AFCON Qualification · Saturday 8 September 2018 · Nouakchott, Mauritania
Mauritania
Burkina FasoMauritania 2–0 Burkina Faso (8 Sep 2018): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Mauritania winDrawBurkina Faso win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 6 between Mauritania and Burkina Faso.
- Head-to-head before this game: Mauritania 0 wins, Burkina Faso 3, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Burkina Faso 2–0 Mauritania on 16 June 1996 (World Cup Qualification).
- Mauritania won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Burkina Faso won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Mauritania 1394, Burkina Faso 1645 — Burkina Faso were favourites.
Mauritania: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Guinea24 Mar 2018 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Comoros6 Oct 2017 · International Friendly
- 0–2 vs Niger5 Sep 2017 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Kenya31 Aug 2017 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Botswana10 Jun 2017 · AFCON Qualification
Burkina Faso: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Cameroon27 May 2018 · International Friendly
- 0–2 vs Kosovo27 Mar 2018 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Guinea-Bissau22 Mar 2018 · International Friendly
- 4–0 vs Cape Verde14 Nov 2017 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–3 vs South Africa7 Oct 2017 · World Cup Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Burkina Faso2–0Mauritania16 Jun 1996 · World Cup Qualification
- Mauritania0–0Burkina Faso31 May 1996 · World Cup Qualification
- Burkina Faso2–1Mauritania21 May 1987 · International Friendly
- Mauritania0–2Burkina Faso28 Mar 1976 · World Cup Qualification
- Burkina Faso1–1Mauritania13 Mar 1976 · World Cup Qualification