Burkina Faso host Ethiopia in the World Cup Qualification Africa on 12 October 2025, Sunday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 20:00 UK Time.
Burkina Faso will look to extend their unbeaten streak to seven matches when they return to action on Sunday. The hosts defeated Sierra Leone 1-0 in an underwhelming display that was good enough to help them bag the maximum points. The hosts are clear favourites to finish in second place because they are five points behind Egypt, who sit in first place and six points ahead of Sierra Leone, who are seated in third.
At home, Burkina Faso’s performances are underwhelming with one win, and three draws. However, they will aspire to remain unbeaten at home when they host Ethiopia. The hosts are unbeaten in three games against the visitors, winning two, and drawing one.
Meanwhile, Burkina Faso ended their run of successive defeats last Wednesday, when they defeated Guinea Bissau 1-0 in Addis Ababa. Ethiopia fought a good fight and their defensive resilience was rewarded with their first clean sheet in six matches. However, they won’t be making it to the mundial for all their good intentions, all thanks to several factors.
One of the factors is their poor away form in this qualifying campaign that includes two draws and two defeats. They scored one goal on the road, the lowest in Group A and conceded five, the second highest. Ethiopia will aim to finish on a high as they commence preparations for subsequent competitions.
Burkina Faso are heavy favourites to win this game because they are the better side of the two teams in this qualifying series. This pick is also backed by Burkina Faso’s dominance in recent head-to-head meetings between the two teams that includes two wins, and a draw in favour of the hosts.
Both nations are not expected to score because Burkina Faso failed to concede in their last three matches, and in two of their three meetings with Ethiopia. This tip is also backed by Ethiopia’s poor attacking returns on the road that includes one goal scored in four away matches.
Lastly, we anticipate over 2.5 goals because the head-to-head meetings between the two nations averaged 3 goals per game, while Burkina Faso’s last six matches averaged 2.8 goals per game.
| Burkina Faso | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 9 | 9 |
| Wins | 5 | 2 |
| Draws | 3 | 3 |
| Loss | 1 | 4 |
| Goals For | 20 | 8 |
| Goals Against | 7 | 11 |
| Burkina Faso | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 4 | 4 |
| Wins | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 3 | 2 |
| Loss | 0 | 2 |
| Goals For | 7 | 1 |
| Goals Against | 4 | 5 |
|
08.10.25
|
Sierra Leone Burkina Faso |
0-1 |
|
09.09.25
|
Burkina Faso Egypt |
0-0 |
|
05.09.25
|
Djibouti Burkina Faso |
0-6 |
|
16.08.25
|
Burkina Faso Madagascar |
