Head to head

Central African Republic vs Mali

If they played today

Central African Republic at home

20% / 23% / 57%

Central African Republic win / draw / Mali win

Central African Republic–Mali

0–1 11.3%
1–1 11.0%
0–2 10.1%
1–2 9.8%
0–0 6.3%

Neutral venue

15% / 21% / 64%

Central African Republic win / draw / Mali win

Central African Republic–Mali

0–1 11.8%
0–2 11.7%
1–1 9.8%
1–2 9.8%
0–3 7.8%

Mali at home

11% / 18% / 72%

Central African Republic win / draw / Mali win

Central African Republic–Mali

0–2 13.3%
0–1 12.1%
0–3 9.7%
1–2 9.3%
1–1 8.5%

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

	Central African Republic	Mali
Current Elo	1362	1709
Elo rank	153rd	60th
Peak Elo	1486 (1961)	1773 (2024)
Matches played	138	569
All-time record	29W 29D 80L	232W 151D 186L
Goals for	146	746
Goals against	263	626
Biggest win	6–0 vs Bhutan · 2024-03-22 · FIFA Series	6–0 vs Eswatini · 2024-11-19 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Biggest loss	1–7 vs Cameroon · 1984-12-17 · UDEAC Cup	0–7 vs Algeria · 1988-11-13 · Friendly
Neither team has qualified for a World Cup
African Cup of Nations won	0	0
Expected African Cup of Nations	0.00	0.67

When they've met

Meetings

Central African Republic 0W 2D 2L

Goals

5–8

Central African Republic first

First meeting

3–4

Mali won · 1960-04-14 · African Friendship Games

Most recent

0–0

Drawn · 2025-03-24 · FIFA World Cup qualification

Central African Republic's biggest win

—

Never beaten Mali

Mali's biggest win

3–1

1987-11-08 · Friendly

Current run

Unbeaten in 4

Mali · since 1960-04-14

4 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2025-03-24	0–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification
2023-11-20	1–1	Mali home	FIFA World Cup qualification
1987-11-08	1–3	Mali home	Friendly
1960-04-14	3–4	Neutral	African Friendship Games