Sagrada Esperança host the first leg in this deciding CAF Champions League 1st Preliminary Round game. Platinum will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Mandava Stadium before the return leg in 11 days.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sagrada Esperança form and stats
This stadium, Estádio Municipal dos Coqueiros, has been a fortress for Sagrada Esperança in the Girabola so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 13-2-0. In general it's been a long time since Esperança tasted defeat here at Estádio Municipal dos Coqueiros, as they have taken at least one point from their last 18 home games in the league.
Sagrada Esperança enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Petro de Luanda's place. The match ended 1-0.
Before that, Esperança had a Girabola home game versus Progresso which ended with a victory 2-0.A decent goal production from Esperança in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 15 league matches. Defensively Esperança have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 15 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Platinum form and stats
Platinum was sent out of CAF Champions League in the 1st round last season, when Simba turned out to be too strong.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier Soccer League travels is 8 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Triangle United game have they lost an away game, meaning Platinum has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Platinum goalkeeper Francis Tinashe Tizayi is eager to challenge this, with his 470 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
There might be some fixture complaints from Platinum as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the CAF Confederations Cup match against Jaraaf (0-1).
The game before that, in the CAF Confederations Cup, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Jaraaf.The visiting Platinum have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 17 games. Platinum's manager P. De Jongh has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 8 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Sagrada Esperança missing players
Platinum missing players
| Sagrada Esperança | Platinum | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 28 | 18 | Scored | S | 11 | 21 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 14 | 23 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 20% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 24% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 52% | ||
| 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 7.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4 | ||
| 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.9 | 6.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sagrada Esperança | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 32 | 70 |
| 2 | Petro de Luanda | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 30 | 67 |
| 3 | 1 de Agosto | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 54 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 31 | 64 |
| 4 | Onze Bravos | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 55 |
| 5 | Recreativo da Caala | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 46 |
| 6 | Interclube | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 44 |
| 7 | Wiliete | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 41 |
| 8 | Academica do Lobito | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -1 | 38 |
| 9 | Desportivo Huila | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 34 |
| 10 | Progresso | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 24 | -8 | 34 |
| 11 | Recreativo do Libolo | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 34 |
| 12 | Cubango | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 33 |
| 13 | Sporting de Cabinda | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 23 | -15 | 33 |
| 14 | Baixa de Kassange | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 29 | -15 | 32 |
| 15 | Santa Rita | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 29 |
| 16 | Ferroviario do Huambo | 30 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 81 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 40 | -76 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Platinum | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 62 |
| 2 | Chicken Inn | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 59 |
| 3 | CAPS United | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 58 |
| 4 | Ngezi Platinum | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 49 |
| 5 | Manica | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 47 |
| 6 | Highlanders | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 46 |
| 7 | Triangle United | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 46 |
| 8 | Kariba | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 21 | -2 | 46 |
| 9 | Dynamos | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 44 |
| 10 | Black Rhinos | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 44 |
| 11 | Herentals | 34 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 41 |
| 12 | Harare City | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -4 | 41 |
| 13 | Bulawayo Chiefs | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -11 | 41 |
| 14 | Yadah | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 46 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 31 | -12 | 41 |
| 15 | Chapungu United | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 32 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 40 |
| 16 | TelOne | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -3 | 40 |
| 17 | Hwange | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -10 | 37 |
| 18 | Mushowani Stars | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 49 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -13 | 33 |