Scotland vs Ivory Coast Prediction: Good price for goals in Liverpool

Scotland suffered a 1-0 defeat against Japan on Saturday at Hampden Park. They head to Liverpool for another friendly, this time against the Ivory Coast, on Tuesday (19:30 BST). The two sides have never faced each other before which makes for an interesting clash.

The Elephants were 4-0 victors over South Korea in Milton Keynes over the weekend and so this looks to be another tough test for the Scots. Below you will find my Scotland vs Ivory Coast predictions, featuring the latest team news and match odds.

Team News

Scotland boss Steve Clarke may make multiple changes to his team following the defeat against Japan, so there may be opportunities for the likes of Kieran Tierney, Ryan Christie and Che Adams to start.

The Scots picked up no injury concerns on Saturday.

Football Odds

We are set to see rotation from the Ivory Coast, too. Boss Emerse Fae may promote Odilon Kossounou, captain Franck Kessie and Elye Wahi to the starting line-up in Liverpool.

Strasbourg attacker Martial Godo may get another opportunity from the off to gain some more valuable minutes at senior level.

Scotland vs Ivory Coast Odds

With three wins from their last four games in the UK, Scotland are an appealing bet to win at 9/4.

Ivory Coast are 23/20 (implied probability of 46.5%) to make it three victories from four. The draw can be backed at 11/5.

Evann Guessand was on the scoresheet for the Elephants in their last match and he is 23/10 to find the net again on Tuesday.

Today's Football Fixtures

Both Teams To Score - Yes @ 10/11

Neither side were involved in games in which both teams were on the scoresheet last time out, but I think this is a market worth covering when they collide at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Scotland were criticised for their performance against Japan, so a strong response is expected from them on Tuesday. They have more than enough capable players for scoring goals and BTTS - Yes has been a winning selection in four of their last five outings.

This has also been a successful bet in three of the Ivory Coast's five most recent matches. Recent form points to both teams being busy in the final third, and so I think this market offers value to punters.

Total Goals - Over 3.5 @ 3/1

I also see a high volume of goals being scored in the game. The 3/1 price for over 3.5 looks too good to ignore.

The Ivory Coast managed this bet single-handedly in their latest appearance and they have now experienced this threshold in three of their past four fixtures.

There have been at least four goals scored in three of Scotland's past five matches, including two of their last three.

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