World Cup Qualification · Friday 31 May 1996 · Nouakchott, Mauritania
Mauritania
Burkina FasoMauritania 0–0 Burkina Faso (31 May 1996): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 4 between Mauritania and Burkina Faso.
- Head-to-head before this game: Mauritania 0 wins, Burkina Faso 2, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Burkina Faso 2–1 Mauritania on 21 May 1987 (International Friendly).
- Mauritania won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Burkina Faso won 0 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Mauritania 1294, Burkina Faso 1446 — Burkina Faso were favourites.
Mauritania: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Senegal17 May 1996 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Sierra Leone28 Nov 1995 · Amílcar Cabral Cup
- 1–0 vs Guinea-Bissau25 Nov 1995 · Amílcar Cabral Cup
- 1–1 vs Cape Verde19 Nov 1995 · Amílcar Cabral Cup
- 2–1 vs Gambia17 Nov 1995 · Amílcar Cabral Cup
Burkina Faso: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Niger12 May 1996 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Algeria24 Jan 1996 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–5 vs Zambia20 Jan 1996 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–2 vs Sierra Leone15 Jan 1996 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–5 vs Gabon22 Dec 1995 · International Friendly