Ghana vs Mali: Prediction for the Match on September 08, 2025

Ghana vs Mali: Prediction and odds on the Match on 08 September 2025

The race to make the most prestigious football event heats up as the Black Stars lock horns off against Mali at the Accra Sports Complex on Monday. With a lot at stake in this highly competitive encounter, both teams will be keen to amass all the points, and they’ll leave no stone unturned in Accra later tomorrow. 

Ghana: form and statistics

FIFA Ranking: 76th

Last five games: WWLWD

The Black Stars surrendered to a share of the spoils on the road despite dominating and leading against the Republic of Chad. The Black Stars started strong, and even though their opponents were resilient at the back, Jordan Ayew opened the scoreline in the 17th minute. Ghana, who were in cruise control at the break, were later outnumbered by the hosts, who got an equalizer in the 89th minute. 

The (1-1) stalemate means Ghana are now a point off the top of the log, and the group is now open. 

Ghana have had a pretty run in this competition as they have recorded five wins in their last seven matches. The Black Stars will not represent their country in the forthcoming AFCON tournament as they wrapped up their qualifying campaign at the bottom of the log. 

Ghana have managed five wins, a stalemate, and a loss since the tournament began, sitting in first place on the log. Otto Addo's men have picked up sixteen points from their last seven games, scoring sixteen and conceding six.  

Ghana Team News

The hosts will have to bring in Thomas Partey in this game to create a balance, even though Owusu did a great job in his absence. The Black Stars will be without Alexander Djiku and Joseph Paintsil, who have issues with travelling. 

Ghana Potential Starting Eleven (4-4-2)

Asare—Mensah, Opoku, Salisu, Elisha—Semenyo, Partey, Francis, Schindler—Kudus, Jordan Ayew 

Head coach: Otto Addo

Mali: form and statistics

FIFA World ranking: 54th

Last five games: LDWDW

Following their poor display lately, the Eagles dropped off heavily in the latest FIFA rankings. More recently, they ended up on the winning side after scoring three times against Comoros at home. Mali began the game knowing full well they couldn't afford to slip up, and after 28 minutes of play, Nene got the first goal for the home side to give his team a halftime lead. The second half began at a similar pace, and it was Mali who scored the second. Coulibaly found the back of the net to extend the lead further. 

Mali have kept four consecutive cleansheet despite conceding in each of their first three FIFA World Cup qualifying games. Mali presently sit in fourth spot on the log, four points behind the league leaders.

The Eagles must give everything here to close the game at the top, and following their most recent victory at home, we expect them to at least get a point here. 

Mali Team News

I don’t think Tom Saintfiet will tweak the side that won comfortably against Comoros just for synergy. We expect a double striker up front and maybe play more defensively this time.

Mali Potential Lineup (4-4-2)

Diarra—Diakite, Forfan, Niakate, Dante—Sangare, Coulibaly, Dieng, Nene—Sangare, Doumbia

Head coach: Tom Saintfiet

Ghana vs Mali: head to head statistics

Across their previous ten meetings, Ghana have won five while Mali have recorded three wins and two games ending in a tie. Ghana won the reverse leg on Mali's home ground, and they’ll be keen to do the double this time. 

Ghana vs Mali: head to head statistics

• Five of Ghana's last six matches have produced more than two goals. This might surface here and the odds are available on the Betway bookmaker for 2.50.
• Ghana have been winning at the break in four of their previous five games. You can try out a home team win before the break, and this particular option is available for 2.05 on the 1xbet bookmaker website.
• Ghana have scored first in four of their last five matches. You can try your luck with Ghana scoring first, which can be found on the Bet365 bookmaker website for 1.83.

Ghana vs Mali: head to head statistics

Ghana were nowhere near their best against Chad, and they were punished duly. They underestimated their lowly ranked opponent and were hurt in the dying minutes of the game. 

Meanwhile, Mali secured a convincing victory over Comoros, scoring three unanswered goals. Tom Saintfiet’s men were too strong for their opponents to handle, and they could have scored more than that.

This is an evenly contested game, and after failing to pick up all the points against struggling Chad, Ghana will do everything to secure the maximum points at home. Sometimes, the Black Stars of Ghana lose concentration during games, and if they switch off at any time in this matchup, they’ll be punished duly by the visitors. This is not just a game for Mali, who lost the reverse leg on their home ground, and I expect them to give Ghana the run for their money. 

My match prediction is a BTTS for a coefficient of 2.02 on the 1xbet bookmaker. 

My betting tip on this match is for this game to end in anyone win and over 2.5 goals for Ghana after the break, for a coefficient of 2.80 on the Betway bookmaker.

My final betting tip is for the home team to win or draw and BTTS for 2.65 on the Bet365 bookmaker. 

Good luck!