AFCON Qualification · Sunday 15 November 2026 · TBD, Mauritania
Mauritania vs Burkina Faso: Preview, Prediction & H2H (15 Nov 2026)
Prediction
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Mauritania winDrawBurkina Faso win
Based on Elo ratings (Mauritania 1401, Burkina Faso 1596) and the outcomes of 5,807 past internationals with a similar rating gap. Statistics, not betting advice. Try the predictor →
Match facts
- This is meeting number 11 between Mauritania and Burkina Faso.
- Head-to-head before this game: Mauritania 1 wins, Burkina Faso 6, 3 draws.
- Previous meeting: Burkina Faso 1–0 Mauritania on 16 January 2024 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Mauritania won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Burkina Faso won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Mauritania 1401, Burkina Faso 1596 — Burkina Faso were favourites.
Mauritania: last 5 matches
- 1–2 vs Benin29 Sep 2026 · AFCON Qualification
- 3–1 vs Central African Republic24 Sep 2026 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Niger8 Jun 2026 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Angola5 Jun 2026 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Argentina27 Mar 2026 · International Friendly
Burkina Faso: last 5 matches
- 0–7 vs Argentina3 Oct 2026 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Central African Republic28 Sep 2026 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–1 vs Benin25 Sep 2026 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–2 vs Belarus9 Jun 2026 · International Friendly
- 0–3 vs Russia5 Jun 2026 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Burkina Faso1–0Mauritania16 Jan 2024 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Burkina Faso2–1Mauritania17 Oct 2023 · International Friendly
- Mauritania0–0Burkina Faso30 Dec 2021 · International Friendly
- Burkina Faso1–0Mauritania22 Mar 2019 · AFCON Qualification
- Mauritania2–0Burkina Faso8 Sep 2018 · AFCON Qualification
- Burkina Faso2–0Mauritania16 Jun 1996 · World Cup Qualification
Mauritania players to watch
- Aly AbeidJS Kabylie · 1 int'l goals
- Cheikh Moulaye AhmedAl-Khaleej FC · 6 int'l goals
- Moctar Sidi El HacenAl-Mesaimeer Sports Club · 8 int'l goals
- Ismail DiakhitéAl-Shamal Sports Club · 6 int'l goals
- Abdallahi MahmoudAl-Arabi SC · 1 int'l goals
- Ely Cheikh VoulaniWeg SC · 1 int'l goals
Burkina Faso players to watch
- Bertrand TraoréAston Villa F.C.
- Edmond TapsobaBayer 04 Leverkusen
- Charles KaboréFC Dinamo Moscow
- Jonathan PitroipaParis FC
- Alain TraoréRS Berkane
- Lassina TraoréAFC Ajax · 3 int'l goals