it to the next round as one of the best third-placed teams, and in the round of 16, they made the difference, eliminating defending champions Senegal from the penalty spot after a 1-1 draw in regular time. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Ivorians now have Emerse Fae as interim coach. The pressure is on him to produce a good Africa Cup of Nations and take over the job for good, to make the nation respect his position. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To that end, the team has several key players, including defender Evan Ndicka, full-back Serge Aurier, midfielders Ibrahim Sangar\u00e9 and Frank Kessie, and striker Sebastien Haller. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ivory Coast has scored three goals while conceding six. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFinal Betting Analysis: Mali vs. Ivory Coast<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe last game between these two teams was for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, and the victory went to the Ivorians 1-0, with winger Wilfried Zaha scoring. They have three unbeaten games with two wins and one draw. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe numbers at Gambyl Exchange have Ivory Coast as the favorite. The Moneyline for them shows 2.28, while Mali has 3.585, and the draw is at 3. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Africa Cup of Nations in the quarterfinals has an important crossover, where the local, Ivory Coast, will work a new miracle and get its place in the semifinals, leaving Mali out of the competition. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nGo for a victory in Ivory Coast’s Moneyline. If you bet $100 at 2.28, you will gain $128 for a total payout of $228.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nMali vs. Ivory Coast<\/strong> Betting Pick: Ivory Coast<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals features the local team, Ivory Coast, against Mali, undefeated in the continental tournament. In the round of 16, ‘Les Aigles’ defeated Burkina Faso 2-1, with goals by Tapsoba (against) and Lassine Sinayoko. ‘Les \u00c9l\u00e9phants’ eliminated reigning African champions Senegal after a 1-1 draw in regulation time and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[855,98,90],"tags":[285,171],"class_list":["post-27967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa-cup","category-betting","category-football","tag-quarterfinals","tag-soccer"],"aioseo_notices":[],"modified_by":"Erwin Noguera","aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t