Ivory Coast U23s
2 - 1
Saudi Arabia U23s

Al Amri (39' og.), Kessie (66')
Kessie (70'), Gradel (86')
Junior Doumbia (90+7')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Al-Dawsari (44')
Al Naji (80'), Al-Faraj (90+7')

Preview

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Olympic Games Men's Football clash between Ivory Coast Under-23s and Saudi Arabia Under-23s, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ivory Coast Under-23s win with a probability of 55.72%. A draw had a probability of 25.9% and a win for Saudi Arabia Under-23s had a probability of 18.35%.

The most likely scoreline for a Ivory Coast Under-23s win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.96%) and 2-1 (8.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.76%), while for a Saudi Arabia Under-23s win it was 0-1 (7.75%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Ivory Coast Under-23s would win this match.

Result
Ivory Coast Under-23s	Draw	Saudi Arabia Under-23s
55.72%	25.93%	18.35%

Both teams to score 41.1%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

39.49%

60.5%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.38%

80.62%

Ivory Coast Under-23s Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.11%

21.89%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.86%

55.14%

Saudi Arabia Under-23s Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

52.61%

47.38%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

17.22%

82.77%

Score Analysis

Ivory Coast Under-23s 55.7%

Saudi Arabia Under-23s 18.35%

Draw 25.92%

Ivory Coast Under-23s	Draw	Saudi Arabia Under-23s
1-0 @ 15.75% 2-0 @ 11.96% 2-1 @ 8.94% 3-0 @ 6.06% 3-1 @ 4.53% 4-0 @ 2.3% 4-1 @ 1.72% 3-2 @ 1.69% Other @ 2.75% Total : 55.7%	1-1 @ 11.76% 0-0 @ 10.37% 2-2 @ 3.34% Other @ 0.45% Total : 25.92%	0-1 @ 7.75% 1-2 @ 4.4% 0-2 @ 2.89% 1-3 @ 1.09% Other @ 2.23% Total : 18.35%