The league table in Championnat National tells a story about these teams so far, with Buffles leading Soleil by 39 points. Match preview to follow:
It's no vacation for neither Buffles nor Soleil as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Buffles form and stats
Buffles, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Championnat National, are steadily winning games and points here at Stade Municipal de Parakou. 11 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 17 games. There’s a good atmosphere here at Stade Municipal de Parakou after three straight home wins.Happy days for Buffles in their previous game, a Championnat National match away at JAC that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against JSP.
Buffles has scored 18 goals at home this season, in 17 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Buffles have only let in 7 goals at home.
Soleil form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Soleil, who have the most conceded goals (52) in Championnat National, so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 4-1-13 (win-draw-lose).There were no winners in Soleil's previous match, a Championnat National home game that ended 0-0 vs Energie. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Esae wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
The attacking power of Soleil when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored in 18 matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Soleil have conceded 27 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Soleil - Buffles 1-0 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last one meeting): Buffles won 0 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Soleil has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 0 / 1Buffles missing players
Soleil missing players
| Buffles | Soleil | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 5 | Played | 6 | 18 | 33 |
| 19 | 11 | 3 | Won | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | 6 | 13 | 21 |
| 31 | 18 | 4 | Scored | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | 9 | 27 | 52 |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 91% |
| 32% | 41% | 40% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 64% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 52% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 12% | 18% | 0% | BTTS | 50% | 39% | 45% |
| 71% | 65% | 60% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 32% | 18% | 40% | Failed To Score | 50% | 44% | 42% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Buffles have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Buffles haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Soleil have created more than twice as many corners as Buffles.
- Soleil have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 08-05-19 | | Buffles | 0 - 2 | UPI-ONM |
| 11-05-19 | | Tonnerre | 1 - 0 | Buffles |
| 15-05-19 | | Buffles | 1 - 1 | Esae |
| 18-05-19 | | Buffles | 1 - 0 | Energie |
| 22-05-19 | | Buffles | 1 - 0 | Dynamo Abomey |
| 26-05-19 | | Panthères | 0 - 1 | Buffles |
| 29-05-19 | | Dragons | 0 - 0 | Buffles |
| 02-06-19 | | Buffles | 2 - 0 | JSP |
| 09-06-19 | | JAC | 0 - 1 | Buffles |
| 12-06-19 | | Buffles | 15:00 | Soleil |
| 05-05-19 | | Soleil | 0 - 0 | Tonnerre |
| 08-05-19 | | Ayema | 1 - 0 | Soleil |
| 11-05-19 | | Avrankou Omnisport | 0 - 0 | Soleil |
| 15-05-19 | | Soleil | 2 - 1 | ASVO |
| 19-05-19 | | Soleil | 0 - 2 | ASPAC |
| 22-05-19 | | ASOS | 0 - 2 | Soleil |
| 25-05-19 | | Soleil | 1 - 2 | Béké Bembèrèkè |
| 01-06-19 | | Esae | 1 - 0 | Soleil |
| 09-06-19 | | Soleil | 0 - 0 | Energie |
| 12-06-19 | | Buffles | 15:00 | Soleil |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Buffles | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 65 |
| 2 | Béké Bembèrèkè | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 63 |
| 3 | Panthères | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 52 |
| 4 | Tonnerre | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 50 |
| 5 | Esae | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 49 |
| 6 | Ayema | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 48 |
| 7 | JSP | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 48 |
| 8 | ASPAC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 48 |
| 9 | Dragons | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 47 |
| 10 | ASVO | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| 11 | Energie | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 45 |
| 12 | Avrankou Omnisport | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 44 |
| 13 | USSK | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -2 | 44 |
| 14 | ASOS | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 16 | -6 | 44 |
| 15 | JAC | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 43 |
| 16 | Dynamo Abomey | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 41 |
| 17 | UPI-ONM | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -15 | 40 |
| 18 | Soleil | 33 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 29 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 27 | -23 | 26 |
| 19 | Police Benin | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -23 | 3 |