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Ivory Coast vs Mali Prediction & Stats

Date: Thu 25 Feb 2027
Tip-off: 16:00
Scheduled
Position#13
Record7-2
FormWWWWL
Points / game88.2
Allowed / game76.1
vs
Position#25
Record6-3
FormWLLWL
Points / game81.4
Allowed / game78.0
EuropeWorld Cup
Other2027
Meetings · Ivory Coast v Mali
25 Feb 2027
IVOR v MALI
upcoming
24 Feb 2019
IVOR69
MALI49
25 Aug 2015
IVOR57
MALI76
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Ivory Coast win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Mali win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Pythia's probabilities appear here once today's forecast has run (it covers the NBA and Europe's top competitions).

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Ivory CoastLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Portugal
#29
L
84-91
84
91
-7
A28/06
Friendly International
Senegal
#11
W
90-80
90
80
+10
A26/02
World Cup
D.R. Congo
#65
W
96-59
96
59
+37
H28/02
World Cup
Madagascar
#89
W
99-74
99
74
+25
A01/03
World Cup
Senegal
#11
L
72-85
72
85
-13
H02/07
World Cup
D.R. Congo
#65
W
94-51
94
51
+43
A04/07
World Cup
Madagascar
#89
W
118-102
118
102
+16
H05/07
World Cup
Mali
#25
W
83-77
83
77
+6
A27/08
World Cup
Egypt
#53
W
72-66
72
66
+6
H29/08
World Cup
Angola
#23
L
70-91
70
91
-21
A30/08
World Cup
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
18-23
24-26
19-19
23-23
28-14
20-23
18-25
24-18
23-29
25-11
16-9
32-10
19-16
28-21
28-12
24-25
16-29
20-26
20-15
16-15
17-12
27-13
25-12
25-14
34-24
28-31
23-24
33-23
27-21
14-12
16-18
26-26
17-13
17-19
25-19
13-15
18-29
15-18
11-21
26-23
165.4Avg total
87.8Scored
77.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (9)88.276.1164.3+12.178%
Season at home (4)89.578.0167.5+11.575%
Season away (5)87.274.6161.8+12.680%
Last 10 (10)87.877.6165.4+10.270%
Last 5 (5)87.477.4164.8+10.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)75.587.3162.8-11.80%
vs Similar (7)75.376.4151.7-1.157%
vs Weaker ◀ (17)82.370.4152.6+11.982%
This opponent (Mali) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
MaliLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Nigeria
#30
L
0-20
0
20
-20
H02/07
World Cup
Egypt
#53
W
86-77
86
77
+9
H26/02
World Cup
Uganda
#86
W
84-73
84
73
+11
A28/02
World Cup
Angola
#23
W
80-79
80
79
+1
H01/03
World Cup
Egypt
#53
W
78-70
78
70
+8
A02/07
World Cup
Uganda
#86
W
82-59
82
59
+23
H04/07
World Cup
Angola
#23
L
74-88
74
88
-14
A05/07
World Cup
Ivory Coast
#13
L
77-83
77
83
-6
H27/08
World Cup
D.R. Congo
#65
W
101-76
101
76
+25
A29/08
World Cup
Senegal
#11
L
71-97
71
97
-26
H30/08
World Cup
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
–
–
–
–
26-22
20-12
23-16
17-27
23-17
22-31
24-13
15-12
19-20
27-24
19-18
15-17
21-19
22-16
15-11
20-24
18-11
21-14
21-18
22-16
21-21
20-22
17-22
16-23
21-27
12-14
18-16
26-26
26-19
22-17
31-15
22-25
12-25
18-21
20-23
21-28
145.5Avg total
73.3Scored
72.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (9)81.478.0159.4+3.467%
Season at home (5)79.279.0158.2+0.260%
Season away (4)84.276.8161.0+7.575%
Last 10 (10)73.372.2145.5+1.160%
Last 5 (5)81.080.6161.6+0.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (18)60.774.3135.1-13.617%
vs Similar (5)73.873.0146.8+0.880%
vs Weaker (7)67.760.6128.3+7.171%
This opponent (Ivory Coast) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

No team totals priced for this game yet.

⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-6-3+0+3+6Q1Q1: +0.7+0.7Q1: +0.7+0.7Q2Q2: +1.8+1.8Q2: +1.4+1.4Q3Q3: +2.7+2.7Q3: +4.0+4.0Q4Q4: +5.0+5.0Q4: -2.7-2.7
Ivory CoastMali
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
Ivory CoastLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Portugal
#29
L
42-49
42
49
-7
A28/06
Friendly International
Senegal
#11
W
48-37
48
37
+11
A26/02
World Cup
D.R. Congo
#65
W
48-40
48
40
+8
H28/02
World Cup
Madagascar
#89
W
47-37
47
37
+10
A01/03
World Cup
Senegal
#11
L
36-55
36
55
-19
H02/07
World Cup
D.R. Congo
#65
W
44-25
44
25
+19
A04/07
World Cup
Madagascar
#89
W
62-55
62
55
+7
H05/07
World Cup
Mali
#25
W
41-33
41
33
+8
A27/08
World Cup
Egypt
#53
W
34-32
34
32
+2
H29/08
World Cup
Angola
#23
L
33-47
33
47
-14
A30/08
World Cup
84.5Avg total
43.5Scored
41.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)40.038.878.8+1.253%-
Last 30 at home (14)41.339.881.1+1.557%-
Last 30 away (16)38.937.976.8+0.950%-
Last 10 (10)43.541.084.5+2.570%-
Last 5 (5)42.838.481.2+4.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)39.047.586.5-8.517%-
vs Similar (7)39.038.477.4+0.657%-
vs Weaker ◀ (17)40.835.976.6+4.965%-
This opponent (Mali) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
MaliLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Egypt
#53
W
46-34
46
34
+12
H26/02
World Cup
Uganda
#86
L
45-48
45
48
-3
A28/02
World Cup
Angola
#23
W
46-44
46
44
+2
H01/03
World Cup
Egypt
#53
W
43-35
43
35
+8
A02/07
World Cup
Uganda
#86
W
39-25
39
25
+14
H04/07
World Cup
Angola
#23
L
41-43
41
43
-2
A05/07
World Cup
Ivory Coast
#13
L
33-41
33
41
-8
H27/08
World Cup
D.R. Congo
#65
W
48-36
48
36
+12
A29/08
World Cup
Senegal
#11
L
30-46
30
46
-16
H30/08
World Cup
80.3Avg total
41.2Scored
39.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (28)33.037.670.6-4.532%-
Last 30 at home (14)32.536.669.1-4.136%-
Last 30 away (14)33.638.672.1-5.029%-
Last 10 (9)41.239.180.3+2.156%-
Last 5 (5)38.238.276.4+0.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (17)30.939.470.3-8.418%-
vs Similar (5)34.634.669.2+0.060%-
vs Weaker (6)37.735.072.7+2.750%-
This opponent (Ivory Coast) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
1st half bets · Pythia's probability, the best price and the edge
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⭐ 6. Specials 🔒 Pro

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🔥 7. Top picks for this game

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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

Show:Over:
Ivory Coasttheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Ivory Coast: 6.0 points a game scored
🏀🏀100%
🏀🏀🏀
🏀
🏀🏀 2-pointers6.0 pts a game · 100% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers0.0 pts a game · 0% of the points
🏀 Free throws0.0 pts a game · 0% of the points

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers3.03.0
100.0%
-6.0
They take 3.0 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 0.0 of them are 3-pointers, so 0% of their shots are threes. Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.
Malitheir own shots, last 10 games
No box scores for this team yet.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Not enough box scores for both teams yet (the data provider has box scores for the NBA and Europe's top competitions, not every game).

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
4
Ivory Coast wins
2
Mali wins
DateGameScore
27/08/26Mali v Ivory Coast77-83
27/08/21Mali v Ivory Coast67-90
24/02/19Ivory Coast v Mali69-49
16/09/18Mali v Ivory Coast59-69
25/08/15Ivory Coast v Mali57-76
09/08/09Mali v Ivory Coast71-58
DateH/AOpponentScore
30/08/26AAngola70-91
29/08/26HEgypt72-66
27/08/26AMali83-77
05/07/26HMadagascar118-102
04/07/26AD.R. Congo94-51
02/07/26HSenegal72-85
01/03/26AMadagascar99-74
28/02/26HD.R. Congo96-59
26/02/26ASenegal90-80
28/06/24APortugal84-91
Malilast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
30/08/26HSenegal71-97
29/08/26AD.R. Congo101-76
27/08/26HIvory Coast77-83
05/07/26AAngola74-88
04/07/26HUganda82-59
02/07/26AEgypt78-70
01/03/26HAngola80-79
28/02/26AUganda84-73
26/02/26HEgypt86-77
02/07/22HNigeria0-20

