AFCON Qualification · Sunday 27 July 1997 · Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast 4–2 Mali (27 Jul 1997): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Ivory Coast winDrawMali win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 22 between Ivory Coast and Mali.
- Head-to-head before this game: Ivory Coast 11 wins, Mali 4, 6 draws.
- Previous meeting: Mali 1–2 Ivory Coast on 23 February 1997 (AFCON Qualification).
- Ivory Coast won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Mali won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Ivory Coast 1598, Mali 1450 — Ivory Coast were favourites.
Ivory Coast: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Benin13 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–1 vs Algeria22 Jun 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 4–1 vs Senegal8 May 1997 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Mali23 Feb 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Benin26 Jan 1997 · AFCON Qualification
Mali: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Algeria13 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–1 vs Tunisia5 Jul 1997 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs Benin22 Jun 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–2 vs Burkina Faso31 May 1997 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Ivory Coast23 Feb 1997 · AFCON Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Mali1–2Ivory Coast23 Feb 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 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