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Head to head

Ghana vs Mali

If they played today

Ghana at home
43% / 26% / 31%
Ghana win / draw / Mali win
Ghana–Mali
  • 1–1 12.3%
  • 1–0 10.2%
  • 2–1 8.9%
  • 0–1 8.5%
  • 1–2 7.4%
Neutral venue
35% / 26% / 39%
Ghana win / draw / Mali win
Ghana–Mali
  • 1–1 12.5%
  • 0–1 9.9%
  • 1–0 9.2%
  • 1–2 8.5%
  • 2–1 7.9%
Mali at home
28% / 25% / 47%
Ghana win / draw / Mali win
Ghana–Mali
  • 1–1 12.0%
  • 0–1 10.6%
  • 1–2 9.3%
  • 0–2 8.2%
  • 1–0 7.7%

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

 GhanaMali
Current Elo16821709
Elo rank69th60th
Peak Elo1885 (2008)1773 (2024)
Matches played675569
All-time record312W 176D 187L232W 151D 186L
Goals for1054746
Goals against703626
Biggest win12–0 vs Malawi · 1962-10-15 · Friendly6–0 vs Eswatini · 2024-11-19 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Biggest loss2–8 vs Brazil · 1996-03-27 · Friendly0–7 vs Algeria · 1988-11-13 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.020.00
African Cup of Nations won40
Expected African Cup of Nations3.360.67

When they've met

Meetings
24
Ghana 13W 7D 4L
Goals
37–19
Ghana first
First meeting
5–1
Ghana won · 1960-10-02 · Friendly
Most recent
1–0
Ghana won · 2025-09-08 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Ghana's biggest win
5–1
1960-10-02 · Friendly
Mali's biggest win
3–0
2020-10-09 · Friendly
Most common result
1–0
Ghana first · 5 times, last 2025-09-08
Current run
Won last 2
Ghana · since 2024-06-06
24 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-09-081–0Ghana homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2024-06-062–1Mali homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2020-10-090–3NeutralFriendly
2017-01-211–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2015-03-311–1NeutralFriendly
2013-02-091–3NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2013-01-241–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2012-02-110–2NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2012-01-282–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations
2009-11-152–2Ghana homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2009-06-072–0Mali homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2001-12-251–1Mali homeFriendly
1998-12-032–0Mali homeFriendly
1994-02-230–0Mali homeFriendly
1993-01-011–1NeutralFriendly
1988-07-311–0NeutralTournament Burkina Faso
1978-07-171–1NeutralAll-African Games
1975-04-131–3Mali homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1975-03-304–0Ghana homeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
1963-03-034–0Ghana homeFriendly
1962-03-170–0Ghana homeFriendly
1962-02-171–0Mali homeFriendly
1961-03-053–0Ghana homeFriendly
1960-10-025–1NeutralFriendly