Statistics below relate to both teams' performance as of the date this game was played.
Ethiopia
OVERALL FORM
| Rating | Trend | |
| Overall Form | 5 |  |
| Scoring Form | 5 | |
| Defence Form | 7 | |
ETHIOPIA RECENT RESULTS
| 27/03/2023 | Ethiopia 2 Guinea 3 | L |
| 24/03/2023 | Guinea 2 Ethiopia 0 | L |
| 09/06/2022 | Ethiopia 2 Egypt 0 | W |
| 05/06/2022 | Malawi 2 Ethiopia 1 | L |
| 25/03/2022 | Comoros 2 Ethiopia 1 | L |
| 17/01/2022 | Burkina Faso 1 Ethiopia 1 | D |
| 13/01/2022 | Cameroon 4 Ethiopia 1 | L |
| 09/01/2022 | Ethiopia 0 Cape Verde Islands 1 | L |
| 14/11/2021 | Zimbabwe 1 Ethiopia 1 | D |
| 11/11/2021 | Ethiopia 1 Ghana 1 | D |
Malawi
OVERALL FORM
| Rating | Trend | |
| Overall Form | 3 | |
| Scoring Form | 5 | |
| Defence Form | 7 | |
MALAWI RECENT RESULTS
| 28/03/2023 | Malawi 0 Egypt 4 | L |
| 24/03/2023 | Egypt 2 Malawi 0 | L |
| 09/06/2022 | Guinea 1 Malawi 0 | L |
| 05/06/2022 | Malawi 2 Ethiopia 1 | W |
| 25/01/2022 | Morocco 2 Malawi 1 | L |
| 18/01/2022 | Malawi 0 Senegal 0 | D |
| 14/01/2022 | Malawi 2 Zimbabwe 1 | W |
| 10/01/2022 | Guinea 1 Malawi 0 | L |
| 16/11/2021 | Mozambique 1 Malawi 0 | L |
| 13/11/2021 | Malawi 0 Cameroon 4 | L |
