AFCON Qualification · Sunday 23 February 1997 · Bamako, Mali
Mali
Ivory CoastMali 1–2 Ivory Coast (23 Feb 1997): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Mali winDrawIvory Coast win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 21 between Mali and Ivory Coast.
- Head-to-head before this game: Mali 4 wins, Ivory Coast 10, 6 draws.
- Previous meeting: Ivory Coast 2–1 Mali on 9 December 1995 (International Friendly).
- Mali won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Ivory Coast won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Mali 1486, Ivory Coast 1564 — an evenly matched game.
Mali: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Senegal16 Feb 1997 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Algeria26 Jan 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–0 vs Burkina Faso24 Nov 1996 · International Friendly
- 2–4 vs Kuwait22 Nov 1996 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs Saudi Arabia19 Nov 1996 · International Friendly
Ivory Coast: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Benin26 Jan 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–1 vs Guinea8 Jan 1997 · International Friendly
- 1–4 vs Algeria6 Oct 1996 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–1 vs Congo16 Jun 1996 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Burkina Faso9 Jun 1996 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Ivory Coast2–1Mali9 Dec 1995 · International Friendly
- Mali2–2Ivory Coast23 Jul 1995 · International Friendly
- Ivory Coast0–1Mali13 May 1995 · International Friendly
- Ivory Coast2–1Mali8 Aug 1994 · International Friendly
- Ivory Coast3–1Mali10 Apr 1994 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Mali0–1Ivory Coast19 Dec 1993 · International Friendly