Mauritania vs Burkina Faso: form and key players to watch before November 17 clash

Mauritania face Burkina Faso on November 17, with kick-off scheduled for 19:00 GMT. Burkina Faso go into the match with the stronger recent record, while both teams have a player who has scored once this season and will be looking to make the difference.

M. Diallo has scored one goal for Mauritania this season, making him one of the main attacking players to watch. L. Traoré has also scored once for Burkina Faso and will provide a similar threat for the visiting side.

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

• Assists: A. Mahmoud (Mauritania) — 1 assists, (Burkina Faso) — 0 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: M. Diadie (Mauritania) — 0, J. Bationo (Burkina Faso) — 0
• Tackles: A. Koita (Mauritania) — 3, O. Bouda (Burkina Faso) — 2.
• Most encounters won: A. Koita (Mauritania) — 10, L. Doucet (Burkina Faso) — 8.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. H. Mastouri (4, Tunisia)
2. Y. Wissa (3, Congo DR)
3. Omar Marmoush (3, Egypt)
4. R. Mofokeng (3, South Africa)
5. M. Munetsi (3, Zimbabwe)

Team statistics:

The match is expected to be decided by which team can turn its recent momentum into a controlled performance. Mauritania’s listed form is WLL, while Burkina Faso’s recent results are DWW. That gives Burkina Faso the clearer positive trend before the meeting, although Mauritania will have the opportunity to respond on the pitch.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Mauritania — WLL
• Burkina Faso — DWW

Burkina Faso’s unbeaten sequence in the supplied recent results should give them confidence. Two wins after a draw suggest the side has been moving in the right direction and has found a more reliable way to collect results. Mauritania, by contrast, will need to stop its sequence of defeats and produce a more consistent performance across the match.

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

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	25.00%	25.00%
16-30	25.00%	50.00%
31-45	50.00%	25.00%
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Burkina Faso 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
Mauritania	3	1	0	1	0	0	1
Burkina Faso		1	0	0	1	0	1

Probabilities before the match:

Mauritania		Burkina Faso
33.8%	Winning the game	33.8%
57%	Attack potential	57%
20%	Potential in defense	20%
29%	Strength against each other	29%
33%	Goal Potential	33%

Summary: the probability of Burkina Faso winning – 45%, draw – 45%, loss – 10%. Thus Mauritania, most likely, loss (loss or draw)

Goal Forecast:Mauritania, is likely to score -2.5 goals, Burkina Faso is likely to score no more than -1.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Mauritania and Burkina Faso will take place on November 17 at 19:00 (GMT) at the stadium Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya.