Ivory Coast - South Africa Football prediction

It will be the first game for both teams in the group. Looking at things on paper, Ivory Coast is undeniably the better team. Also, if you look at the recent run of South Africa, they had some victories, but they were against somewhat weak teams, and even then, it was after extra time. 

Meanwhile, Ivory Coast had won 4 in their last 5 games, conceding 3 goals throughout this run. 

All in all, it is clear that "The Elephants" should be taking three points in this one.