Girabola match preview: Sporting de Cabinda versus Santa Rita

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Competition: Angola Girabola
Competition: Sat 22.May
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal do Tafe (25000 seats)

Girabola: Important and interesting fight between Sporting de Cabinda and Santa Rita at Estádio Municipal do Tafe. Both are in need of a good run!

Insights:
  • Sporting de Cabinda have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sporting de Cabinda have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Santa Rita have scored away.

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.

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Sporting de Cabinda form and stats

16 points is a decent return from 7 Girabola games here at Estádio Municipal do Tafe for Sporting de Cabinda. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Cabinda has recorded two wins in a row here at Estádio Municipal do Tafe, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The Cabinda supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Recreativo do Libolo in Girabola and win 1-0.

Heartbreak before that as Cabinda lost 0-1 at Onze Bravos's place.

The Sporting de Cabinda fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Cabinda have only let in 3 goals at home.

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Santa Rita form and stats

There's been little loot from Santa Rita's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 8 away games in the Girabola. Santa Rita only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. Santa are desperate to end a twelve-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Ferroviario do Huambo fixture.

Santa play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Petro de Luanda (placed 3rd).

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Progresso.

Goals are few and far between in Santa's away league games. Only 4 goals from 8 travels. 8 goals have been conceded by Santa Rita in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Santa Rita - Sporting de Cabinda 1-0. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: zero - two - two (Sporting de Cabinda wins - draws - Santa Rita wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Sporting de Cabinda missing players

Santa Rita missing players

Sporting de Cabinda Santa Rita
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 7 3 Played P 2 8 19
6 5 3 Won W 1 1 3
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 5
11 1 0 Lost L 1 6 11
14 11 7 Scored S 3 4 11
24 3 1 Conceded C 2 8 21
95% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
53% 57% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 38% 47%
37% 43% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 12% 26%
11% 14% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 5%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
16% 14% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 12% 26%
32% 71% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 12% 21%
58% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 75% 63%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
1 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Key stats in Girabola this season:
  • Santa Rita haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sporting de Cabinda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting de Cabinda have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sporting de Cabinda have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Santa Rita have scored 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 1 de Agosto 20 14 4 2 36 13 10 8 1 1 20 7 10 6 3 1 16 6 23 46
2 Sagrada Esperanca 19 13 5 1 29 8 10 8 2 0 16 3 9 5 3 1 13 5 21 44
3 Petro de Luanda 20 13 3 4 33 15 9 8 1 0 19 3 11 5 2 4 14 12 18 42
4 Onze Bravos 19 11 5 3 31 17 7 5 2 0 14 3 12 6 3 3 17 14 14 38
5 Interclube 20 9 6 5 27 15 12 8 1 3 20 7 8 1 5 2 7 8 12 33
6 Recreativo da Caála 20 6 10 4 21 14 11 6 4 1 19 6 9 0 6 3 2 8 7 28
7 Académica do Lobito 19 8 3 8 20 18 9 5 2 2 12 6 10 3 1 6 8 12 2 27
8 Desportivo Huila 20 7 5 8 18 20 10 6 1 3 12 6 10 1 4 5 6 14 -2 26
9 Wiliete 20 5 9 6 20 21 10 4 5 1 13 9 10 1 4 5 7 12 -1 24
10 Progresso 20 6 5 9 20 23 9 4 3 2 13 8 11 2 2 7 7 15 -3 23
11 Recreativo do Libolo 20 6 5 9 16 23 12 3 4 5 9 14 8 3 1 4 7 9 -7 23
12 Sporting de Cabinda 19 6 2 11 14 24 7 5 1 1 11 3 12 1 1 10 3 21 -10 20
13 Cubango 18 4 7 7 20 22 9 1 4 4 9 10 9 3 3 3 11 12 -2 19
14 Baixa de Kassange 19 3 6 10 18 32 10 2 5 3 10 9 9 1 1 7 8 23 -14 15
15 Santa Rita 19 3 5 11 11 21 11 2 4 5 7 13 8 1 1 6 4 8 -10 14
16 Ferroviario do Huambo 20 2 0 18 6 54 10 1 0 9 2 27 10 1 0 9 4 27 -48 6