It's game one of two in the CAF Champions League as Gaborone United host Vita Club. This is a 1st Preliminary Round fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
10-4-3 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Vita Club when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 17 matches are 28-18 (scored/conceded).
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Gaborone United form and stats
Gaborone United participated in CAF Champions League the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.Gaborone United have been very solid at home in the Premier League so far, with 39 points collected from 15 matches (12-3-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.
Gaborone United shared the glory with Notwane in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Sua Flamingoes that finished 3-3.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Gaborone have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 0, drawn 2 and lost 3.
The Gaborone United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 29 goals in 15 league matches. Defensively Gaborone United have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 15 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Vita Club form and stats
They also participated in CAF Champions League last season. This ended in the group stage.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the Super Ligue.
Vita won their last game, 3-1 versus Renaissance played at home.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Sanga Balende in the Super Ligue.Vita Club has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 10 games.
Head 2 Head
Gaborone United missing players
Vita Club missing players
| Gaborone United | Vita Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 51 | 22 | Scored | S | 23 | 52 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 14 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 60% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 6.9 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 17.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.9 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 9.7 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gaborone United | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 49 | 71 |
| 2 | Township Rollers | 29 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 30 | 66 |
| 3 | Galaxy | 29 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 65 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 34 | 58 |
| 4 | Orapa United | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 27 | 57 |
| 5 | BDF XI | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 49 |
| 6 | Security Systems | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 47 |
| 7 | Sua Flamingoes | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 46 |
| 8 | Police XI | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 40 |
| 9 | Morupule Wanderers | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 37 |
| 10 | Extension Gunners | 29 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 40 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -12 | 35 |
| 11 | Masitaoka | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 34 |
| 12 | Mogoditshane Fighters | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -25 | 24 |
| 13 | Prisons XI | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 69 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 39 | -40 | 24 |
| 14 | Gilport Lions | 29 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 51 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -29 | 19 |
| 15 | Notwane | 29 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 56 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -32 | 19 |
| 16 | BR Highlanders | 29 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 28 | -33 | 19 |
| 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 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 37 | 51 |
| 2 | Vita Club | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 31 | 48 |
| 3 | Saint Eloi Lupopo | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 46 |
| 4 | Maniema Union | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 36 |
| 5 | Groupe Bazano | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 |
| 6 | Don Bosco | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 32 |
| 7 | Motema Pembe | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 29 |
| 8 | AC Rangers | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 29 |
| 9 | Panda B5 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 24 |
| 10 | Etoile de Kivu | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Lubumbashi Sport | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 12 | Sanga Balende | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 21 |
| 13 | Dauphins Noirs | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Blessing | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Kuya Sport | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 19 |
| 16 | Renaissance | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 18 |
| 17 | Tshinkunku | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -15 | 15 |
| 18 | Simba | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -19 | 14 |
| 19 | JSK | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 19 | -30 | 8 |
| 20 | RCK | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 18 | -22 | 7 |
