Match Report
3 points and 1 places separated them: Sudan 3rd with 3, Burkina Faso 2nd with 6. On recent form Sudan sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Sudan ran at 0.33 scored and 1.67 conceded, Burkina Faso at 1.33 and 0.67.
From the last five rounds, Sudan held 4 points of 15 and Burkina Faso 12.
Stade Mohamed V, capacity 55,000, hosted the game. A. Omar officiated: 80 games logged, averaging 1.8 yellow cards each. Burkina Faso led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Burkina Faso: Lassina Traoré (16'), Arsène Kouassi (85')
Key stats
Possession: Sudan 39% · Burkina Faso 61% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 4-6