Mauritania Shots on Target Stats 2026

Mauritania Shots on Target Stats 2026 - season overview

Mauritania are averaging 2.2 shots on target per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 4.9 total SOT on average. That puts them 8th of 49 for team SOT per match among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Burkina Faso, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Mauritania players hit the most shots on target?

Aboubakary Koita leads with 5 shots on target across 4 qualifying appearances (1.25/g, 75% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Mauritania player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Mauritania's SOT profile look this season?

Mauritania are averaging 2.2 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 2.7 for a match-total of 4.9. That ranks 8th of 49 for team SOT among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. They take 6.4 shots per game and create 2.6 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Burkina Faso, the page weights each Mauritania attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Mauritania take 6.4 shots per game and put 2.2 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Mauritania fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Mauritania are currently converting 36% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Mauritania player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Hemeya Tanjy	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Aboubakary Koita	attacker	4	5	1.25	75%
Djeidi Gassama	attacker	3	2	0.67	67%
Oumar Ngom	midfielder	4	2	0.5	50%
Dawda Camara	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
M. Bodda	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Jordan Lefort	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Lamine Ba	defender	4	0	0	0%
Ibrahima Keita	defender	4	0	0	0%
Aly Abeid	defender	3	0	0	0%
Nouh Mohamed El Abd	defender	3	0	0	0%
Sidi Bouna Amar	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Khadim Diaw	defender	3	0	0	0%
Mamadou Diop	goalkeeper	3	0	0	0%
Demini Saleck	defender	2	0	0	0%
Beyatt Lekoueiry	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Mamadou Sy	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Papa Ndiaga Yade	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Maata Magassa	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Mamadou Diallo	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Abderrahmane Sarr	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%
Bakari Camara	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Amar Haïdara	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
El Hacen	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Sidi Yacoub	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Mauritania shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
29 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Benin	Away	2-1	3	6	9	Aboubakary Koita (2)
24 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Central African Republic	Home	3-1	8	5	13	Aboubakary Koita (2)
8 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Niger	Home	1-0	3	2	5
5 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Angola	Away	1-1	0	0	0
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Palestine	Away	0-0	0	0	0
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Argentina	Away	2-1	4	4	8	Aboubakary Koita (1)
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Liberia	Away	0-0	0	0	0
15 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Libya	Away	1-0	0	0	0
12 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Tunisia	Away	1-1	1	1	2
14 Oct 2025	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Senegal	Away	4-0	3	9	12

Mauritania shots on target 2026: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 3.63
Shots on target against per game: 4.13
Match total shots on target per game: 7.75
Games: 8
League rank for match shots on target: 13 of 41

Mauritania Shots on target for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	5.33	100%	67%	67%	33%	33%
Away	5	2.6	60%	20%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	8	3.63	75%	38%	25%	13%	13%

Mauritania Shots on target against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	3	2.33	33%	33%	33%	0%	0%
Away	5	5.2	80%	80%	60%	60%	20%
Overall	8	4.13	63%	63%	50%	38%	13%

Mauritania Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	3	7.67	33%	33%	33%	33%	33%
Away	5	7.8	80%	80%	40%	20%	20%
Overall	8	7.75	63%	63%	38%	25%	25%

Mauritania Team shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	3.63	5.33	2.6
Total shots / match	10	14.67	7.2
Share of shots on target	36%	36%	36%
Goals per shot on target	24%	25%	23%
Shots on target per goal	4.1	4	4.3
Shots on target over 2.5	75%	100%	60%
Shots on target over 3.5	38%	67%	20%
Shots on target over 4.5	25%	67%	0%
Shots on target over 5.5	13%	33%	0%
Shots on target over 6.5	13%	33%	0%

Mauritania Shots on target against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	4.13	2.33	5.2
Shots on target against over 2.5	63%	33%	80%
Shots on target against over 3.5	63%	33%	80%
Shots on target against over 4.5	50%	33%	60%
Shots on target against over 5.5	38%	0%	60%
Shots on target against over 6.5	13%	0%	20%

Mauritania Match shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	7.75	7.67	7.8
Match shots on target over 6.5	63%	33%	80%
Match shots on target over 7.5	63%	33%	80%
Match shots on target over 8.5	38%	33%	40%
Match shots on target over 9.5	25%	33%	20%
Match shots on target over 10.5	25%	33%	20%

Mauritania 1st-half shots on target for 2026 (from 5 of 8 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	1.5	50%	0%	0%
Away	3	0.67	0%	0%	0%
Overall	5	1	20%	0%	0%

Mauritania 1st-half shots on target against 2026 (from 5 of 8 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	0.5	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	2	33%	33%	33%
Overall	5	1.4	20%	20%	20%

Mauritania 1st-half match total 2026 (from 5 of 8 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	2	2	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	2.67	33%	33%	33%	0%
Overall	5	2.4	20%	20%	20%	0%

