Burkina Faso vs Central African Republic: result 4-2 and analysis
African Nations ChampionshipGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on August 6, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar-es-Salaam
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What was the result of Burkina Faso vs Central African Republic?
Burkina Faso won 4-2 on August 6, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 11′525674Burkina Faso
- 15′389294Central African Republic
- 61′Abdoul Abass GuiroBurkina Faso (pen.)
- 78′P. MaloBurkina Faso (pen.)
- 84′297594Burkina Faso
- 90′525827Central African Republic
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Burkina Faso have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Central African Republic have 3, 3 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2025 | Tanzania(away) | 0-2 | African Nations Championship |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Zimbabwe(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Tunisia(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Guinea-Bissau(away) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Djibouti(home) | 4-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2025 | Guinea(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Niger(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Mauritania(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Mali(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Madagascar(home) | 1-4 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
How many goals should we expect?
Burkina Faso score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Central African Republic score 0.8 and concede 1.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 1.5 | 1.1 | 4 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
| Central African Republic | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Burkina Faso sit 4th in African Nations Championship (3 points from 4 matches) and Central African Republic sit 5th (1 points from 4 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy