Morocco vs Mali prediction: team news, lineups, expert analysis
Friendly International
On October 4, 2026, the national teams of Morocco and Mali will meet in a friendly match . The hosts will look to beat this challenging opponent.
Morocco vs Mali: team news and expert analysis
Morocco lost the final of the "home" Africa Cup of Nations, but were later awarded the trophy "retroactively" after being granted a technical victory. They were unable to replicate their success from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but still collected seven points in the group stage, defeated the Netherlands and Canada in the knockout rounds, and only lost to France in the quarter-finals. They have now started their AFCON qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win over Gabon. They repeated the same scoreline against Lesotho.
Mali managed to record four consecutive victories at the last Africa Cup of Nations — winning every group-stage match and then defeating Tunisia in the knockout stage on penalties. However, they later lost to Senegal. They began the new qualifying campaign at home with a victory over Cape Verde. Away to Liberia, they secured a 1-0 win.
The AFCON winners average 1.9 goals scored per match and concede 0.7. Their opponents have only 0.7 goals per game, but they also concede 0.7.
Previous matches: Morocco vs Mali
The teams have three wins apiece in their last seven meetings.
The stronger team is playing at home. We are backing them to win (odds – 1.68).
Morocco vs Mali: key statistics and trends
- Morocco have won five of their last seven matches
- Both teams have scored in 40% of Morocco's matches, with an average total of 2.6 goals per game
- Mali have won both of their last two matches
- Both teams have scored in 40% of Mali's matches, with an average total of 1.4 goals per game
Morocco vs Mali: possible starting lineups
Morocco are expected to line up in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation: Bounou - El Ouahdi, Diop, Ait Boudlal, Mazraoui - El Aynaoui, Targalline - Saibari, El Khannouss, Ounahi - Diaz
Mali are expected to line up in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation: Diarra - Traore, Camara, Gassama, Guindo - Dieng, Sangare - Doumbia, Thia, Dorgeles - Sinayoko
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