Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea

2:1

Full time

Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea in Africa Cup of Nations ended 2:1. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Burkina Faso at 52.7% - the match finished 2:1, so the prediction was correct.

Model	1 · Burkina Faso	X	2 · Equatorial Guinea	Prediction	Result
Pro AI (XGBoost)	52.7%	13.8%	33.5%	Home win · Burkina Faso	✔ Correct
Final score	2:1			Home win · Burkina Faso

Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Match events: Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea

32′Ismahila Ouédraogo · Yellow card
50′Basilio Ndong · Red card
53′Charles Ondo · Substitution (off: Luis Asué)
67′Jannick Buyla · Substitution (off: Pepín Machín)
67′Iban Salvador · Yellow card
68′ · Yellow card
68′Santiago Eneme · Substitution (off: Iban Salvador)
70′Stephane Aziz Ki · Substitution (off: Gustavo Sangaré)
70′Saïdou Simporé · Substitution (off: Ismahila Ouédraogo)
70′Lassina Traoré · Substitution (off: Pierre Landry Kabore)
79′Georgi Minoungou · Substitution (off: Bertrand Traoré)
82′Marvin Anieboh · Substitution (off: Pablo Ganet)
82′Dorian Hanza · Substitution (off: Loren Zúñiga)
85′Marvin Anieboh · Goal (assist: Carlos Akapo)
89′Cyriaque Irié · Substitution (off: Steeve Yago)
90+5′Georgi Minoungou · Goal (assist: Dango Ouattara)
90+8′Edmond Tapsoba · Goal

Match statistics: Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea

Statistic	Burkina Faso	Equatorial Guinea
Possession	67%	33%
Shots on target	5	1
Total shots	16	5
Shots off target	6	4
Blocked shots	1	7
Corners	2	1
Fouls	16	12
Offsides	2	1
Yellow cards	9	11
Red cards	16	6
Saves	0	3
Passes	480	241
Pass accuracy	86%	73%

Line-ups: Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea

Burkina Faso 4-3-3

Starting XI

7 Dango Ouattara 7.5
10 Bertrand Traoré 7.4
12 Edmond Tapsoba 7.5
14 Issoufou Dayo 7.1
16 Hervé Koffi 6.3
18 Ismahila Ouédraogo 6.3
20 Gustavo Sangaré 7.2
22 Ibrahim Blati Touré 6.6
25 Steeve Yago 6.4
26 Arsène Kouassi 7.2
27 Pierre Landry Kabore 6.2

Substitutes (14)

1 Farid Ouédraogo
2 Lassina Traoré 6.7
3 Abdoul Ayinde
4 Adamo Nagalo
5 Nasser Djiga
6 Mohamed Zougrana
8 Cedric Badolo
9 Issa Kaboré
11 Ousseni Bouda
17 Stephane Aziz Ki 6.6
19 Georgi Minoungou 7.2
21 Cyriaque Irié
23 Kilian Nikièma
24 Saïdou Simporé 6.5

Equatorial Guinea 4-4-2

Starting XI

1 Jesús Owono 6.8
5 Omar Mascarell 6.0
6 Iban Salvador 6.3
7 Pepín Machín 7.2
11 Basilio Ndong 5.6
15 Carlos Akapo 6.6
16 Saúl Coco 6.2
19 Luis Asué 6.7
21 Esteban Orozco 6.7
22 Pablo Ganet 7.0
24 Loren Zúñiga 6.2

Substitutes (15)

2 Néstor Senra
3 Marvin Anieboh 7.0
4 Álex Balboa
8 Jannick Buyla 6.3
9 Dorian Hanza 6.3
10 Emilio Nsue
12 Charles Ondo 5.9
13 Aitor Embela
14 Pedro Obiang
20 Santiago Eneme 6.4
23 Manuel Sapunga
25 Javier Mum
26 Nabil Ondó
27 Gael Joel Akogo
28 Álex Masogo

Form and head-to-head: Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea

Burkina Faso

DLWLW

9 Jun 2026ABelarus2–2D
5 Jun 2026ARussia0–3L
28 Mar 2026HGuinea-Bissau5–0W
6 Jan 2026AIvory Coast0–3L
31 December 2025ASudan2–0W

Equatorial Guinea

LDWLL

9 Jun 2026HComoros0–1L
31 Mar 2026HMadagascar1–1D
25 Mar 2026AKyrgyz Republic1–0W
31 December 2025HAlgeria1–3L
28 Dec 2025HSudan0–1L

Africa Cup of Nations standings

Standings are not available for this competition.

Managers: Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea

Burkina FasoManagerB. Traoré

Equatorial GuineaManagerJ. Obiang Bicogo

Match information: Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea

Kick-off: Wed 24 Dec · 12:30
Competition: Africa Cup of Nations
Round: 1
Venue: Stade Mohamed V
City: Casablanca
Surface: grass
Capacity: 55,000

Live commentary: Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea

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