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Cameroon national football team
Africa Cup of Nations | Group Stage
Jan 9, 2022 at 4pm UK
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde
Burkina Faso national football team

Cameroon
2 - 1
Burkina Faso

Aboubakar (40' pen., 45+3' pen.)
Onguene (42')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Sangare (24')
Yago (1'), Malo (32')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations clash between Cameroon and Burkina Faso, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Cameroon 2-0 Burkina Faso

With the home crowd cheering them on, the onus is more on Cameroon to emerge victorious, and we are backing them to come away with all three points in relatively comfortable fashion. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cameroon win with a probability of 53.64%. A draw had a probability of 26.3% and a win for Burkina Faso had a probability of 20.07%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cameroon win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.26%) and 2-1 (8.99%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.05%), while for a Burkina Faso win it was 0-1 (8.08%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Cameroon would win this match.

Result
CameroonDrawBurkina Faso
53.64%26.29%20.07%
Both teams to score 42.62%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
40.13%59.87%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
19.86%80.14%
Cameroon Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.5%22.5%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.94%56.06%
Burkina Faso Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
54.99%45.01%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.06%80.94%
Score Analysis
    Cameroon 53.63%
    Burkina Faso 20.07%
    Draw 26.27%
CameroonDrawBurkina Faso
1-0 @ 15.1%
2-0 @ 11.26%
2-1 @ 8.99%
3-0 @ 5.6%
3-1 @ 4.47%
4-0 @ 2.09%
3-2 @ 1.79%
4-1 @ 1.67%
Other @ 2.66%
Total : 53.63%
1-1 @ 12.05%
0-0 @ 10.12%
2-2 @ 3.59%
Other @ 0.51%
Total : 26.27%
0-1 @ 8.08%
1-2 @ 4.81%
0-2 @ 3.23%
1-3 @ 1.28%
2-3 @ 0.96%
Other @ 1.71%
Total : 20.07%

How you voted: Cameroon vs Burkina Faso

Cameroon
Draw
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
72.9%
Draw
15.3%
Burkina Faso
11.9%
59
Head to Head
Jan 24, 2021 7pm
Group Stage
Burkina Faso
0-0
Cameroon
Ouatarra (68'), Hien (75'), Pognongo (88')
Onama Baduidana (48'), Mamoudou (54')
May 27, 2018 3pm
International Friendlies
Cameroon
0-1
Burkina Faso

Diawara (45')
Traore (68')
Olinga (32')
Jan 24, 2018 7pm
Group Stage
Burkina Faso
1-1
Cameroon
Sydney Sylla (43')
Abass Guiro (20'), Barro (33')
Moussombo (57')
Serge (26')
Jan 14, 2017 7pm
Group Stage
Burkina Faso
1-1
Cameroon
Dayo (75')
Diawara (86')
Moukandjo (35')
Mabouka (15'), Moukandjo (35'), Mandjeck (63'), Ngadeu-Ngadjui (89')
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