It's advantage Sanga Balende so far with their 5th position in the Super Ligue table, welcoming Motema Pembe who are placed 6th.
- Sanga Balende have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Super Ligue
- Motema Pembe have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Super Ligue
The hosts Balende saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Super Ligue. Thankfully the previous game, versus Simba, was also a home game here at Stade Kashala Bonzola. The away team is better rested.
These teams have little in common geographically as Motema Pembe have to travel 1300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Sanga Balende form and stats
Sanga Balende, who have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Super Ligue, have been very solid at home in the Super Ligue so far, with 26 points collected from 10 matches (8-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 5th position in the table.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as TP Mazembe are coming to town in three days.
Balende has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Balende have only let in 1 goal at home. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Motema Pembe form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Super Ligue, are W4-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Super Ligue. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Motema hope to make it five in this match. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Motema are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Motema as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Motema Pembe are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 3 goals away. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Motema Pembe - Sanga Balende 0-2 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Sanga Balende victories, two draws and three Motema Pembe wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Sanga Balende missing players
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| Sanga Balende | Motema Pembe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 12 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 60% | 79% |
| 50% | 30% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 30% | 42% |
| 20% | 20% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 26% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 10% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 10% | 26% |
| 70% | 90% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 70% | 53% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 42% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.5 | 6 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60% | 75% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
- Motema Pembe have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Motema Pembe have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Super Ligue
- Sanga Balende have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sanga Balende have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sanga Balende have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Super Ligue
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | TP Mazembe | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 32 | 46 |
| 2 | Maniema Union | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 46 |
| 3 | Vita Club | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 42 |
| 4 | Saint Eloi Lupopo | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 42 |
| 5 | Sanga Balende | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 41 |
| 6 | Motema Pembe | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 33 |
| 7 | AC Rangers | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 30 |
| 8 | Don Bosco | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 26 |
| 9 | Blessing | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 25 |
| 10 | Renaissance | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 25 |
| 11 | JSK | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Simba | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 22 |
| 13 | RCK | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -17 | 19 |
| 14 | Dauphins Noirs | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 15 | Lubumbashi Sport | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -22 | 16 |
| 16 | Groupe Bazano | 23 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -16 | 11 |