Can Sporting de Benguela outperform Cubango in Estádio Municipal Edelfride Palhares da Costa clash?

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Competition: Angola Girabola
Competition: Thu 22.December
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal Edelfride Palhares da Costa (6000 seats)

Sporting de Benguela are hosting Cubango for another key fixture following their 0-2 result against 4th-placed Interclube.

Insights:
  • Sporting de Benguela have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Cubango have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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!

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Sporting de Benguela form and stats

1 victory, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Sporting de Benguela have to build on here at Estádio Municipal Edelfride Palhares da Costa in the Girabola. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Benguela with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Academica do Lobito game, 25 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

The regulars are hoping that Sporting de Benguela will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the match against Interclube (placed 4th).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Wiliete (1-3).

It should be noted that a glance at the 14 latest league games reveals that 11 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).

Sporting de Benguela have scored {3 league goals} here from 5 matches, not a lot. Sporting de Benguela's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cubango form and stats

There's been little loot from Cubango's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the Girabola. Cubango only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.

This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Petro de Luanda with 1-2 on the scoreboard.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Recreativo do Libolo that ended 0-0.

The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Cubango have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Previous two meetings involving these contenders: Sporting de Benguela won zero, Cubango were winners in one and we saw one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals.

Sporting de Benguela missing players

Cubango missing players

Sporting de Benguela Cubango
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 5 0 Played P 1 6 13
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 3
3 1 0 Drew D 1 2 5
9 3 0 Lost L 0 3 5
5 3 0 Scored S 0 4 10
18 6 0 Conceded C 0 7 12
79% 80% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 77%
43% 40% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 54%
29% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 31%
14% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 8%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
21% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 17% 31%
36% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 46%
64% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 46%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 3
4.5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 5
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
5 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8 8
1 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 5
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
16 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9 9
5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 3
Key stats in Girabola this season:
  • Cubango have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sporting de Benguela have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Sporting de Benguela have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting de Benguela have won significantly less corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Petro de Luanda 15 12 1 2 29 8 7 4 1 2 8 5 8 8 0 0 21 3 21 37
2 Wiliete 14 9 3 2 21 10 8 6 1 1 14 6 6 3 2 1 7 4 11 30
3 Sagrada Esperanca 14 8 3 3 23 10 8 7 0 1 18 5 6 1 3 2 5 5 13 27
4 Interclube 14 7 4 3 20 9 7 6 0 1 15 3 7 1 4 2 5 6 11 25
5 1º de Agosto 10 7 2 1 13 7 4 2 2 0 6 4 6 5 0 1 7 3 6 23
6 Onze Bravos 14 4 5 5 12 10 8 3 3 2 9 4 6 1 2 3 3 6 2 17
7 Academica do Lobito 14 4 5 5 14 13 6 3 2 1 9 4 8 1 3 4 5 9 1 17
8 Santa Rita 11 5 2 4 8 12 5 2 1 2 5 7 6 3 1 2 3 5 -4 17
9 Desportivo Huíla 12 4 4 4 8 7 7 3 3 1 6 2 5 1 1 3 2 5 1 16
10 Sporting de Cabinda 12 4 3 5 7 15 7 2 2 3 3 9 5 2 1 2 4 6 -8 15
11 Cubango 13 3 5 5 10 12 7 2 3 2 6 5 6 1 2 3 4 7 -2 14
12 Recreativo do Libolo 13 3 5 5 8 14 7 1 3 3 3 6 6 2 2 2 5 8 -6 14
13 CD Lunda-Sul 12 3 3 6 7 10 4 2 1 1 4 2 8 1 2 5 3 8 -3 12
14 Sporting de Benguela 14 2 3 9 5 18 5 1 1 3 3 6 9 1 2 6 2 12 -13 9
15 Isaac de Benguela 14 1 5 8 8 23 7 1 3 3 2 8 7 0 2 5 6 15 -15 8
16 Dragao 12 0 3 9 2 17 7 0 2 5 1 7 5 0 1 4 1 10 -15 3