The West Africans will play Mauritania in the 2nd match, Round 1 in Group D for AFCON 2023.
Date: 15/01/2024 Time:14:00 Venue: Stade de la Paix, Bouake, Cote D’Ivoire.
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We predict a scoreline of Burkina Faso 2-1 Mauritania and these are the reasons why. Burkina Faso has a stronger squad, with players like Bertrand Traoré, Lassina Traoré, and Aristide Bancé, who have more experience and quality than Mauritania’s newcomers. The Stallions in the last 4 editions of the AFCON have been closer to winning than their opponents.
Prediction: Burkina Faso double chance
The 2 teams involved in this fixture have met on 3 occasions and at least 1 goal has been scored in each of these matches. The 2 teams will try to start the competition on a positive note and try to score as many goals as possible in this fixture. We predict at least 2 goals to be scored in this match.
Betting Tip: Over 1.5
The Stallions are favorites to win this fixture. Their overall form coming into this fixture is above average with only 1 loss in the last 5 fixtures and better than their opponents.
The Lions of Chinguetti are underdogs in this fixture. Their form coming into this fixture is average with only 2 losses in the last 5 games.
Burkina Faso: K.Koffi, A.Guiebre, I.Ouedraogo, S.Yago, E.Tapsoba, B.Bande, S.Ki, I,Dayo, B.Toure, D.Ouattara, C.Badolo.
Mauritania: B.Niasse, A.Abeid, B.N’Diaye, N.Mohammed, I.Keita, G.Fofona, B,Moushine, S.Anne, A.Koita, H.Tanjy, A.Mahmoud.