Vipers host the first leg in this deciding CAF Champions League 2nd Preliminary Round game. TP Mazembe will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Stade du TP Mazembe before the return leg in 6 days.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for TP Mazembe, who are travelling more than 2200 kilometers to play this game.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Vipers form and stats
Vipers have reached this CAF Champions League stage through battling and winning against Olympique Real. Last season, Vipers's CAF Champions League journey ended in the preliminary round against Al Hilal Omdurman.0-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Vipers so far this season.
The Vipers goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 216 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.
Vipers drew their last game, also a home match. Bright Stars was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
Preceding that game, a home win hosting Olympique Real in the CAF Champions League.
At St. Mary's Stadium, Vipers has the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
TP Mazembe form and stats
Mazembe was sent out of CAF Champions League in the 2nd preliminary round last season, when AmaZulu turned out to be too strong.The away performances of TP Mazembe have been very solid so far with 8 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in the Super Ligue. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue.
274 minutes! That's how long the TP Mazembe goalkeeper Ibrahim Mounkoro and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
TP Mazembe play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Motema Pembe.
Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against RCK in the Super Ligue.Mazembe are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 10 away games so far. TP Mazembe are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only {2 away goals} have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Vipers missing players
TP Mazembe missing players
| Vipers | TP Mazembe | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Won | W | 6 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 58 | 31 | Scored | S | 17 | 39 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 11 | 12 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 77% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 76% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 16% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6.8 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.6 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | ||
| 48% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | ||
| 7.2 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 7.4 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | BUL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Maroons | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | SC Villa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Express FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Arua Hill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | KCCA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 7 | Jinja SSS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 8 | Bright Stars | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Vipers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | URA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | UPDF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Onduparaka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Wakiso Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Gadafi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Bukedea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 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 | 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 |