Ivory Coast vs Cameroon: who will be the leader of Group D?

On September 6, Ivory Coast and Cameroon will face off in the 2022 World Cup qualification. We made predictions for this fixture, which you can find below. What to expect from the match?

Command Analysis

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast are one of the main contenders for the first line in Group D, which allows to progress to the third round of the qualification. Patrice Beaumelle's men realize that Cameroon are their direct opponents, so a victory in this fixture is crucial for the Elephants.
Ivory Coast have already played one match in the second round: they scored a goalless draw with Mozambique. Considering that only one team advances to the next round, losing two points is as bad as losing three. The Elephants must win to retain a chance for a ticket to Qatar.

Cameroon

Indomitable Lions are leading Group D after one game of the second round.Cameroon need to win this fixture in order to secure the first line.
Toni Conceicao's charges got off to a good start, leaving no chances for Malawi at home (2:0). Benjamin Moukandjo and his teammates dominated the game and opened the scoring in the 9th minute. The second goal was scored by Gent's defender Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui.
Trends
СтавкаBoth to score - no
Both teams scored in only 1 out of 5 latest H2H games.

СтавкаIvory Coast IT over 1
In the last 5 home games, the Elephants scored 9 goals.

Tip and bets
We are in for a thriller, no doubt. The opponents know each other very well, and the stakes are high. Cameroon won the first game, so they are two points ahead of Ivory Coast, but the Elephants are on an unbeaten streak of seven games. We believe that Ivory Coast will show aggressive attacking football and try to take the first line from Cameroon.
Our prediction - handicap (0) to Ivory Coast.
The cost of a mistake in this game is too high, so we believe the teams will pay a lot of attention to their defensive lines. There will be many interesting moments in attack, but we do not expect many goals.
Second wager - total under 2.5 goals.