Head to head

Mali vs Republic of Ireland

If they played today

Mali at home

41% / 26% / 33%

Mali win / draw / Republic of Ireland win

Mali–Republic of Ireland

1–1 12.4%
1–0 10.0%
0–1 8.9%
2–1 8.7%
1–2 7.7%

Neutral venue

33% / 26% / 41%

Mali win / draw / Republic of Ireland win

Mali–Republic of Ireland

1–1 12.4%
0–1 10.1%
1–0 8.8%
1–2 8.7%
2–1 7.6%

Republic of Ireland at home

26% / 25% / 49%

Mali win / draw / Republic of Ireland win

Mali–Republic of Ireland

1–1 11.8%
0–1 10.8%
1–2 9.5%
0–2 8.6%
1–0 7.4%

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

	Mali	Republic of Ireland
Current Elo	1709	1762
Elo rank	60th	48th
Peak Elo	1773 (2024)	1927 (2002)
Matches played	569	633
All-time record	232W 151D 186L	243W 179D 211L
Goals for	746	858
Goals against	626	769
Biggest win	6–0 vs Eswatini · 2024-11-19 · African Cup of Nations qualification	8–0 vs Malta · 1983-11-16 · UEFA Euro qualification
Biggest loss	0–7 vs Algeria · 1988-11-13 · Friendly	0–7 vs Brazil · 1982-05-27 · Friendly
World Cups won	0	0
Expected World Cups	0.00	0.09

When they've met

Mali and Republic of Ireland have never played each other.