1-2 |
|
13.08.25
|
Mauritania Burkina Faso |
1-0 |
|
06.08.25
|
Burkina Faso CAR |
4-2 |
|
02.08.25
|
Tanzania Burkina Faso |
2-0 |
|
06.06.25
|
Burkina Faso Zimbabwe |
2-0 |
|
02.06.25
|
Tunisia Burkina Faso |
2-0 |
|
24.03.25
|
Guinea-Bissau Burkina Faso |
1-2 |
|
21.03.25
|
Burkina Faso Djibouti |
4-1 |
|
09.01.25
|
Tanzania Burkina Faso |
0-2 |
|
04.01.25
|
Burkina Faso Kenya |
1-1 |
|
28.12.24
|
Burkina Faso Ivory Coast (Penalties:1 - 0) |
2-0 |
|
22.12.24
|
Ivory Coast Burkina Faso |
2-0 |
|
18.11.24
|
Malawi Burkina Faso |
3-0 |
|
14.11.24
|
Burkina Faso Senegal |
0-1 |
|
13.10.24
|
Burundi Burkina Faso |
0-2 |
|
10.10.24
|
Burkina Faso Burundi |
4-1 |
|
10.09.24
|
Burkina Faso Malawi |
3-1 |
|
06.09.24
|
Senegal Burkina Faso |
1-1 |
|
10.06.24
|
Burkina Faso Sierra Leone |
2-2 |
|
06.06.24
|
Egypt Burkina Faso |
2-1 |
|
26.03.24
|
Burkina Faso Niger |
1-1 |
|
22.03.24
|
Burkina Faso Libya |
1-2 |
|
30.01.24
|
Mali Burkina Faso |
2-1 |
|
23.01.24
|
Angola Burkina Faso |
2-0 |
|
20.01.24
|
Algeria Burkina Faso |
2-2 |
|
16.01.24
|
Burkina Faso Mauritania |
1-0 |
|
10.01.24
|
DR Congo Burkina Faso |
1-2 |
|
05.01.24
|
Iran Burkina Faso |
2-1 |
|
21.11.23
|
Ethiopia Burkina Faso |
0-3 |
|
17.11.23
|
Burkina Faso Guinea-Bissau |
1-1 |
|
17.10.23
|
Mauritania Burkina Faso |
1-2 |
|
13.10.23
|
Equatorial Guinea Burkina Faso |
0-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
Morocco Burkina Faso |
1-0 |
|
08.09.23
|
Burkina Faso Eswatini |
0-0 |
|
18.06.23
|
Cape Verde Burkina Faso |
3-1 |
|
28.03.23
|
Togo Burkina Faso |
1-1 |
|
24.03.23
|
Burkina Faso Togo |
1-0 |
|
19.11.22
|
Burkina Faso Ivory Coast |
2-1 |
|
27.09.22
|
Burkina Faso Comoros |
2-1 |
|
23.09.22
|
DR Congo Burkina Faso |
0-1 |
|
07.06.22
|
Eswatini Burkina Faso |
1-3 |
|
03.06.22
|
Burkina Faso Cape Verde |
2-0 |
|
29.03.22
|
Belgium Burkina Faso |
3-0 |
|
24.03.22
|
Kosovo Burkina Faso |
5-0 |
|
05.02.22
|
Burkina Faso Cameroon (Penalties:3 - 5) |
3-3 |
|
02.02.22
|
Burkina Faso Senegal |
1-3 |
|
29.01.22
|
Burkina Faso Tunisia |
1-0 |
|
09.09.25
|
Burkina Faso Egypt |
0-0 |
|
16.08.25
|
Burkina Faso Madagascar |
1-2 |
|
06.08.25
|
Burkina Faso CAR |
4-2 |
|
06.06.25
|
Burkina Faso Zimbabwe |
2-0 |
|
21.03.25
|
Burkina Faso Djibouti |
4-1 |
|
04.01.25
|
Burkina Faso Kenya |
1-1 |
|
28.12.24
|
Burkina Faso Ivory Coast (Penalties:1 - 0) |
2-0 |
|
14.11.24
|
Burkina Faso Senegal |
0-1 |
|
10.10.24
|
Burkina Faso Burundi |
4-1 |
|
10.09.24
|
Burkina Faso Malawi |
3-1 |
|
10.06.24
|
Burkina Faso Sierra Leone |
2-2 |
|
26.03.24
|
Burkina Faso Niger |
1-1 |
|
22.03.24
|
Burkina Faso Libya |
1-2 |
|
16.01.24
|
Burkina Faso Mauritania |
1-0 |
|
17.11.23
|
Burkina Faso Guinea-Bissau |
1-1 |
|
08.09.23
|
Burkina Faso Eswatini |
0-0 |
|
24.03.23
|
Burkina Faso Togo |
1-0 |
|
19.11.22
|
