Championnat National match preview: Dragons versus Buffles

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Competition: Benin Championnat National
Date: Wed 29.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Charles de Gaulle (16872 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Dragons have their presumed home advantage while Buffles are ahead 15 points in the Championnat National table.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Dragons form and stats

Dragons have collected 26 points from their home games so far after 7-5-3.

The fans are hoping that Dragons will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-4 away loss in the Championnat National game against Béké Bembèrèkè. In the match before that, Dragons hosted USSK and drew the game 1-1.

Dragons are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 17 goals in 15 matches. From these home matches, Dragons have conceded only 13 goals.

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Buffles form and stats

Playing away, Buffles, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Championnat National, have won 6 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats so far this season. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Buffles are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Buffles are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Championnat National against Dynamo Abomey. Before that, Buffles secured a home win against Energie with the score 1-0.

The attacking power of Buffles when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored in 14 matches. Buffles are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 5 away goals have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Buffles - Dragons 1-0 entered in the official records. Last one meeting between the teams: Dragons won 0, Buffles won 1 and 0 draws. 0 games with over 2,5 goals, 1 match with two goals or less.

Dragons missing players

Buffles missing players

Dragons Buffles
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
30 15 4 Played 5 14 30
11 7 2 Won 2 6 16
7 5 1 Drew 1 4 7
12 3 1 Lost 2 4 7
32 17 5 Scored 3 11 27
33 13 4 Conceded 3 5 12
97% 93% 100% Over 0.5 80% 71% 87%
60% 60% 75% Over 1.5 20% 29% 33%
43% 40% 50% Over 2.5 20% 14% 10%
13% 7% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
47% 60% 75% BTTS 20% 7% 13%
23% 27% 25% Clean Sheets 60% 71% 67%
33% 20% 0% Failed To Score 40% 50% 33%
 
3 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
6 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
1 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Buffles have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Buffles have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Dragons have created more than twice as many corners as Buffles.
  • Dragons have won significantly less corners at home than away.

Dragons
18-04-19 CN JAC 0 - 3 Dragons
21-04-19 CN Energie 3 - 0 Dragons
24-04-19 CN Dragons 2 - 1 Panthères
29-04-19 CN Soleil 2 - 2 Dragons
05-05-19 CN Dragons 2 - 1 ASOS
08-05-19 CN ASPAC 1 - 0 Dragons
12-05-19 CN Dragons 0 - 1 ASVO
15-05-19 CN Dragons 1 - 1 USSK
22-05-19 CN Béké Bembèrèkè 4 - 1 Dragons
29-05-19 CN Dragons 15:00 Buffles
Buffles
17-04-19 CN ASVO 0 - 1 Buffles
21-04-19 CN Buffles 3 - 0 Ayema
24-04-19 CN ASOS 1 - 0 Buffles
05-05-19 CN USSK 2 - 1 Buffles
08-05-19 CN Buffles 0 - 2 UPI-ONM
11-05-19 CN Tonnerre 1 - 0 Buffles
15-05-19 CN Buffles 1 - 1 Esae
18-05-19 CN Buffles 1 - 0 Energie
22-05-19 CN Buffles 1 - 0 Dynamo Abomey
29-05-19 CN Dragons 15:00 Buffles

  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 30 16 7 7 27 12 16 10 3 3 16 7 14 6 4 4 11 5 15 55
2 Béké Bembèrèkè 30 14 9 7 38 22 15 11 4 0 21 3 15 3 5 7 17 19 16 51
3 Ayema 30 13 9 8 31 22 16 11 2 3 22 9 14 2 7 5 9 13 9 48
4 Panthères 30 13 7 10 41 35 15 9 5 1 23 10 15 4 2 9 18 25 6 46
5 ASPAC 31 12 9 10 27 27 16 7 4 5 14 15 15 5 5 5 13 12 0 45
6 JSP 30 12 8 10 26 22 14 9 3 2 13 5 16 3 5 8 13 17 4 44
7 Esae 30 11 10 9 26 24 15 5 5 5 10 11 15 6 5 4 16 13 2 43
8 Tonnerre 30 10 11 9 23 19 14 7 3 4 15 11 16 3 8 5 8 8 4 41
9 ASVO 30 10 11 9 21 18 16 6 8 2 12 5 14 4 3 7 9 13 3 41
10 USSK 30 9 14 7 21 21 14 8 5 1 12 4 16 1 9 6 9 17 0 41
11 Avrankou Omnisport 31 10 10 11 29 25 15 5 5 5 13 11 16 5 5 6 16 14 4 40
12 Dragons 30 11 7 12 32 33 15 7 5 3 17 13 15 4 2 9 15 20 -1 40
13 ASOS 32 10 10 12 26 30 17 4 6 7 12 18 15 6 4 5 14 12 -4 40
14 JAC 30 8 15 7 25 25 14 3 9 2 14 13 16 5 6 5 11 12 0 39
15 Dynamo Abomey 30 9 10 11 29 29 15 6 5 4 20 15 15 3 5 7 9 14 0 37
16 Energie 30 9 10 11 25 25 16 6 6 4 16 13 14 3 4 7 9 12 0 37
17 UPI-ONM 30 10 6 14 24 38 16 5 4 7 15 23 14 5 2 7 9 15 -14 36
18 Soleil 30 7 4 19 28 49 13 3 3 7 13 23 17 4 1 12 15 26 -21 25
19 Police Benin 14 0 3 11 7 30 7 0 0 7 1 18 7 0 3 4 6 12 -23 3