Algeria vs Burkina Faso match stats & report

1–0 Full time

Africa Cup of Nations · Group Stage - 2 · Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat · Ref Daniel Laryea, Ghana

Algeria stats & fixtures · Burkina Faso stats & fixtures

Algeria beat Burkina Faso 1–0 in the Africa Cup of Nations (Group Stage - 2) on 28 December 2025. Burkina Faso had 51% of the ball.

Algeria vs Burkina Faso match statistics

AlgeriaBurkina Faso

49% Ball possession 51%
10 Total shots 14
5 Shots on target 2
3 Shots off target 8
2 Blocked shots 4
8 Shots inside the box 8
2 Corners 6
24 Fouls 19
1 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 3
385 Passes 385
83% Pass accuracy 83%
2 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

10' Yellow card G. Sangaré Burkina Faso
16' Yellow card Pierre Landry Kaboré Burkina Faso
23' Penalty scored R. Mahrez Algeria
27' Yellow card I. Bennacer Algeria
73' Yellow card M. Amoura Algeria
89' Yellow card E. Tapsoba Burkina Faso

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Algeria

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Madjid Bougherra

23 L. Zidane

13 J. Hadjam 21 R. Bensebaini 2 A. Mandi 26 S. Chergui

10 I. Bennacer 14 H. Boudaoui

15 R. Aït-Nouri 22 I. Maza 7 R. Mahrez

18 M. Amoura

Bench O. Benbot , Anthony Mandrea , Y. Atal , Z. Belaïd , R. Belghali , Baghdad Bounedjah , M. Tougai , Ramiz Zerrouki , A. Zorgane , I. Kebbal , A. Hadj-Moussa , F. Chaibi , A. Boulbina , M. Bakrar , H. Abdelli

Burkina Faso

Confirmed 4-3-3 Issa Balboné

16 H. Koffi

26 K. Kouassi 12 E. Tapsoba 14 I. Dayo 25 S. Yago

6 M. Zougrana 18 I. Ouedraogo 20 G. Sangaré

7 D. Ouattara 27 Pierre Landry Kaboré 10 B. Traore

Bench F. Ouédraogo , L. Traoré , Abdul Ayinde , A. Nagalo , N. Djiga , C. Badolo , I. Kaboré , O. Bouda , S. Aziz Ki , G. Minoungou , Cyriaque Irié , B. Touré , K. Nikiéma , S. Simporé

Form guide

Algeria at home

6–3–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 4.1 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Burkina Faso away

3–1–4 in 8 matches

Scored: 0.8 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 8
Corners: 4.4 per game
Shots on target: 2.3 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Algeria vs Burkina Faso head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
20 Jan 24	Algeria v Burkina Faso	2–2
16 Nov 21	Algeria v Burkina Faso	2–2
7 Sep 21	Burkina Faso v Algeria	1–1

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Algeria vs Burkina Faso head-to-head record