Burkina Faso Ivory Coast |
2-1 |
|
27.09.22
|
Burkina Faso Comoros |
2-1 |
|
03.06.22
|
Burkina Faso Cape Verde |
2-0 |
|
05.02.22
|
Burkina Faso Cameroon (Penalties:3 - 5) |
3-3 |
|
02.02.22
|
Burkina Faso Senegal |
1-3 |
|
29.01.22
|
Burkina Faso Tunisia |
1-0 |
|
23.01.22
|
Burkina Faso Gabon (Penalties:7 - 6) |
1-1 |
|
17.01.22
|
Burkina Faso Ethiopia |
1-1 |
|
12.11.21
|
Burkina Faso Niger |
1-1 |
|
11.10.21
|
Burkina Faso Djibouti |
2-0 |
|
07.09.21
|
Burkina Faso Algeria |
1-1 |
|
29.03.21
|
Burkina Faso South Sudan |
1-0 |
|
24.01.21
|
Burkina Faso Cameroon |
0-0 |
|
20.01.21
|
Burkina Faso Zimbabwe |
3-1 |
|
12.11.20
|
Burkina Faso Malawi |
3-1 |
|
09.10.20
|
Burkina Faso DR Congo |
3-0 |
|
13.11.19
|
Burkina Faso Uganda |
0-0 |
|
20.10.19
|
Burkina Faso Ghana |
0-0 |
|
10.10.19
|
Burkina Faso Gabon |
0-1 |
|
22.03.19
|
Burkina Faso Mauritania |
1-0 |
|
13.10.18
|
Burkina Faso Botswana |
3-0 |
|
14.11.17
|
Burkina Faso Cape Verde |
4-0 |
|
16.07.17
|
Burkina Faso North Korea (Penalties:4 - 3) |
3-3 |
|
08.10.25
|
Sierra Leone Burkina Faso |
0-1 |
|
05.09.25
|
Djibouti Burkina Faso |
0-6 |
|
13.08.25
|
Mauritania Burkina Faso |
1-0 |
|
02.08.25
|
Tanzania Burkina Faso |
2-0 |
|
02.06.25
|
Tunisia Burkina Faso |
2-0 |
|
24.03.25
|
Guinea-Bissau Burkina Faso |
1-2 |
|
09.01.25
|
Tanzania Burkina Faso |
0-2 |
|
22.12.24
|
Ivory Coast Burkina Faso |
2-0 |
|
18.11.24
|
Malawi Burkina Faso |
3-0 |
|
13.10.24
|
Burundi Burkina Faso |
0-2 |
|
06.09.24
|
Senegal Burkina Faso |
1-1 |
|
06.06.24
|
Egypt Burkina Faso |
2-1 |
|
30.01.24
|
Mali Burkina Faso |
2-1 |
|
23.01.24
|
Angola Burkina Faso |
2-0 |
|
20.01.24
|
Algeria Burkina Faso |
2-2 |
|
10.01.24
|
DR Congo Burkina Faso |
1-2 |
|
05.01.24
|
Iran Burkina Faso |
2-1 |
|
21.11.23
|
Ethiopia Burkina Faso |
0-3 |
|
17.10.23
|
Mauritania Burkina Faso |
1-2 |
|
13.10.23
|
Equatorial Guinea Burkina Faso |
0-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
Morocco Burkina Faso |
1-0 |
|
18.06.23
|
Cape Verde Burkina Faso |
3-1 |
|
28.03.23
|
Togo Burkina Faso |
1-1 |
|
23.09.22
|
DR Congo Burkina Faso |
0-1 |
|
07.06.22
|
Eswatini Burkina Faso |
1-3 |
|
29.03.22
|
Belgium Burkina Faso |
3-0 |
|
24.03.22
|
Kosovo Burkina Faso |
5-0 |
|
13.01.22
|
Cape Verde Burkina Faso |
0-1 |
|
09.01.22
|
Cameroon Burkina Faso |
2-1 |
|
02.01.22
|
Gabon Burkina Faso |
0-3 |
|
30.12.21
|
Mauritania Burkina Faso |
0-0 |
|
16.11.21
|
Algeria Burkina Faso |
2-2 |
|
08.10.21
|
Djibouti Burkina Faso |
0-4 |
|
02.09.21
|
Niger Burkina Faso |
0-2 |
|
12.06.21
|
Morocco Burkina Faso |
1-0 |
|
05.06.21
|
Ivory Coast Burkina Faso |
2-1 |
|
24.03.21
|
Uganda Burkina Faso |
0-0 |
|
16.01.21
|
Mali Burkina Faso |
1-0 |
|
16.11.20
|
Malawi Burkina Faso |
0-0 |
|
12.10.20
|
Madagascar Burkina Faso |
1-2 |
|
17.11.19
|
South Sudan Burkina Faso |
1-2 |
|
22.09.19