Mauritania shots on target match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Benin (A)	2-1	3	6	9	-
24 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Central African Republic (H)	3-1	8	5	13	-
8 Jun	Friendly International	Niger (H)	1-0	3	2	5	2
27 Mar	Friendly International	Argentina (A)	2-1	4	4	8	5
12 Nov	Friendly International	Tunisia (A)	1-1	1	1	2	1
14 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Senegal (A)	4-0	3	9	12	-
10 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Sudan (A)	0-0	2	6	8	2
9 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	South Sudan (H)	0-0	5	0	5	2

CAF World Cup Qualifiers shots on target table 2026: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Gabon	4	4.75	5	9.75	75%
2	Gabon	4	4.75	5	9.75	75%
3	Eritrea	4	4.5	5.25	9.75	75%
4	Guinea-Bissau	4	3.75	6	9.75	50%
5	Cape Verde Islands	10	4.7	4.7	9.4	40%
6	Comoros	3	4.33	5	9.33	33%
7	Seychelles	3	4	5.33	9.33	33%
8	Gambia	3	4.33	4.67	9	67%
9	Togo	3	4.33	4.67	9	33%
10	Senegal	14	5.5	3.36	8.86	50%
11	Benin	7	4.57	4.29	8.86	57%
12	Namibia	4	4.5	4.25	8.75	25%
13	Mauritania	4	4.5	4.25	8.75	50%
14	Tunisia	10	3	5	8	40%
15	Libya	4	5	2.75	7.75	50%
16	Mozambique	4	2.25	5.5	7.75	50%
17	Burkina Faso	6	3.83	3.67	7.5	17%
18	Liberia	6	2.83	4.67	7.5	50%
19	South Africa	10	4.1	3.3	7.4	10%
20	Mali	5	3	4.4	7.4	60%
21	Côte d'Ivoire	11	4.27	3.09	7.36	36%
22	Algeria	11	3.73	3.64	7.36	18%
23	Madagascar	3	2	5.33	7.33	33%
24	Egypt	15	3.73	3.53	7.27	33%
25	Morocco	16	4.44	2.81	7.25	31%
26	Nigeria	11	4.09	3.09	7.18	27%
27	Nigeria	11	4.09	3.09	7.18	27%
28	Rwanda	4	3.75	3.25	7	25%
29	Niger	5	3.2	3.6	6.8	40%
30	Congo DR	9	2.89	3.89	6.78	22%
31	Congo DR	9	2.89	3.89	6.78	22%
32	Guinea	4	3.75	3	6.75	25%
33	Ghana	10	2	4.5	6.5	20%
34	Tanzania	5	4	2.4	6.4	20%
35	Kenya	6	4.17	2.17	6.33	17%
36	Cameroon	6	2.67	3.67	6.33	0%
37	Cameroon	6	2.67	3.67	6.33	0%
38	Zambia	3	2.33	4	6.33	0%
39	Zimbabwe	4	3.25	3	6.25	0%
40	Lesotho	5	2.8	3.4	6.2	20%
41	Sierra Leone	5	2.8	3	5.8	20%

Mauritania shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	10	3.1	4.1	7.2	30%
Vs top half	10	3.1	4.1	7.2	30%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Mauritania shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2027	2	5.5	5.5	11	100%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	6	3.83	3.33	7.17	33%
Friendly International	2025	1	1	1	2	0%
Friendly International	2024	3	2.33	5.67	8	33%

Mauritania next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Wed 11 Nov 00:00	Burkina Faso (away)	6.89	3.67	3.22	8.5	5.5	3
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Burkina Faso (home)	6.89	3.67	3.22	5.6	2.2	3.4
Wed 24 Mar 00:00	Central African Republic (away)	7.5	2.67	4.83	6.67	1.33	5.33

Mauritania players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Aboubakary Koita	attacker	3	3	100%
2	Djeidi Gassama	attacker	2	3	67%
3	Oumar Ngom	midfielder	2	3	67%
4	Souleymane Anne	attacker	1	1	100%
5	Dawda Camara	attacker	1	2	50%

Mauritania players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Aboubakary Koita	attacker	2	3	67%

Burkina Faso shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
28 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Central African Republic (A)	0-1	2	1	3	-
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Benin (H)	1-1	2	5	7	-
5 Jun	Friendly International	Russia (A)	3-0	2	6	8	5
31 Mar	Friendly International	Guinea-Bissau (H)	1-1	4	3	7	2
28 Mar	Friendly International	Guinea-Bissau (H)	5-0	11	3	14	4
6 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Ivory Coast (A)	3-0	2	4	6	3
31 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Sudan (A)	0-2	3	1	4	1
28 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Algeria (A)	1-0	2	5	7	3
24 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Equatorial Guinea (H)	2-1	5	1	6	-