Ivory Coast vs Mali Prediction 20 August 2025
📢What tactical schemes can be used against zone defense? Ivory Coast and Mali will show us their offensive options as they clash on 20 August at 15:00 in the "FIBA Africa Championship" tournament. The favorite for the match is the Ivory Coast team, and the victory of each side is rated as follows: against . We will analyze how accurate the bookmakers' ratings are in our prediction.
Head-to-Head
📊Statistical analysis of previous official games between the teams Ivory Coast and Mali:
- played 7 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 4 for today's home team and 3 for the guests;
- the home team averages 69 points per match, the guests - 69.57;
- average total match points - 138.57.
The last confrontation took place on 12 July 2023 at the venue of Ivory Coast and ended with a score of 72:58.
Head-to-head statistics Ivory Coast - Mali

Ivory Coast Team Overview
🏆This season, Ivory Coast has stepped onto the court for 3 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 3 victories, 0 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Ivory Coast boasts a success rate of 100%, while their defeats account for 0% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 149.67 points, with an average of 78.33 points per match and conceding 71.33 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 76.5 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 66.5 points per game.
Match Results: Ivory Coast

Mali Team Overview
🏆This season, Mali has stepped onto the court for 3 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 1 victories, 2 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Mali boasts a success rate of 60%, while their defeats account for 40% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 144.6 points, with an average of 72.8 points per match and conceding 71.8 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 76.25 points per game, misses on average 71.25 points per meeting.
Match Results: Mali
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 7;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 1; for the visitors on the road - 1;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 36.29;
- Today's home team averages 17.29, while the visitors average 19.
First Quarter Stats: Ivory Coast (home) vs Mali (away)
- Tournament matches played: 2 vs 4;
- Number of wins: 0 (0%) vs 4 (100%);
- Number of losses: 1 (50%) vs 0 (0%);
- Number of draws: 1 (50%) vs 0 (0%).
- Average points scored: 15.5 vs 23;
- Average points conceded: 17.5 vs 13.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 4 vs 5;
- Number of losses: 5 vs 5;
- Number of draws: 1 vs 0;
- Average first quarter total: 40.7 (scored - 20.7, conceded - 20) vs 36.4 (scored - 19, conceded - 17.4).
- Mali won the 1st quarter in last 5 away games.
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 7;
- number of wins for the home team - 4, for the away team - 3.
Statistics: Ivory Coast vs Mali
- number of tournament matches played: 3 vs 3;
- number of wins: 3 (100%) vs 3 (60%);
- number of losses: 0 (0%) vs 2 (40%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 2;
- number of away wins for the away team: 3.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 6 vs 5;
- number of losses: 4 vs 5;
- number of home wins for the home team: 3;
- number of away wins for the away team: 5.
- Ivory Coast have won in last 11 home games.
- Ivory Coast have won in 8 of last 9 games (FIBA Africa Championship).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 69, for the away team - 69.57;
- average total points in H2H matches - 138.57.
Statistics: Ivory Coast vs Mali
- average total in the tournament: 149.67 vs 144.6;
- average total points scored: 78.33 vs 72.8;
- average total points conceded: 71.33 vs 71.8;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 38 vs 39.8;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 40.33 vs 33;
- Ivory Coast: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 76.5;
- Mali: average total points scored away in the tournament - 76.25;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 85.8 (home - 82.5) vs 71.6 (away - 74.75).