AFCON Qualification · Sunday 22 June 1997 · Bamako, Mali
Mali
BeninMali 3–1 Benin (22 Jun 1997): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
72%19%9%
Mali winDrawBenin win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 7 between Mali and Benin.
- Head-to-head before this game: Mali 5 wins, Benin 0, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Benin 1–2 Mali on 6 October 1996 (AFCON Qualification).
- Mali won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Benin won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 3 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Mali 1451, Benin 1255 — Mali were favourites.
Mali: last 5 matches
- 0–2 vs Burkina Faso31 May 1997 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Ivory Coast23 Feb 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 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
Benin: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Algeria23 Feb 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–1 vs Ivory Coast26 Jan 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–1 vs Togo19 Jan 1997 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Burkina Faso27 Dec 1996 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Burkina Faso25 Dec 1996 · International Friendly