Player of the matchEdouard MendySEN · 90′ · 5 saves · 10 recoveries · 6 final-3rd passes
8.2- Table · 10 v 13 pts
- 1st → 2nd2nd → 1st
Africa Cup of Nations QualificationsMatchday 5Stade 26 MarsRef M. El Banna
This meeting
Events
BFA 0–1 SEN- Full time 0–1
- Pape Matar Sarrfor Iliman Ndiaye
- Habib Diarra0–1Goal · assist Pape Gueye
- Josué Tiendrebeogofor Ousseni Bouda
- Cherif Ndiayefor Nicolas Jackson
- Habib Diarrafor Ismaïla Sarr
- Ousmane Camarafor Cedric Badolo
- Half-time 0–0
Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 17.3Farid Ouédraogo
- 97.2Issa Kaboré
- 146.8Issoufou Dayo
- 127.5Edmond Tapsoba
- 257.0Steeve Yago
- 246.8Saïdou Simporé
- 116.5Ousseni Bouda↓64′
- 67.0Sacha Bansé
- 86.4Cedric Badolo↓64′
- 197.2H. Bandé
- 27.2Lassina Traoré
- 168.2Edouard Mendy
- 257.1El Hadji Malick Diouf
- 197.1Moussa Niakhaté
- 37.3Kalidou Koulibaly
- 156.9Krépin Diatta
- 267.3Pape GueyeA
- 57.9Idrissa Gueye
- 108.2Sadio Mané
- 136.7Iliman Ndiaye↓88′
- 186.7Ismaïla Sarr↓64′
- 76.7Nicolas Jackson↓64′
- 7Josué TiendrébéogoMF · ↑64′6.7
- 10Ousmane CamaraFW · ↑64′6.7
- 3Mohamed OuédraogoDF
- 4Trova BoniMF
- 5Nasser DjigaDF
- 13Régis N'DoFW
- 15Ridouanou MaigaMF
- 17Hamed Blakiss OuattaraFW
- 18Dramane SalouMF
- 20Clément PitroipaMF
- 21Valentin NoumaDF
- 23Kilian NikièmaGK
SubstitutesCoaches: B. Traoré · A. CisséG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 6Habib DiarraMF · G ↑64′7.3
- 12Cherif NdiayeFW · ↑64′6.9
- 17Pape Matar SarrMF · ↑88′6.0
- 1Seny DiengGK
- 2Formose MendyDF
- 4Abdoulaye SeckDF
- 11Pathé CissMF
- 20Habib DialloFW
- 21Cheikh SabalyFW
- 22Abdou DialloDF
- 27Abdou NdiayeDF
- 28Ibrahima SeckMF
Top ratings
XI avg 6.99 v 7.28
Edouard MendySEN8.2
Sadio ManéSEN8.2
Idrissa GueyeSEN7.9
Edmond TapsobaBFA7.5
Pape GueyeSEN7.3
Player leaders
this matchShots
- Sadio ManéSEN7 (2)
- Pape GueyeSEN4
- Idrissa GueyeSEN3 (1)
Big chances created
- Idrissa GueyeSEN1
- Issa KaboréBFA1
- H. BandéBFA1
Passes
- Moussa NiakhatéSEN65/72
- Idrissa GueyeSEN48/50
- Kalidou KoulibalySEN45/50
Progressive passes
- Moussa NiakhatéSEN67 (93%)
- Kalidou KoulibalySEN49 (98%)
- Pape GueyeSEN41 (91%)
Final-third passes
- Pape GueyeSEN19
- Krépin DiattaSEN12
- Edmond TapsobaBFA11
Key passes
- Sadio ManéSEN4
- Idrissa GueyeSEN4
- H. BandéBFA2
Ball recoveries
- Edouard MendySEN10
- H. BandéBFA8
- Moussa NiakhatéSEN8
Duels won
- Edmond TapsobaBFA7/13
- Kalidou KoulibalySEN7/12
- Issa KaboréBFA7/13
Dribbles
- H. BandéBFA3/5
- Sadio ManéSEN2/4
- Iliman NdiayeSEN2/4
Tackles
- Issa KaboréBFA5
- Idrissa GueyeSEN4
- Steeve YagoBFA4
Clearances
- Edmond TapsobaBFA10
- Issoufou DayoBFA5
- Issa KaboréBFA3
Saves
- Edouard MendySEN5
- Farid OuédraogoBFA5
What stands out
- 2ndfrom 1st
Burkina Faso moved from 1st to 2nd in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications table with this result.10 → 10 points after 5 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.
- 1stfrom 2nd
Senegal moved from 2nd to 1st in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications table with this result.10 → 13 points after 5 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.
