AFCON Qualification · Thursday 8 August 1996 · Cotonou, Benin
Benin
MauritaniaBenin 4–1 Mauritania (8 Aug 1996): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Benin winDrawMauritania win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 4 between Benin and Mauritania.
- Head-to-head before this game: Benin 1 wins, Mauritania 1, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Mauritania 2–0 Benin on 4 February 1983 (International Friendly).
- Benin won 0 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 2 goals.
- Mauritania won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 1 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Benin 1202, Mauritania 1286 — an evenly matched game.
Benin: last 5 matches
- 0–3 vs Togo13 May 1995 · International Friendly
- 0–7 vs Gabon2 Apr 1995 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Gabon25 Jul 1993 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–3 vs Cameroon11 Jul 1993 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–4 vs Niger25 Apr 1993 · AFCON Qualification
Mauritania: last 5 matches
- 0–2 vs Burkina Faso16 Jun 1996 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Burkina Faso31 May 1996 · World Cup Qualification
- 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