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Head to head

Burkina Faso vs Mali

If they played today

Burkina Faso at home
40% / 26% / 34%
Burkina Faso win / draw / Mali win
Burkina Faso–Mali
  • 1–1 12.4%
  • 1–0 10.0%
  • 0–1 9.0%
  • 2–1 8.6%
  • 1–2 7.7%
Neutral venue
33% / 26% / 41%
Burkina Faso win / draw / Mali win
Burkina Faso–Mali
  • 1–1 12.4%
  • 0–1 10.1%
  • 1–0 8.8%
  • 1–2 8.7%
  • 2–1 7.6%
Mali at home
26% / 25% / 49%
Burkina Faso win / draw / Mali win
Burkina Faso–Mali
  • 1–1 11.8%
  • 0–1 10.8%
  • 1–2 9.5%
  • 0–2 8.7%
  • 1–0 7.3%

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

 Burkina FasoMali
Current Elo16531709
Elo rank78th60th
Peak Elo1726 (2017)1773 (2024)
Matches played464569
All-time record164W 123D 177L232W 151D 186L
Goals for580746
Goals against617626
Biggest win6–0 vs Djibouti · 2025-09-05 · FIFA World Cup qualification6–0 vs Eswatini · 2024-11-19 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Biggest loss0–7 vs Algeria · 1981-08-30 · African Cup of Nations qualification0–7 vs Algeria · 1988-11-13 · Friendly
Neither team has qualified for a World Cup
African Cup of Nations won00
Expected African Cup of Nations0.400.67

When they've met

Meetings
35
Burkina Faso 12W 3D 20L
Goals
40–58
Burkina Faso first
First meeting
0–1
Mali won · 1963-02-01 · Friendly
Most recent
1–2
Mali won · 2024-01-30 · African Cup of Nations
Burkina Faso's biggest win
4–1
1999-01-15 · Friendly
Mali's biggest win
5–1
1991-04-07 · Friendly
Most common result
1–2
Burkina Faso first · 6 times, last 2024-01-30
Current run
Won the last meeting
Mali · since 2024-01-30
35 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2024-01-301–2NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2017-01-072–1NeutralFriendly
2015-10-091–4NeutralFriendly
2011-11-111–1NeutralFriendly
2009-08-120–3NeutralFriendly
2007-08-222–3NeutralFriendly
2007-06-090–1Burkina Faso homeFriendly
2004-01-301–3NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2001-12-281–2Mali homeFriendly
2001-01-230–2Burkina Faso homeFriendly
2000-04-191–2Mali homeFriendly
1999-04-032–5Mali homeFriendly
1999-01-154–1Burkina Faso homeFriendly
1999-01-101–0Burkina Faso homeFriendly
1998-09-270–1Mali homeFriendly
1998-01-110–0Burkina Faso homeFriendly
1997-05-312–0Burkina Faso homeFriendly
1996-11-240–2Mali homeFriendly
1994-01-051–1Mali homeFriendly
1993-01-031–0NeutralFriendly
1992-12-263–1Burkina Faso homeFriendly
1991-04-071–5Mali homeFriendly
1991-01-062–0Burkina Faso homeFriendly
1990-08-271–2Mali homeFriendly
1988-08-022–1Burkina Faso homeTournament Burkina Faso
1987-12-132–1Burkina Faso homeFriendly
1987-12-101–2Burkina Faso homeFriendly
1987-12-062–1Mali homeFriendly
1987-01-170–2Mali homeFriendly
1984-11-111–0Burkina Faso homeFriendly
1978-11-113–1Burkina Faso homeFriendly
1976-11-241–2Mali homeFriendly
1967-11-150–1Burkina Faso homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1967-09-270–4Mali homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1963-02-010–1Mali homeFriendly