Let's look at this interesting match in the Girabola. Cubango is in the 16th place after completing three matches. They welcome Recreativo da Caála who are placed 8th after one fixtures.
This has all the signs of an absorbing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both contenders are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!
Cubango form and stats
Cubango's first Girabola home game here at Estádio Municipal dos Eucaliptos ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 3 wins, 9 draws and 3 defeats from 15 matches. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Cubango to get some points in this home game.
Cubango lost their last game at Recreativo do Libolo (placed 4th) after a 0-3 scoreline.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Interclube (0-1).Early season league goal statistics from Cubango's 1 home game: 0 goals, 2 conceded.
Recreativo da Caála form and stats
Let's have a look at how Recreativo da Caála performed last season in the Girabola: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 13 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 30 and conceded 19 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 8 and lost 4 with 8/11 goals scored/conceded.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 3-0 against Sporting de Benguela in their previous game.
Before that, Recreativo secured a home win against Recreativo do Libolo with the score 1-0.Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: one - five - three (Cubango wins - draws - Recreativo da Caála wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Cubango missing players
Recreativo da Caála missing players
| Cubango | Recreativo da Caála | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| Cubango | Last season | Recreativo da Caála | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Drew | D | 8 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 31 | 16 | Scored | S | 8 | 30 | ||
| 31 | 10 | Conceded | C | 11 | 19 | ||
| 77% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 53% | 73% | ||
| 73% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 50% | ||
| 37% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 30% | ||
| 17% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 10% | ||
| 3% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 33% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 27% | ||
| 43% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 60% | ||
| 47% | 53% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 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 | Interclube | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Wiliete | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | CD Lunda-Sul | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Recreativo do Libolo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Desportivo Huíla | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Sagrada Esperança | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Académica do Lobito | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Recreativo da Caála | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Petro de Luanda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 1 de Agosto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Sporting de Cabinda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Onze Bravos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Kabuscorp | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Progresso | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| 15 | Sporting de Benguela | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 16 | Cubango | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 Caála | 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 | Académica do Lobito | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -1 | 38 |
| 9 | Desportivo Huíla | 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 |