It's game one of two in the CAF Champions League as Réal Bamako host Cotonsport. This is a 1st Preliminary Round fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
These teams have little in common geographically as Cotonsport have to travel 3000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Réal Bamako form and stats
Réal Bamako have performed here at Stade 26 Mars this season with 11 wins from 15 Premiere Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.
Réal Bamako's last game was hosting Black Stars and winning 6-1. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Bamako played a great game against Black Stars and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Previous to that game, a Premiere Division home match hosting Stade Malien Bamako in a game that was won 2-0.Réal Bamako have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cotonsport form and stats
Cotonsport's mission in CAF Champions League last season failed in the group stage.Cotonsport are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the game against Canon.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Bamboutos.Head 2 Head
Statistics for the former two meetings featuring these two sides are: zero wins for Réal Bamako, one draw and one win for Cotonsport. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Kamilou with 2 goals scored against Réal Bamako in these 2 meetings.
Réal Bamako missing players
Cotonsport missing players
| Réal Bamako | Cotonsport | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 35 | 25 | Scored | S | 8 | 22 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Conceded | C | 12 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 38% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 40% | ||
| 2.3 | 2.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6.6 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 10.4 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.1 | ||
| 53% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 31% | ||
| 5.4 | 4.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 8.7 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Réal Bamako | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 28 | 62 |
| 2 | Djoliba | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 39 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 27 | 59 |
| 3 | USFAS Bamako | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 49 |
| 4 | Bakaridjan | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 47 |
| 5 | Onze Createurs | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 45 |
| 6 | Afrique Football Elite | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 44 |
| 7 | Binga | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 43 |
| 8 | Stade Malien Bamako | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 43 |
| 9 | Bougouni | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 43 |
| 10 | ASKO | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 38 |
| 11 | Police | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 37 |
| 12 | USC Kita | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Black Stars | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -8 | 31 |
| 14 | COB | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -21 | 30 |
| 15 | LC Ba | 30 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -21 | 18 |
| 16 | Yeelen Olympique | 30 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 59 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 29 | -38 | 15 |
