Africa Cup of Nations · Wednesday 11 February 1998 · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso 2–1 Algeria (11 Feb 1998): Result & Goals
Goals
- 65'
Kassoum Ouédraogo penBurkina Faso - 77'Seydou TraoréBurkina Faso
- 82'
Moussa Saïb penAlgeria
Pre-match prediction
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Burkina Faso winDrawAlgeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 6 between Burkina Faso and Algeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Burkina Faso 0 wins, Algeria 4, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Burkina Faso 1–2 Algeria on 24 January 1996 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Burkina Faso won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Algeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Burkina Faso 1417, Algeria 1605 — Algeria were favourites.
Burkina Faso: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Cameroon7 Feb 1998 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 3–1 vs Namibia1 Feb 1998 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Liberia27 Jan 1998 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Mali11 Jan 1998 · International Friendly
- 4–2 vs Mozambique7 Jan 1998 · International Friendly
Algeria: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Guinea8 Feb 1998 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–1 vs Egypt24 Dec 1997 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Togo22 Dec 1997 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Egypt20 Dec 1997 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Tanzania4 Oct 1997 · International Friendly