|
Ghana Burkina Faso |
0-1 |
|
06.09.19
|
Morocco Burkina Faso |
1-1 |
|
09.06.19
|
DR Congo Burkina Faso |
0-0 |
|
18.11.18
|
Angola Burkina Faso |
2-1 |
|
16.10.18
|
Botswana Burkina Faso |
0-0 |
|
08.09.18
|
Mauritania Burkina Faso |
2-0 |
|
20.01.18
|
Congo Burkina Faso |
2-0 |
|
16.01.18
|
Angola Burkina Faso |
0-0 |
|
18.01.17
|
Gabon Burkina Faso |
1-1 |
|
08.10.25
|
Ethiopia Guinea-Bissau |
1-0 |
|
09.09.25
|
Sierra Leone Ethiopia |
2-0 |
|
05.09.25
|
Egypt Ethiopia |
2-0 |
|
24.03.25
|
Ethiopia Djibouti |
6-1 |
|
21.03.25
|
Ethiopia Egypt |
0-2 |
|
25.12.24
|
Sudan Ethiopia |
2-1 |
|
22.12.24
|
Ethiopia Sudan |
0-2 |
|
19.11.24
|
DR Congo Ethiopia |
1-2 |
|
16.11.24
|
Ethiopia Tanzania |
0-2 |
|
03.11.24
|
Eritrea Ethiopia |
0-3 |
|
31.10.24
|
Ethiopia Eritrea |
3-0 |
|
15.10.24
|
Ethiopia Guinea |
0-3 |
|
12.10.24
|
Guinea Ethiopia |
4-1 |
|
09.09.24
|
Ethiopia DR Congo |
0-2 |
|
04.09.24
|
Tanzania Ethiopia |
0-0 |
|
09.06.24
|
Djibouti Ethiopia |
1-1 |
|
06.06.24
|
Guinea-Bissau Ethiopia |
0-0 |
|
24.03.24
|
Ethiopia Lesotho |
2-1 |
|
21.03.24
|
Ethiopia Lesotho |
1-2 |
|
21.11.23
|
Ethiopia Burkina Faso |
0-3 |
|
15.11.23
|
Ethiopia Sierra Leone |
0-0 |
|
08.09.23
|
Egypt Ethiopia |
1-0 |
|
03.08.23
|
Ethiopia Guyana |
2-0 |
|
20.06.23
|
Ethiopia Malawi |
0-0 |
|
27.03.23
|
Ethiopia Guinea |
2-3 |
|
24.03.23
|
Guinea Ethiopia |
2-0 |
|
19.03.23
|
Ethiopia Rwanda |
1-0 |
|
21.01.23
|
Libya Ethiopia |
3-1 |
|
17.01.23
|
Algeria Ethiopia |
1-0 |
|
14.01.23
|
Ethiopia Mozambique |
0-0 |
|
21.08.22
|
Ethiopia Uganda |
0-0 |
|
09.06.22
|
Ethiopia Egypt |
2-0 |
|
05.06.22
|
Malawi Ethiopia |
2-1 |
|
31.05.22
|
Ethiopia Lesotho |
1-1 |
|
28.05.22
|
Ethiopia Lesotho |
1-1 |
|
25.03.22
|
Comoros Ethiopia |
2-1 |
|
17.01.22
|
Burkina Faso Ethiopia |
1-1 |
|
13.01.22
|
Cameroon Ethiopia |
4-1 |
|
09.01.22
|
Ethiopia Cape Verde |
0-1 |
|
30.12.21
|
Sudan Ethiopia |
2-3 |
|
14.11.21
|
Zimbabwe Ethiopia |
1-1 |
|
11.11.21
|
Ethiopia Ghana |
1-1 |
|
12.10.21
|
South Africa Ethiopia |
1-0 |
|
09.10.21
|
Ethiopia South Africa |
1-3 |
|
07.09.21
|
Ethiopia Zimbabwe |
1-0 |
|
03.09.21
|
Ghana Ethiopia |
1-0 |
|
29.08.21
|
Ethiopia Uganda |
2-1 |
|
26.08.21
|
Ethiopia Sierra Leone |
0-0 |
|
30.03.21
|
Ivory Coast Ethiopia |
3-1 |
|
24.03.21
|
Ethiopia Madagascar |
4-0 |
|
08.10.25
|
Ethiopia Guinea-Bissau |
1-0 |
|
24.03.25
|
Ethiopia Djibouti |
6-1 |
|
21.03.25
|
Ethiopia Egypt |
0-2 |
|
22.12.24
|
Ethiopia Sudan |
0-2 |
|
16.11.24
|
Ethiopia Tanzania |
0-2 |
|
31.10.24
|
Ethiopia Eritrea |
3-0 |
|
15.10.24
|
Ethiopia Guinea |
0-3 |
|
09.09.24
|
Ethiopia DR Congo |
0-2 |
|
24.03.24
|
Ethiopia Lesotho |
2-1 |
|
21.03.24
|
Ethiopia Lesotho |
1-2 |
|
21.11.23
|
Ethiopia Burkina Faso |
0-3 |
|
15.11.23
|
Ethiopia Sierra Leone |
0-0 |
|
02.08.23
|
Ethiopia Guyana |
2-0 |
|
