Scotland vs Ivory Coast Predictions

• Scotland will be looking to respond after defeat to Japan
• Both teams have scored in four of Scotland’s last five games
• Ivory Coast are on a seven-game scoring run

Ivory Coast test for Scotland

Scotland slipped to a 1-0 defeat to Japan at Hampden Park last week and they will be looking for a much-improved performance against Ivory Coast on Tuesday.

Ivory Coast, who Scotland could face in the first knockout round of World Cup 2026, come into this game after a 4-0 demolition of South Korea on neutral territory.

Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium will host the game in what does seem a bit of a bizarre choice, but effectively Scotland have the home advantage here and the standout bet could be backing both teams to score.

The Scots drew a blank against Japan but that ended a run of five games in which they had scored at least two goals, while Ivory Coast are on a seven-game scoring run.

The African side are the clear favourites to win but their form in friendly games has been patchy with just two wins in their last five stretching back to the start of 2025. They’ve drawn with Canada and lost to New Zealand and Saudi Arabia during that period.

With the World Cup on the horizon, both managers will tinker with their teams over the course of the game and that could lead to a fairly high-scoring game so a 2-2 draw has a chance in the correct score market.

Evann Guessand struck for Ivory Coast in their win over South Korea and he can follow that up with a goal against the Scots. Guessand has endured a tough debut season in the Premier League but has a decent strike rate for his nation having hit two goals in six qualifiers and he can get on the scoresheet on Merseyside.