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Head to head

Benin vs Mali

If they played today

Benin at home
32% / 26% / 42%
Benin win / draw / Mali win
Benin–Mali
  • 1–1 12.3%
  • 0–1 10.2%
  • 1–2 8.9%
  • 1–0 8.6%
  • 2–1 7.4%
Neutral venue
25% / 25% / 50%
Benin win / draw / Mali win
Benin–Mali
  • 1–1 11.7%
  • 0–1 10.9%
  • 1–2 9.6%
  • 0–2 8.9%
  • 1–0 7.1%
Mali at home
19% / 23% / 58%
Benin win / draw / Mali win
Benin–Mali
  • 0–1 11.4%
  • 1–1 10.7%
  • 0–2 10.5%
  • 1–2 9.9%
  • 0–3 6.4%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 BeninMali
Current Elo15401709
Elo rank98th60th
Peak Elo1607 (2020)1773 (2024)
Matches played325569
All-time record84W 79D 162L232W 151D 186L
Goals for352746
Goals against561626
Biggest win7–0 vs Mauritania · 1961-12-26 · African Friendship Games6–0 vs Eswatini · 2024-11-19 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Biggest loss1–10 vs Nigeria · 1959-11-28 · Friendly0–7 vs Algeria · 1988-11-13 · Friendly
Neither team has qualified for a World Cup
African Cup of Nations won00
Expected African Cup of Nations0.050.67

When they've met

Meetings
17
Benin 1W 7D 9L
Goals
16–28
Benin first
First meeting
2–3
Mali won · 1982-01-24 · Friendly
Most recent
2–5
Mali won · 2016-09-04 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Benin's biggest win
1–0
2012-06-03 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Mali's biggest win
5–2
2016-09-04 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Most common result
1–1
Benin first · 3 times, last 2015-09-06
Current run
Unbeaten in 3
Mali · since 2013-06-16
17 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2016-09-042–5Mali homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
2015-09-061–1Benin homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
2013-06-162–2Mali homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2012-06-031–0Benin homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2009-09-061–1Benin homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2009-06-211–3Mali homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2008-01-210–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2007-06-030–0Benin homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
2007-03-251–1Mali homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
2001-11-070–0Mali homeAmílcar Cabral Cup
1997-06-221–3Mali homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1996-10-061–2Benin homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1988-07-290–1NeutralTournament Burkina Faso
1988-02-141–2Benin homeFriendly
1984-12-022–2Benin homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1984-11-180–1Mali homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1982-01-242–3Benin homeFriendly