Ivory Coast and Guinea lock horns at the Stade de la Licorne in Amiens, France, on Tuesday for an international friendly.Neither team qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup but they both have their respective 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers resuming in March.The Elephants, who went out in the round of 16 of this year's AFCON, have collected four points from two qualifying matches for next year's showpiece.They currently lead in Group G ahead of Zambia and Lesotho, both of whom are behind them with three points each.Guinea lost their opening qualifier 1-0 against Egypt but recovered to beat Malawi by the same scoreline on matchday two.Ivory Coast vs Guinea Head-To-HeadIvory Coast have won 13 of their previous 22 clashes with Guinea, losing thrice.DZfoot English 🇩🇿⚽️@DZfoot_ENFT Algeria 1-0 Guinea Islam Slimani ( Riyad Mahrez)Algeria extends its streak to 4 wins with a narrow 1-0 victory against Guinea in its 1st ever match at the Miloud Hadefi Stadium in Oran thanks to a goal from Slimani, a fitting scorer 26727FT 🇩🇿 Algeria 1-0 Guinea 🇬🇳⚽️ Islam Slimani (🎯 Riyad Mahrez)Algeria extends its streak to 4 wins with a narrow 1-0 victory against Guinea in its 1st ever match at the Miloud Hadefi Stadium in Oran thanks to a goal from Slimani, a fitting scorer https://t.co/zNMmXAgmvGTheir last encounter came during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in November 2018, with that match ending in a 1-1 draw.Ivory Coast Form Guide (all competitions): W-D-W-L-LGuinea Form Guide (all competitions): L-W-L-D-LIvory Coast vs Guinea Team NewsIvory CoastFormer Arsenal forward Nicolas Pepe was an unused substitute in their Togo victory but could be given a start on Tuesday.Max Gradel, if played, will earn his 100th cap for the side, joining Didier Zokora (123), Kolo Toure (120), Didier Drogba (105), Yaya Toure (102) and Siaka Tiene (100) as the only players in their history to have clinched the milestone.Injured: NoneSuspended: NoneUnavailable: NoneBarçaTimes@BarcaTimesFull Time: Ivory Coast 2-1 Togo Franck Kessie played 90 minutes and scored a penalty goal.127349Full Time: Ivory Coast 2-1 Togo 🇨🇮🇹🇬Franck Kessie played 90 minutes and scored a penalty goal. https://t.co/b3GUls4FGfGuineaLiverpool midfielder Naby Keita has withdrawn from the squad to continue his rehabilitation from injury, ruling him out of both their friendly games this month.Despite their 1-0 loss to Algeria last week, Guinea could start with the same starting XI on Tuesday.Injured: Naby KeitaSuspended: NoneUnavailable: NoneIvory Coast vs Guinea Predicted XIIvory Coast (3-5-2): Badra Ali Sangare; Simon Deli, Odilson Kossounou, Wilfried Singo; Ghislain Konan, Franck Kessie, Seko Fofana, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Nicolas Pepe; Wilfried Zaha, Maxwel Cornet.Guinea (4-3-3): Ibrahima Kone; Issaiga Sylla, Mouctar Diakhaby, Mohamed Camara, Ibrahima Conte; Amadou Diawara, Ilaix Moriba, Mory Konate; Mohamed Bayo, Serhou Guirassy, Morgan Guilavogui.$1,100 First Bet Insurance at CaesarsIvory Coast vs Guinea PredictionGuinea have some good options in the attack who are sure to give Ivory Coast some hard times, but the latter have better all-round quality and we expect them to prevail in Amiens, albeit narrowly.Prediction: Ivory Coast 2-1 Guinea