Don Bosco will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 9 points behind Maniema Union.
The visiting Maniema Union played their last game only two days ago, a Super Ligue match. That game, against Groupe Bazano, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Maniema Union. That match was played in the comfort of their own home stadium, hosting Groupe Bazano. There's been little rest and some travel, but Maniema Union will do their best.
Don Bosco form and stats
5-9-2 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Don Bosco so far this season. Don Bosco have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus AC Rangers in the Super Ligue last time out and are looking for a win here. Heartbreak before that as Don Bosco lost 1-2 at Renaissance's place.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Don Bosco here at Stade du TP Mazembe, with less than one goal per game on average (15 from 16 games). Don Bosco have only conceded 10 in these games.
Last season, Don Bosco's league statistics were 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, resulting in a 4th position in the Ligue Haïtienne. Over these four matches they scored 4 goals and conceded 2. Playing at home last season Don Bosco managed 1-0-0 (win-draw-lost) with 1 goal and 0 conceded.
Maniema Union form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 5 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.Maniema Union play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Groupe Bazano. Before that, Maniema Union travelled to Lubumbashi Sport and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 13 away games, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Let's have a look at how Maniema Union performed last season in the Super Ligue. They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 1 victory, 2 draws and 0 defeats. In total they scored 5 and conceded 4 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 0 - drew 2 and lost 0 with 3/3 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Maniema Union - Don Bosco 1-0 entered in the official records. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 0 Don Bosco victories, 0 draws and 3 Maniema Union wins.Don Bosco missing players
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| Don Bosco | Maniema Union | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | Played | 12 | 25 |
| 27 | 15 | Scored | 10 | 29 |
| 27 | 10 | Conceded | 11 | 17 |
| 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | 83% | 80% |
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 58% | 60% |
| 32% | 33% | Over 2.5 | 25% | 32% |
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | 8% | 8% |
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 4% |
| 40% | 50% | Both teams to score | 17% | 16% |
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheet | 58% | 68% |
| 36% | 33% | Failed To Score | 42% | 36% |
| 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 | Vita Club | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 53 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 41 | 69 |
| 2 | TP Mazembe | 29 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 54 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 40 | 62 |
| 3 | Motema Pembe | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 57 |
| 4 | Maniema Union | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 49 |
| 5 | Dauphins Noirs | 31 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -3 | 41 |
| 6 | AC Rangers | 32 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 40 |
| 7 | Saint Eloi Lupopo | 31 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 40 |
| 8 | Don Bosco | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 40 |
| 9 | Groupe Bazano | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 18 | -4 | 35 |
| 10 | Sanga Balende | 30 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 34 |
| 11 | Renaissance | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -11 | 34 |
| 12 | Nyuki | 30 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 31 |
| 13 | Lubumbashi Sport | 31 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -14 | 26 |
| 14 | Mont Bleu | 29 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 26 | -20 | 25 |
| 15 | Muungano | 31 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | -21 | 22 |
| 16 | AS Dragons | 30 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 24 | -32 | 18 |
| 17 | CARA Brazzaville | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
