AFCON – Mali vs Equatorial Guinea: Betting Preview

The final Round of 16 encounter of the Africa Cup of Nations will be between Mali and Equatorial Guinea at Stade Limbe on Wednesday. We have witnessed the National Thunder with some surprising results in the group stage. On the other hand, the Malians will look forward to lifting their first major trophy of the continent in their history.

Mali vs Equatorial Guinea stats and analysis

Equatorial Guinea head into Euro 2020 hoping to keep their impressive defensive stats from their last 10 internationals going. Equatorial Guinea averaged just about adequate 1.3 goals per game, with a total of 13 goals scored. In contrast, they only allowed9 against for an average of 0.9 per game. Rather amazingly they only kept their opponents from scoring in 4 of the matches.

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Stats and facts for Mali and Equatorial Guinea in Africa Cup of Nations.

Current form — Mali v. Equatorial Guinea

Mali keep brushing aside all resistance claiming yet another win to their collection last time out. They beat Mauritania by 2-0 in their latest affair in the tournament.

Equatorial Guinea will be out to get another win after their 1-0 win against Sierra Leone last time out.

Mali vs Equatorial Guinea – Fixture History

The last match between Mali vs Equatorial Guinea was an Africa Cup of Nations match back on 28 March 2016 and saw
Mali claim a 1-0 victory. Mali enter the match against Equatorial Guinea with a 3-0-0 record in their previous 3 encounters in the Africa Cup of Nations. This amounts to a 100% winning ratio for Mali, with Equatorial Guinea victorious in 0% of the last 3 encounters.

Current table in the Africa Cup of Nations

Primary goal getter

Ibrahima Kone is one of the Mali players, who is expected to score on a regular basis. His current tally for the past few matches reads 3 goals. Equatorial Guinea have their eyes fixed on Emilio Nsue, who is expected to hit his stride sooner rather than later.