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Ivory Coast
World Cup 2027
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL78%
HomeWLWW75%
AwayWWWWL80%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games945
Win %78%75%80%
Points / game88.289.587.2
Allowed / game76.178.074.6
Point differential+12.1+11.5+12.6
Avg total164.3167.5161.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+56%50%60%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Mali
World Cup 2027
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLWL67%
HomeWWWLL60%
AwayWWLW75%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games954
Win %67%60%75%
Points / game81.479.284.2
Allowed / game78.079.076.8
Point differential+3.4+0.2+7.5
Avg total159.4158.2161.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%20%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)100% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Australia880100%101.870.0+31.8
2 Costa Rica550100%81.455.4+26.0
3 Canada880100%100.981.1+19.8
4 Turkey880100%91.972.6+19.2
5 Croatia1211192%99.273.5+25.8
6 France87188%85.171.6+13.5
7 Poland87188%95.882.2+13.5
8 Germany87188%93.682.1+11.5
9 Dominican Republic65183%93.377.8+15.5
10 Mexico65183%93.781.8+11.8
11 Senegal97278%86.370.6+15.8
12 South Sudan97278%82.068.6+13.4
13 Ivory Coast97278%88.276.1+12.1
14 Cameroon97278%76.471.6+4.9
15 New Zealand86275%97.279.8+17.5
16 Japan86275%91.074.8+16.2
17 Argentina86275%87.271.5+15.8
18 Lebanon86275%89.674.6+15.0
19 Brazil86275%90.878.1+12.6
20 Uruguay86275%84.473.4+11.0
21 Serbia86275%87.178.1+9.0
22 Ukraine129375%83.275.9+7.3
23 Angola96367%86.873.0+13.8
24 Guinea96367%75.266.1+9.1
25 Mali96367%81.478.0+3.4
26 Jordan85362%85.571.0+14.5
27 Spain85362%90.178.8+11.4
28 Iran85362%74.967.8+7.1
29 Italy85362%83.076.9+6.1
30 China85362%84.581.6+2.9
31 Georgia85362%85.582.6+2.9
32 Finland85362%80.679.2+1.4
33 El Salvador53260%64.871.8-7.0
34 Romania148657%76.976.6+0.3
35 Nigeria95456%79.976.9+3.0
36 Tunisia95456%71.769.9+1.8
37 Portugal84450%83.879.5+4.2
38 Hungary126650%80.977.9+3.0
39 Greece84450%77.174.5+2.6
40 Latvia84450%83.481.2+2.1
41 Lithuania84450%85.984.6+1.2
42 Bahamas84450%93.292.1+1.1
43 Switzerland168850%73.172.8+0.3
44 Slovenia84450%84.083.8+0.2
45 Philippines84450%76.976.8+0.1
46 South Korea84450%78.479.1-0.8
47 Sweden84450%81.183.5-2.4
48 Ireland63350%75.778.3-2.7
49 Czech Republic63350%81.386.2-4.8
50 Qatar84450%75.981.5-5.6
51 Montenegro84450%71.879.1-7.4
52 Armenia42250%86.596.0-9.5
53 Egypt94544%75.973.1+2.8
54 Austria146843%83.084.9-1.9
55 Colombia73443%83.691.4-7.9
56 Netherlands125742%82.181.1+1.0
57 Bosnia & Herzegovina83538%78.177.1+1.0
58 Estonia83538%80.483.0-2.6
59 Saudi Arabia83538%76.479.6-3.2
60 Iceland83538%81.293.8-12.5
61 Cape Verde93633%75.681.3-5.8
62 Chinese Taipei62433%77.284.5-7.3
63 Kosovo62433%73.781.5-7.8
64 Jamaica62433%86.3102.8-16.5
65 D.R. Congo93633%68.885.7-16.9
66 Chile72529%71.380.6-9.3
67 Israel82625%79.283.5-4.2
68 Puerto Rico82625%85.990.2-4.4
69 Slovakia41325%75.580.8-5.2
70 Luxembourg41325%67.874.0-6.2
71 Bulgaria41325%75.886.0-10.2
72 Albania41325%72.585.2-12.8
73 North Macedonia41325%69.582.5-13.0
74 Panama82625%75.488.9-13.5
75 Norway82625%66.981.0-14.1
76 Syria82625%66.889.9-23.1
77 Honduras51420%61.870.6-8.8
78 Guatemala51420%62.873.0-10.2
79 Denmark102820%73.186.8-13.7
80 Venezuela61517%79.087.5-8.5
81 Great Britain61517%80.290.5-10.3
82 Azerbaijan61517%67.580.8-13.3
83 Belgium6060%71.880.0-8.2
84 Rwanda6060%66.285.7-19.5
85 Libya6060%66.586.7-20.2
86 Uganda6060%64.086.5-22.5
87 Cuba6060%66.789.8-23.2
88 Nicaragua4040%72.095.5-23.5
89 Madagascar6060%73.797.7-24.0
90 Iraq6060%69.393.8-24.5
91 India6060%60.886.2-25.3
92 Cyprus6060%60.299.0-38.8
93 Guam6060%65.2104.5-39.3
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
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