Mali Women vs Ghana Women: Black Queens aim to extend perfect away record

Mali Women face Ghana Women on 6 August at 20:00 GMT, with both sides still searching for their first goal of the season. Ghana arrive with a stronger recent record, having won their last match, while Mali’s most recent game ended in defeat.

The fixture presents an early test of Ghana’s away form against a Mali side looking to recover at home. Mali have lost their only home match of the season, while Ghana have won their only away game. Those records give the visitors the statistical advantage before kick-off.

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

• Assists: (Mali W) — 0 assists, (Ghana W) — 0 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: (Mali W) — 0, (Ghana W) — 0
• Tackles: (Mali W) — 0, (Ghana W) — 0.
• Most encounters won: (Mali W) — 0, (Ghana W) — 0.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. B. Banda (8, Zambia W)
2. M. Alozie (4, Nigeria W)
3. O. Echegini (4, Nigeria W)
4. K. Chapelle (2, Morocco W)
5. A. Lahmari (2, Morocco W)

Team statistics:

Neither team has scored this season. That leaves the match finely balanced in terms of attacking output, but Ghana’s perfect away record and recent victory offer reasons for optimism. Mali will need to improve their performance in front of goal and avoid another home defeat if they are to take points from the meeting.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Mali W — L
• Ghana W — W

The match is scheduled for 20:00 GMT on 6 August. With no goals recorded by either side this season, the opening goal could be especially important. A low-scoring contest is possible, although both teams will see the fixture as an opportunity to change their early fortunes.

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

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	100.00%	50.00%
16-30		50.00%
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Ghana W has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

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

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Mali W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ghana W		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Mali W		Ghana W
44.3%	Winning the game	44.3%
33%	Attack potential	33%
0%	Potential in defense	0%
50%	Strength against each other	50%
50%	Goal Potential	50%

Summary: the probability of Ghana W winning – 45%, draw – 45%, loss – 10%. Thus Mali W, most likely, loss (loss or draw)

Goal Forecast:Mali W, is likely to score -1.5 goals, Ghana W is likely to score no more than -2.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Mali W and Ghana W will take place on August 06 at 20:00 (GMT) at the stadium Moulay Rachid Stadium.