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Mali vs Ivory Coast: result 0-1 and analysis

Africa Cup of Nations8th FinalsKick-off on July 8, 2019 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Stade 26 Mars, Bamako

Mali
0-1
Ivory Coast

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What was the result of Mali vs Ivory Coast?

Ivory Coast won 0-1 on July 8, 2019.

Goalscorers

  • 76′W. ZahaIvory Coast

Official lineup for Mali vs Ivory Coast

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Mali

4-1-4-1
  1. 9M. Marega
  1. 19Moussa Djenepo
  2. 11L. Coulibaly
  3. 4A. Haidara
  4. 23A. Diaby
  1. 8D. Samassékou
  1. 3Y. Koné
  2. 15M. Fofana
  3. 13M. Wagué
  4. 2H. Traoré
  1. 16D. Diarra

Ivory Coast

4-2-3-1
  1. 14Jonathan Adjo Kodjia
  1. 9W. Zaha
  2. 8F. Kessié
  3. 19N. Pépé
  1. 20Sereso Geoffroy Gonzaroua Dié
  2. 4J. Gbamin
  1. 2W. Coulibaly
  2. 5Serge Wilfried Kanon
  3. 6I. Traoré
  4. 22M. Bagayoko
  1. 16Sylvain Gbohouo
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Mali have 5 wins, 8 draws and 2 defeats; Ivory Coast have 9, 4 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Mali
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 2, 2019Angola(away)1-0Africa Cup of Nations
Jun 28, 2019Tunisia(away)1-1Africa Cup of Nations
Jun 24, 2019Mauritania(home)4-1Africa Cup of Nations
Jun 14, 2019Cameroon(away)1-1Friendlies
Mar 26, 2019Senegal(away)1-2Friendlies
Ivory Coast
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 1, 2019Namibia(away)4-1Africa Cup of Nations
Jun 28, 2019Morocco(away)0-1Africa Cup of Nations
Jun 24, 2019South Africa(home)1-0Africa Cup of Nations
Jun 19, 2019Zambia(home)4-1Friendlies
Jun 15, 2019Uganda(home)0-1Friendlies

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Mali win, 2 draws, 1 Ivory Coast win.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2017Mali 0-0 Ivory CoastWorld Cup - Qualification Africa
Oct 8, 2016Ivory Coast 3-1 MaliWorld Cup - Qualification Africa
Feb 4, 2016Mali 1-0 Ivory CoastAfrican Nations Championship
Jan 24, 2015Ivory Coast 1-1 MaliAfrica Cup of Nations

Last archived meeting: Mali vs Ivory Coast on Oct 6, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Mali score 1.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Ivory Coast score 1.8 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Mali1.10.986/155/15
Ivory Coast1.80.767/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Mali sit 2nd in Africa Cup of Nations (3 points from 3 matches) and Ivory Coast sit 1st (7 points from 3 matches).

2025-26 standings
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1Ivory CoastGroup F3210537
2MaliGroup A3030223

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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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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