Africa Cup of Nations
25/09/2026 - 19:00
Mali vs Cape Verde
The national team The Blue Sharks, having lost their last match against Argentina, will play in Bamako with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the 1st round of the Africa Cup of Nations, Mali will face Cape Verde at Stade 26 Mars stadium on 25 September at 19:00.
Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Mali vs Cape Verde.
MaliMali comes from playing against Senegal and finished the match with a result of 0-1, with loss for Mali. After this loss they will try to get back to winning ways against Cape Verde. In that last match between Mali and Senegal, Eagles team achieved a 35% possession of the ball, with 2 shots on goal without managing to score a goal to their opponent.
In the last 8 matches, the National team coached by T. Saintfiet has achieved 3 wins, 3 draws y 2 defeats. Mali average number of goals per game is 1.1 goals, while they concede an average of 0.8 goals per game. With this trend they have 2 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 9 goals while conceding 6 goals.
Cape VerdeCape Verde, meanwhile, are coming off a 3-2 defeat against Argentina, and travel to the Stade 26 Mars stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing Mali.
In that match between Cape Verde and Argentina, the Blue Sharks team achieved 36% ball possession, getting 5 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Deroy Duarte and Sidny Lopes Cabral.
Analysing the last 8 matches, Rui Águas's team has won 2, drawn 4 and lost 2. Cape Verde average 1.6 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.6 goals per game. With this trend they have 1 official match without a clean sheet. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 13 goals while conceding 13 goals.
The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.
There are no confirmed lineups
After analysing the form of both national teams and their last H2H meetings, the StaTips team, using our data and statistics tool, has created the following predictions for the match Mali vs Cape Verde.
5
Games played
6
1
Wins
1
3
Draws
3
1
Lost
2
1
Won at home
1
0
Won as a visitor
0
2
Ranking
0
3
Points
0
8
Games played
8
3
Wins
2
3
Draw
4
2
Lost
2
9
Goals in favor
13
6
Goals against
13
1.1
Avg goals in favor
1.6
0.8
Avg goals against
1.6
3
First to score
2
4
First to concede
4
2
First half winner
1
4
First-half draw
3
2
First-half loser
4
Advanced comparisons, streaks and match context for both teams
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Senegal
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Tunisia
Comoros
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Morocco
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Zambia
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Madagascar
Chad
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Ghana
Mali
Cape Verde
Argentina
Cape
Cape
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay
Cape
Spain
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Cape
Finland
Chile
Cape
Cape
Eswatini
Libya
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