20.06.23
|
Ethiopia Malawi |
0-0 |
|
27.03.23
|
Ethiopia Guinea |
2-3 |
|
19.03.23
|
Ethiopia Rwanda |
1-0 |
|
14.01.23
|
Ethiopia Mozambique |
0-0 |
|
21.08.22
|
Ethiopia Uganda |
0-0 |
|
09.06.22
|
Ethiopia Egypt |
2-0 |
|
31.05.22
|
Ethiopia Lesotho |
1-1 |
|
28.05.22
|
Ethiopia Lesotho |
1-1 |
|
09.01.22
|
Ethiopia Cape Verde |
0-1 |
|
11.11.21
|
Ethiopia Ghana |
1-1 |
|
09.10.21
|
Ethiopia South Africa |
1-3 |
|
07.09.21
|
Ethiopia Zimbabwe |
1-0 |
|
29.08.21
|
Ethiopia Uganda |
2-1 |
|
26.08.21
|
Ethiopia Sierra Leone |
0-0 |
|
24.03.21
|
Ethiopia Madagascar |
4-0 |
|
17.03.21
|
Ethiopia Malawi |
4-0 |
|
17.11.20
|
Ethiopia Niger |
3-0 |
|
25.10.20
|
Ethiopia Zambia |
1-3 |
|
22.10.20
|
Ethiopia Zambia |
2-3 |
|
19.11.19
|
Ethiopia Ivory Coast |
2-1 |
|
13.10.19
|
Ethiopia Uganda |
0-1 |
|
22.09.19
|
Ethiopia Rwanda |
0-1 |
|
04.09.19
|
Ethiopia Lesotho |
0-0 |
|
04.08.19
|
Ethiopia Djibouti |
4-3 |
|
18.11.18
|
Ethiopia Ghana |
0-2 |
|
10.10.18
|
Ethiopia Kenya |
0-0 |
|
09.09.18
|
Ethiopia Sierra Leone |
1-0 |
|
02.09.18
|
Ethiopia Burundi |
1-1 |
|
10.12.17
|
Ethiopia Uganda |
1-1 |
|
22.07.17
|
Ethiopia Djibouti |
3-0 |
|
11.10.15
|
Ethiopia Sao Tome and Principe |
3-0 |
|
09.09.25
|
Sierra Leone Ethiopia |
2-0 |
|
05.09.25
|
Egypt Ethiopia |
2-0 |
|
25.12.24
|
Sudan Ethiopia |
2-1 |
|
19.11.24
|
DR Congo Ethiopia |
1-2 |
|
03.11.24
|
Eritrea Ethiopia |
0-3 |
|
12.10.24
|
Guinea Ethiopia |
4-1 |
|
04.09.24
|
Tanzania Ethiopia |
0-0 |
|
09.06.24
|
Djibouti Ethiopia |
1-1 |
|
06.06.24
|
Guinea-Bissau Ethiopia |
0-0 |
|
08.09.23
|
Egypt Ethiopia |
1-0 |
|
24.03.23
|
Guinea Ethiopia |
2-0 |
|
21.01.23
|
Libya Ethiopia |
3-1 |
|
17.01.23
|
Algeria Ethiopia |
1-0 |
|
05.06.22
|
Malawi Ethiopia |
2-1 |
|
25.03.22
|
Comoros Ethiopia |
2-1 |
|
17.01.22
|
Burkina Faso Ethiopia |
1-1 |
|
13.01.22
|
Cameroon Ethiopia |
4-1 |
|
30.12.21
|
Sudan Ethiopia |
2-3 |
|
14.11.21
|
Zimbabwe Ethiopia |
1-1 |
|
12.10.21
|
South Africa Ethiopia |
1-0 |
|
03.09.21
|
Ghana Ethiopia |
1-0 |
|
30.03.21
|
Ivory Coast Ethiopia |
3-1 |
|
13.11.20
|
Niger Ethiopia |
1-0 |
|
16.11.19
|
Madagascar Ethiopia |
1-0 |
|
19.10.19
|
Rwanda Ethiopia |
1-1 |
|
08.09.19
|
Lesotho Ethiopia |
1-1 |
|
26.07.19
|
Djibouti Ethiopia |
0-1 |
|
14.10.18
|
Kenya Ethiopia |
3-0 |
|
05.12.17
|
South Sudan Ethiopia |
0-3 |
|
30.09.17
|
Botswana Ethiopia |
2-0 |
|
14.07.17
|
Djibouti Ethiopia |
1-5 |
|
25.11.15
|
Somalia Ethiopia |
0-2 |
|
08.10.15
|
Sao Tome and Principe Ethiopia |
1-0 |
|
03.12.13
|
South Sudan Ethiopia |
0-2 |
|
21.11.2023
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Ethiopia Burkina Faso |
0-3
|
|
17.01.2022
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Burkina Faso Ethiopia |
1-1
|
|
17.01.2022
|
Burkina Faso Ethiopia |
1-1
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