Match: CAF Africa Cup of Nations
Fixture: Morocco vs Mali
Local Kick-off Time: 9:00pm, Friday 26th December 2025
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Opening Odds
| Category | Item | Corresponding Odds |
|---|---|---|
1X2 | 1 | 1.33 |
| X | 4.75 | |
| 2 | 10.00 | |
Asian Handicap | -1/1.5 | 1.80 |
| +1/1.5 | 2.00 | |
Scored | Goals (2/2.5) - Over | 1.82 |
| Goals (2/2.5) - Under | 1.97 | |
Corners | Corners (8.5) - Over | 1.72 |
| Corners (8.5) - Under | 2.00 |
Prediction: Morocco wins
Mali are a pretty decent team and are definitely capable of an upset, looking at their stats on paper. However, Morocco is currently one of the best-performing nations around the globe. Their win against Comoros extended the senior team's world record of most wins in a row by a nation (now 19).
Their success lies in solidity across all areas of the pitch, and the 23 goals and with only 1 conceded across 11 games in 2025 underlines that. Hence, our Morocco vs Mali prediction is that Morocco wins.
Comprehensive Prediction Analysis:
Morocco
| Date | Competition | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/12/22 | CAF Africa Cup of Nations | Morocco | 2-0 (HT 0-0 FT 2-0) | Comoros |
| 2025/12/19 | FIFA Arab Cup | Jordan | 2-2 (HT 0-1 FT 2-2) | Morocco |
| 2025/12/15 | FIFA Arab Cup | Morocco | 3-0 (HT 1-0 FT 3-0) | United Arab Emirates |
| 2025/12/11 | FIFA Arab Cup | Morocco | 1-0 (HT 0-0 FT 1-0) | Syria |
| 2025/12/09 | FIFA Arab Cup | Morocco | 1-0 (HT 1-0 FT 1-0) | Saudi Arabia |
| 2025/12/05 | FIFA Arab Cup | Oman | 0-0 (HT 0-0 FT 0-0) | Morocco |
| 2025/12/02 | FIFA Arab Cup | Morocco | 3-1 (HT 3-0 FT 3-1) | Comoros |
| 2025/11/19 | International Friendly | Morocco | 4-0 (HT 2-0 FT 4-0) | Uganda |
| 2025/11/15 | International Friendly | Morocco | 1-0 (HT 1-0 FT 1-0) | Mozambique |
| 2025/10/15 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Morocco | 1-0 (HT 0-0 FT 1-0) | Republic of the Congo |
Form-wise, there's no nation statistically on a better run than Morocco right now. They just won the Arab Cup and the 2025 CHAN, but those games were played by entirely different squads.
The Atlas Lions senior team, which is in focus, have been even more impressive, earning the 11th spot in FIFA rankings.
Morocco also just kept their 10th clean sheet in a row in their 2-0 win over Comoros.
Achraf Hakimi, Morocco's star man and the current African Player of the Year winner, is available but remains doubtful, with full recovery still the coach's priority.
But Morocco can still do well without him, especially with Man United's Noussair Mazraoui filling Hakimi’s shoes.
Mali
| Date | Competition | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/12/22 | CAF Africa Cup of Nations | Mali | 1-1 (HT 0-0 FT 1-1) | Zambia |
| 2025/11/19 | International Friendly | Jordan | 0-0 (HT 0-0 FT 0-0) | Mali |
| 2025/10/13 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Mali | 4-1 (HT 2-0 FT 4-1) | Madagascar |
| 2025/10/09 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Chad | 0-2 (HT 0-1 FT 0-2) | Mali |
| 2025/09/09 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Ghana | 1-0 (HT 0-0 FT 1-0) | Mali |
| 2025/09/05 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Mali | 3-0 (HT 1-0 FT 3-0) | Comoros |
| 2025/06/06 | International Friendly | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1-0 (HT 1-0 FT 1-0) | Mali |
| 2025/03/25 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Central African Republic | 0-0 (HT 0-0 FT 0-0) | Mali |
| 2025/03/21 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Comoros | 0-3 (HT 0-1 FT 0-3) | Mali |
| 2024/12/30 | CAF African Nations Championship | Mali | 0-0 (HT 0-0 FT 0-0) | Mauritania |
Mali remain undefeated in their last four games, but the latest performances have been underwhelming. They've drawn back-to-back games against Jordan (0-0) and now Zambia (1-1).
The Eagles are notoriously deadly on the offence, with ten goals scored in their last six games. They outclassed Zambia in the opening game and should've scored more goals but for a missed first-half penalty and three wasted big chances.
Final Prediction:
Asian Handicap: Morocco -1/1.5
European Handicap: Morocco wins
Predicted Scores: 2-0, 3-0, 3-1
Predicted Total Goals: 2, 3, 4
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