Liberia vs Mali: Nimely and Dorgeles provide attacking focus in September 29 meeting

Liberia face Mali on September 29 at 19:00 GMT, with both sides looking to make an early impression in their latest international fixture.

Liberia forward S. Nimely has scored once this season, while Mali’s N. Dorgeles leads the individual scoring comparison with two goals. That gives Mali a narrow edge in terms of attacking output before the match, although the contest will be decided by how effectively each team performs on the day.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: (Liberia) — 0 assists, A. Haidara (Mali) — 1 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: D. Teah (Liberia) — 0, L. Coulibaly (Mali) — 0
• Tackles: Salomon Tweh (Liberia) — 3, A. Tia (Mali) — 1.
• Most encounters won: Bryant Farkarlun (Liberia) — 7, M. Sangaré (Mali) — 11.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. N. Dorgeles (2, Mali)
2. L. Mickels (1, Rwanda)
3. I. Maza (1, Algeria)
4. M. Diallo (1, Mauritania)
5. A. Hadj-Moussa (1, Algeria)

Team statistics:

Liberia enter the game after a defeat in their previous match. Mali come into the fixture with a win behind them, giving them the stronger immediate form line. The contrasting results add importance to the meeting, particularly for Liberia, who will be aiming to respond quickly and regain momentum.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Liberia — L
• Mali — W

Nimely is Liberia’s main scoring reference after opening his season’s account. His contribution could be important if Liberia are able to create opportunities in the final third. Mali will look to Dorgeles, who has scored twice this season, to continue his productive start and provide the attacking threat that can unsettle the Liberian defence.

According to home statistics this season, Liberia scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	100.00%	33.33%
16-30		66.67%
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Mali has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	33.33%	100.00%
16-30	33.33%
31-45	33.33%
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Liberia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mali		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Liberia		Mali
25.0%	Winning the game	25.0%
25%	Attack potential	25%
25%	Potential in defense	25%
0%	Strength against each other	0%
0%	Goal Potential	0%

Summary: the probability of Mali winning – 50%, draw – 50%, loss – 0. Thus Liberia, most likely, loss (loss or draw)

Goal Forecast:Liberia, is likely to score -1.5 goals, Mali is likely to score no more than -3.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Liberia and Mali will take place on September 29 at 19:00 (GMT) at the stadium Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex.