It's game two of the Girabola season and a lot to play for. Don't miss our thorough preview of Petro de Luanda-Recreativo da Caála!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Petro de Luanda form and stats
In the previous season, Petro de Luanda's league statistics were 21 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, producing 2nd position in the Girabola. In these 30 matches they scored 47 goals and gave away 17. Performing at their own stadium in the previous season Petro de Luanda managed 12-2-1 (win-draw-lost) with 28 goals and 5 conceded.
A good away victory last time out for Petro de Luanda, who won 2-0 against Cubango (placed 15th).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Fovu Club that ended 0-0.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.
The supporters enjoyed Recreativo's previous game versus Sporting de Benguela (placed 16th), a Girabola 3-0 win played at home.
Before that, Recreativo secured a home win against Recreativo do Libolo with the score 1-0.Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings involving these teams: Luanda won six, Recreativo da Caála triumphed in two and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Petro de Luanda missing players
Recreativo da Caála missing players
| Petro de Luanda | Recreativo da Caála | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 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% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 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% |
| Petro de Luanda | Last season | Recreativo da Caála | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 8 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 47 | 28 | Scored | S | 8 | 30 | ||
| 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 11 | 19 | ||
| 93% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 53% | 73% | ||
| 57% | 53% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 50% | ||
| 40% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 30% | ||
| 13% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 10% | ||
| 7% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 30% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 27% | ||
| 57% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | ||
| 6.8 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 82% | 93% | 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 | Recreativo da Caála | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Petro de Luanda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 de Agosto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Interclube | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Kabuscorp | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Sporting de Cabinda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Onze Bravos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Wiliete | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | CD Lunda-Sul | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Sagrada Esperança | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Desportivo Huila | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Progresso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Academica do Lobito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Recreativo do Libolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Cubango | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Sporting de Benguela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 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 | 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 |