Team stats
6 figures- 4Big chances created1
- 6Big chances missed1
- 85%Forward passes %87%
- 53Passes in final third68
- 54Ball recoveries51
- 115Possession lost127
Table after full time
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications 2025| # | Team | P | W-D-L | Goals | GD | Pts | Before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4-1-0 | 8:1 | +7 | 13 | 2nd ▲1 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3-1-1 | 10:4 | +6 | 10 | 1st ▼1 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1-1-3 | 4:9 | -5 | 4 | 3rd | |
| 4 | 5 | 0-1-4 | 3:11 | -8 | 1 | 4th |
- Burkina Faso
- 1st → 2nd10 → 10 pts
- Senegal
- 2nd → 1st10 → 13 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table
Expected vs happened
as of kick-off43%Model · draw 26%31%
- Projected goals
- 1.47 – 1.21total 2.68 · from goals per game before kick-off
- Most likely scores
- 1–1 12.2%1–0 10%2–1 9%
| Outcome | Model | Happened |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso win | 43% | No |
| Draw | 26% | No |
| Senegal win | 31% | Yes |
| Over 1.5 goals | 75% | No |
| Over 2.5 goals | 50% | No |
| Over 3.5 goals | 28% | No |
| Both teams to score | 54% | No |
| Burkina Faso clean sheet | 30% | No |
| Senegal clean sheet | 23% | Yes |
Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this
Referee
M. El Banna- Cards / match
- 3.89this match 0 (-3.89)
- Yellows / match
- 3.75
- Reds / match
- 0.14
- Penalties / match
- 0.4130% of matches
- Fouls / match
- 23.9
1.77Home 1.77 vs Away 1.98 yellows/match · 2–4 red1.98
41%Results in 44 recent matches · draw 18%41%
home winsaway winsAnalysed latest 44 of 59 career matches.
Matchday 5
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications · the other 10 games- Namibia
13:00
Cameroon - Liberia
1–0
Togo - Chad
1–1
Sierra Leone - Lesotho
1–0
Central African Republic - Equatorial Guinea
1–3
Algeria - South Sudan
3–2
Congo - Burundi
0–0
Malawi - Madagascar
2–3
Tunisia - Rwanda
0–1
Libya - Niger
4–0
Sudan
Match info
- Competition
- Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications
- Season
- 2025 · Matchday 5 of 6
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Stade 26 Mars, Bamako
- Capacity
- 55,000 · grass
- Referee
- M. El Banna
- BFA coach
- B. Traoré
- SEN coach
- A. Cissé
Match summary
Senegal beat Burkina Faso 1-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications, Group Stage.
Senegal had gone 15 matches unbeaten before this one. Across 4 previous meetings on record, Burkina Faso won 0 and Senegal won 1, with 3 draws (3 goals per game).
Habib Diarra (83') scored for Senegal.
Burkina Faso — live results and scheduleSenegal — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this
Head-to-head
4 meetings on record since 20140-3-1Burkina Faso W-D-L · goals 5:7
0 BFA3 draws1 SEN- With Burkina Faso at home
- 0-2-1 (4:6)
- Goals per meeting
- 3
- Over 2.5 goals
- 50%
- Both teams scored
- 100%
- Won by the host
- 0%
- Senegal1–1Burkina FasoAfrica Cup of Nations Qualifications
- Burkina Faso1–3SenegalAfrica Cup of Nations
- Burkina Faso2–2SenegalCAF World Cup Qualifiers
- Burkina Faso1–1SenegalFriendly International
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 0-2L23 Jan
- 1-2L30 Jan
- 1-2L22 Mar
- 1-1D26 Mar
- 1-2L6 Jun
- 2-2D10 Jun
- 1-1D6 Sep
- 3-1W10 Sep
- 4-1W10 Oct
- 2-0W13 Oct
3-3-4goals 16:141.20pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 2-0W23 Jan
- 1-1D29 Jan
- 3-0W22 Mar
- 1-0W26 Mar
- 1-1D6 Jun
- 1-0W9 Jun
- 1-1D6 Sep
- 1-0W9 Sep
- 4-0W11 Oct
- 1-0W15 Oct
7-3-0goals 16:32.40pts/game
- A
Burundi2–0 - H
Burundi4–1 - H
Malawi3–1 - A
Senegal1–1 - H
Sierra Leone2–2
latest 5
- A
Malawi1–0 - H
Malawi4–0 - A
Burundi1–0 - H
Burkina Faso1–1 - A
Mauritania1–0
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 2.93Goals per game (both sides)2.07
- 93%Over 1.560%
- 67%Over 2.533%
- 27%Over 3.520%
- 73%Both teams scored27%
- 20%Clean sheets73%
- 7%Failed to score7%
- Burkina Faso at home v Senegal away
- 6Played5
- 3Won4
- 2Drawn1
- 1Lost0
- 12-7Goals (for-against)5-0
- 1.83Points per game2.6
- 67%Over 2.50%
- 17%Clean sheets100%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
- 13-81st-half goals (for-against)12-0
- 12-112nd-half goals (for-against)15-4
- 48%Goals after half-time56%
- 80%Goal before half-time60%
- 6-5-4Half-time W-D-L9-6-0
Updated