Chad vs Mali prediction: Match preview, betting odds and tips on October 8, 2025
World Cup Qualification CAF
In the 9th round of the African World Cup qualifiers on October 8, 2025, the national teams of Chad and Mali will face off. The ambitious visitors need nothing but a win on the field of the main outsider.
Our Prediction for Chad vs Mali
The Chad national team is one of the continental outsiders, never having qualified for a major tournament. Yes, they managed to reach the current qualifying round. However, they have only recorded one sensational draw at home against Ghana, losing all their other matches.
Mali have never qualified for the World Cup but are strong at the continental level, having missed only AFCON 2006. In the most recent tournament, they reached the quarterfinals and will play there again this year. However, their World Cup qualification campaign has once again been mediocre: three wins and three draws in eight matches.
The hosts average just 0.3 goals scored per match, conceding 1.8. For Éric Chelle’s men, the stats are the opposite: 1.6 scored and 0.2 conceded per match.
Chad vs Mali: Key Statistics and Trends
- Chad have not won anywhere since March last year
- 30% of Chad's matches end with both teams scoring, with an average total of 2.1 goals per match.
- Mali have won two of their last seven matches
- 10% of Mali's matches end with both teams scoring, with an average total of 1.8 goals per match.
Chad vs Mali: Probable Lineups
Chad (probable lineup): Mbaynassem - Osee, Tchoupalou, Daikreo, Allarabaïe - le Grand, Koularambaïe, Tiam, Mbangossoum, Franck Tchaouna - Tchaouna
Mali (probable lineup): Diarra - Dante, Niakate, Fofana, Diakite - Dieng, Camara, Doucouré, Koulibaly, Doumbia - Sinayoko
Previous Matches: Chad vs Mali
Mali have a perfect record: they have won all five head-to-head matches.
Free Prediction for Chad vs Mali
The visitors should secure the result thanks to their superior quality – expect them to win again with a handicap of "-1.5 goals" (odds – 1.60).
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