International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Diables Noirs and Rivers United are looking forward to this CAF Confederations Cup fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Diables Noirs form and stats
Diables Noirs participated in CAF Confederations Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd preliminary round and lost against Orlando Pirates.Diables Noirs have played 5 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Diables drew their last game, also a home match. Otoho d'Oyo was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
Preceding that game was the away draw at V.Club Mokanda that finished 0-0.A decent goal production from Diables Noirs in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. Diables Noirs have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}.
Rivers United form and stats
Last season their CAF Confederations Cup adventure ended in the play-offs against Al Masry.Rivers United are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Npfl, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
There might be some fixture complaints from Rivers United as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-2 against Doma United.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Wikki Tourist in the Npfl.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Enugu Rangers in just three days.
Rivers find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Rivers United have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
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Rivers United missing players
| Diables Noirs | Rivers United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 2 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 8 | 8 | ||
| 42 | 29 | Scored | S | 12 | 40 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Conceded | C | 24 | 28 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 48% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 20% | ||
| 2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 5.1 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 2.9 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.3 | 6.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.7 | 2.9 | ||
| 100% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 150% | 68% | ||
| 8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Diables Noirs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Motema Pembe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | ASEC Mimosas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Rivers United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Otoho d'Oyo | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 32 |
| 2 | Diables Noirs | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Nouvelle Generation | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Inter Club | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | Etoile du Congo | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Kondzo | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Leopards de Dolisie | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | JS Talangai | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 16 |
| 9 | V.Club Mokanda | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Patronage Sainte-Anne | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | -5 | 15 |
| 11 | Jeunesse Unie de Kintele | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | -8 | 13 |
| 12 | CARA Brazzaville | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 10 |
| 13 | Cheminots | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 10 |
| 14 | Nathaly's | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lobi Stars | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Rivers United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Abia Warriors | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Doma United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Sunshine Stars | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Niger Tornadoes | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Enugu Rangers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 8 | Bayelsa United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 9 | Akwa Starlets | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 10 | Wikki Tourist | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |