Predictive Analysis

Match-Up Lab

Pre-match analysis powered by rating models, historical head-to-head records, and contextual signals.

Pick a Match-Up

Choose any two teams and the rating model will compute win, draw, and loss probabilities along with expected goals.

Côte d'Ivoire
81.7% win probability
Predicted winner
14.7%
Honours shared
Draw chance
0.27 - 2.16
Model goals (home - away)
Expected score
2.4
Over 2.5: 44%
Total goals

Gabon

1403#103
CAF
VS

Côte d'Ivoire

1545#19
CAF
Venue
Context

Rating-Based Prediction

WFS predictor · expected score + venue adjustment · drawn from full historical performance

3.6% 14.7% 81.7%
GAB
CIV
142
Rating Gap
0.27
Exp. Goals GAB
2.16
Exp. Goals CIV
18.3%
GAB No Defeat
2.4
Exp. Total Goals

Key Factors

Rating-model adjustments and contextual signals that could influence the outcome

Recent Form 3W/7W

Côte d'Ivoire won 7 of their last 10 games; Gabon won 3. Current form favours Côte d'Ivoire.

H2H Dominance 8W-3W

Côte d'Ivoire hold the historical edge: 8W-3D-3L across 14 meetings.

Rating Gap 142 pts

Côte d'Ivoire hold a 142-point rating edge: roughly 21.3% extra win probability on ratings alone.

Clean Sheet Rate 9pp

Côte d'Ivoire keep 43.7% clean sheets vs Gabon's 35.2%, a 9pp gap that could be decisive in a tight contest.

Tournament Pedigree 1999

Gabon have a major tournament title to their name; Côte d'Ivoire do not. Proven pedigree at the highest level.

Underdog Record 26% W

Gabon have won 26% of games entering as underdogs (63W from 247). A strong record against the odds.

AI Match-Up Evaluation

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Head-to-Head Record

14 meeting(s) · 2006-2025

3
GAB Win
3
Draws
8
CIV Win
8
Goals For
22
Goals Against
Last 10 H2H
← most recent

Comparative Profile

Era-aware metrics use only games from the last 10 years.

Era
91
Games Played
145
33.0%
Win %
51.7%
1.12
Goals Per Game
1.49
1.22
Goals Against / Game
0.82
34.1%
Clean Sheet %
42.8%
31.9%
Failed to Score %
29.7%
15.4%
Goalless Draws %
13.1%
All-Time / Lifetime
1,403
Current Rating
1,545
#103
World Ranking
#19
45.6%
Win as Favourite
54.3%
25.5%
Win as Underdog
38.8%
4
Longest Win Streak
7
11
Longest Unbeaten Run
26
1467 (2012)
Peak Rating
1583 (2013)
8W-11L
Penalty Shootouts
11W-8L

Rating Trajectory (Last 2 Years)

Both teams' rating lines overlaid · convergence / divergence analysis

Rolling Win Rate (20-Game Window)

Rolling win rate comparison · which team is in better current form?

Scenario Modeller

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3.6% 14.7% 81.7%

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Recent Meetings

A 31 Dec 25 NEUTRAL
2 - 3
Africa Cup of Nations
D 09 Sep 25 AWAY
0 - 0
FIFA World Cup
H 07 Jun 24 AWAY
1 - 0
FIFA World Cup
A 05 Sep 17 AWAY
1 - 2
FIFA World Cup
A 02 Sep 17 AWAY
0 - 3
FIFA World Cup
H 04 Jun 16 AWAY
2 - 1
Friendly
H 24 Jan 16 NEUTRAL
4 - 1
African Nations Championship
D 14 Jun 15 AWAY
0 - 0
Friendly
D 08 Sep 07 AWAY
0 - 0
Africa Cup of Nations
H 08 Oct 06 AWAY
5 - 0
Africa Cup of Nations

If they play 100 times

Scoreline distribution from the WFS predictor. Each cell shows how often that score would occur out of 100 simulated games: amber for home wins, slate for draws, violet for away wins.

Most likely scorelines
0 - 2
20.5%
0 - 1
18.9%
0 - 3
14.8%
0 - 0
8.8%
0 - 4
8.0%
1 - 2
5.6%