Benin vs Mauritania — Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification
2-1
Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara, Abidjan
Going into the match, Benin had won 1, drawn 6, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 0.6 goals a game; Mauritania had won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 in 10, scoring 0.6.
Match report
Home form going in: Benin
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 6, lost 3 (D D L W L). 0.6 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 20% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 at Burkina Faso · 25 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 at Egypt · 5 Jan 2026
- L 0-3 vs Senegal · 30 Dec 2025
- W 1-0 vs Botswana · 27 Dec 2025
- L 1-0 at Congo DR · 23 Dec 2025
- L 1-0 at Senegal · 10 Jul 2019
Away form going in: Mauritania
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 (W L W L L). 0.6 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 20% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 3-1 vs Central African Republic · 24 Sept 2026
- L 1-0 at Cape Verde Islands · 29 Jan 2024
- W 1-0 vs Algeria · 23 Jan 2024
- L 2-3 vs Angola · 20 Jan 2024
- L 1-0 at Burkina Faso · 16 Jan 2024
- L 2-0 at Mali · 20 Jan 2022
How it unfolded
- 31' Normal Goal — Rodolfo Aloko (Benin)
- 46' Normal Goal — Rodolfo Aloko (Benin)
- 68' Missed Penalty — Djeidi Gassama (Mauritania)
- 80' Penalty — Aboubakary Koita (Mauritania)
Match statistics
| Benin | Metric | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 46 | Ball possession | 54 |
| 14 | Total shots | 12 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 6 | Attempts inside box | 6 |
| 8 | Attempts outside box | 6 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 306 | Total passes | 364 |
| 225 | Accurate passes | 282 |
| 5 | Key passes | 8 |
| 88 | Duels | 111 |
| 47 | Duels won | 50 |
| 17 | Tackles | 12 |