Box Occupation
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast kept getting bodies into the area — 83% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 10 of 12
- Share
- 83%
Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification · Group Stage · 1Ivory Coast
M. Yalcouye 44'
F. Kessie 58'
2 – 0
FT
HT 1–0
Ghana
Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification
Group Stage · 1Ivory Coast2–0Ghana
10
Shots in the box
6
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
44′58′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
Ivory Coast saw off Ghana 2-0 at Stade de la Paix in Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification. Yalcouye opened the scoring for Ivory Coast on 44' and Kessie made it 2-0 to Ivory Coast on 58' from the penalty spot.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Ivory Coast took 10 of their 12 attempts inside the box, Ghana 6 of 11. Ivory Coast held 59.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Ivory Coast graded out for box occupation — 10 of 12 shots in the box.
Malick Yalcouyé came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.5 for Ivory Coast from 1 goal, 1 shot and 2 tackles.
It was a niggly afternoon: 33 fouls between them and 4 yellow cards, with Ivory Coast conceding the most free-kicks (17).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
59%Possession41%
12Shots11
What the numbers say
1 readTimeline
🟨34'
Brandon Thomas-Asante
Argument
M. Yalcouye — assist: F. Kessie
⚽44'
Malick Yalcouyé
Foul
🟨45+2'
Half-time
🟨56'
Christopher Baah
Argument
F. Kessie (Pen)
⚽58'
🔄64'
A. Boakye ↑ C. Bonsu Baah ↓
🔄64'
B. Tetteh ↑ E. Nuamah ↓
🔄65'
F. Afena-Gyan ↑ B. Thomas-Asante ↓
🔄71'
J. Adjetey ↑ A. Djiku ↓
🔄71'
I. Sulemana ↑ K. Peprah ↓
C. Inao Oulai ↑ I. Sangare ↓
🔄72'
E. Wahi ↑ A. Bonny ↓
🔄72'
Christ Inao Oulaï
Foul
🟨86'
B. Toure ↑ N. Pepe ↓
🔄86'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueStade de la Paix
RefereeMustapha Ghorbal, Algeria
CompetitionAfrica Cup of Nations - Qualification
Season2027
RoundGroup Stage · 1
StatusMatch Finished