Mauritania vs Burkina Faso: result 2-0 and analysis
Africa Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on September 8, 2018 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott
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What was the result of Mauritania vs Burkina Faso?
Mauritania won 2-0 on September 8, 2018.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Mauritania have 6 wins, 1 draws and 8 defeats; Burkina Faso have 4, 7 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2018 | Guinea(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Jan 21, 2018 | Guinea(home) | 0-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 17, 2018 | Sudan(away) | 0-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 13, 2018 | Morocco(away) | 0-4 | African Nations Championship |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Comoros(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2018 | Cameroon(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Kosovo(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Jan 24, 2018 | Cameroon(home) | 1-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 20, 2018 | Congo(away) | 0-2 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 16, 2018 | Angola(away) | 0-0 | African Nations Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Mauritania score 0.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Burkina Faso score 1.4 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 0.7 | 1.1 | 5 | 2/15 | 3/15 |
| Burkina Faso | 1.4 | 1.5 | 4 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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