AC Rangers will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind Vita Club.
Vita Club could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a CAF Champions League game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Raja Casablanca. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
AC Rangers form and stats
Overall Super Ligue stats at home this season for AC Rangers are 4-2-3 (wins-draw-losses).
An away draw last time out for AC Rangers, facing RCK in a game that ended 1-1. Before that game, the home loss against Saint Eloi Lupopo with the scoreline 1-2.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for AC Rangers as they are travelling to their away game against Renaissance in the Super Ligue. That match is three days after this one.
AC Rangers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte with 15 goals in 9 league matches. AC Rangers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Vita Club form and stats
Vita Club's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Vita Club collect 14 points from their 7 away matches in the Super Ligue. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Vita Club play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Raja Casablanca. A home win before that, celebrating 4-1 vs JS Kabylie.
The schedule is very tough for Vita Club now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Super Ligue game at RCK is waiting in only four days.
Vita Club have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Vita Club are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 3 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Vita Club - AC Rangers 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's one AC Rangers victory, two draws and one Vita Club win. two of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.AC Rangers missing players
Vita Club missing players
| AC Rangers | Vita Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 80% |
| 82% | 89% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 67% |
| 41% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 18% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 65% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 40% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 71% | 60% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
- AC Rangers have created more than twice as many corners as Vita Club.
- AC Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AC Rangers have scored in all their home matches so far.
- AC Rangers have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- AC Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vita Club have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | TP Mazembe | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 29 | 38 |
| 2 | Motema Pembe | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 33 |
| 3 | Maniema Union | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 33 |
| 4 | Groupe Bazano | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Vita Club | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 |
| 6 | Renaissance | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 24 |
| 7 | AC Rangers | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Saint Eloi Lupopo | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| 9 | RCK | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Lubumbashi Sport | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Don Bosco | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | Simba | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -12 | 18 |
| 13 | Sanga Balende | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 17 |
| 14 | Dauphins Noirs | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 22 | -19 | 12 |
| 15 | Nyuki | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 26 | -29 | 12 |
| 16 | Bukavu Dawa | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -29 | 7 |