13th- against 6th place might not sound all that sexy. Here's the information that makes Dauphins Noirs - Sanga Balende (even) more interesting!
- Sanga Balende have created more than twice as many corners as Dauphins Noirs.
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.
It should be mentioned that Sanga Balende play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on sand pitch. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Sanga Balende on sand pitch are 1 victory, 3 draws and 5 defeats from nine games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 4-12. You can compare this with overall results below.
It's quite the trip for Sanga Balende when visiting Dauphins as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
Dauphins Noirs form and stats
Dauphins Noirs have collected 18 points from their Super Ligue home games so far after 5-3-5. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Dauphins, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Dauphins are returning here after visiting RCK in a Super Ligue game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline.
Before that, Dauphins had a home game versus TP Mazembe which ended with a victory 2-0.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Super Ligue game versus AC Rangers in only three days. This game is also played here at Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte.
Dauphins aren't scoring a lot here at Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte in the league, with only 11 goals from 13 games. From these home matches, Dauphins have conceded only 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sanga Balende form and stats
As the visiting team in Super Ligue matches, Sanga Balende have produced an overall stat of 4-3-7 so far. Bitter travels for Balende as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the JSK match.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Super Ligue home defeat versus Simba with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
A loss against Vita Club was the result prior to that, in a home game.The attacking power of Sanga Balende when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 14 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Balende have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Sanga Balende - Dauphins 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Dauphins one win, two draws and Sanga Balende four victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Dauphins Noirs missing players
Sanga Balende missing players
| Dauphins Noirs | Sanga Balende | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 24 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 32 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 21 |
| 93% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 54% | 54% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 57% | 46% |
| 32% | 15% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 14% | 18% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 14% | 7% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 7% |
| 36% | 31% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 21% | 18% |
| 29% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | 50% |
| 43% | 38% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 57% | 46% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 7 | 5.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 10.5 | 9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 30% |
- Sanga Balende have created more than twice as many corners as Dauphins Noirs.
- Sanga Balende have won significantly more corners away than at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vita Club | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 30 | 70 |
| 2 | TP Mazembe | 29 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 54 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 40 | 66 |
| 3 | Maniema Union | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 23 | 60 |
| 4 | Saint Eloi Lupopo | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 52 |
| 5 | Motema Pembe | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 46 |
| 6 | Sanga Balende | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 44 |
| 7 | Blessing | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | -3 | 36 |
| 8 | AC Rangers | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -16 | 34 |
| 9 | Don Bosco | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 33 |
| 10 | JSK | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 32 |
| 11 | Renaissance | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -15 | 31 |
| 12 | Simba | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -16 | 31 |
| 13 | Dauphins Noirs | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 22 | -8 | 29 |
| 14 | Groupe Bazano | 29 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 26 |
| 15 | RCK | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -18 | 24 |
| 16 | Lubumbashi Sport | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -26 | 19 |