CAF Confederations Cup betting and spectator preview: Rivers United and Diables Noirs meet at Akwa Ibom Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Diables Noirs, who are travelling more than 2500 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!
Rivers United form and stats
Rivers was eliminated in the play-offs last season in the CAF Confederations Cup. Al Masry was too strong.Perfect Npfl season at home so far for Rivers United 3 wins from 3 appearances.
Rivers United's previous fixture was a CAF Confederations Cup game also played at their home, finishing 3-1 vs Motema Pembe. The home side hope to to repeat that performance.
0-0 away at Abia Warriors (after extra-time) before that.Rivers United are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 14 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 12, drew 2 and lost 0.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Npfl game versus Enugu Rangers in only three days. This game is also played here at Akwa Ibom Stadium.
From these home matches, Rivers have conceded only 2 goals.
Diables Noirs form and stats
Last season their CAF Confederations Cup adventure ended in the 2nd preliminary round against Orlando Pirates.As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Diables Noirs have produced an overall stat of 3-5-1 so far.
Diables Noirs are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Otoho d'Oyo (after extra-time).
The game before that was the CAF Confederations Cup-battle against ASEC Mimosas (after extra-time), a home loss (0-1).
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Diables are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other already this season, with the final score Diables Noirs - Rivers United 3-0 written in the official records.
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| Rivers United | Diables Noirs | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 11 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 37 | 26 | Scored | S | 11 | 39 | ||
| 28 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 72% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.6 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.6 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.2 | 1.1 | ||
| 47% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 300% | 100% | ||
| 7.7 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 7.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rivers United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | ASEC Mimosas | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Diables Noirs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Motema Pembe | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Rivers United | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Sunshine Stars | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Abia Warriors | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Niger Tornadoes | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Doma United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Enugu Rangers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 8 | Bayelsa United | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 9 | Wikki Tourist | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 10 | Akwa Starlets | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 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 | Otoho d'Oyo | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 34 |
| 2 | Diables Noirs | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Nouvelle Generation | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Etoile du Congo | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Inter Club | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Kondzo | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | JS Talangai | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Leopards de Dolisie | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 9 | V.Club Mokanda | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Jeunesse Unie de Kintele | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | -8 | 16 |
| 11 | Patronage Sainte-Anne | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -8 | 15 |
| 12 | CARA Brazzaville | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 11 |
| 13 | Cheminots | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -10 | 11 |
| 14 | Nathaly's | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -10 | 8 |
