Super Ligue match preview: Lubumbashi Sport versus Maniema Union

Competition: Congo Super Ligue
Date: Sat 23.March
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Frédéric Kibassa Maliba

Struggling Lubumbashi Sport will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Maniema Union in the upcoming league round. It’s 13th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

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.

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Lubumbashi Sport form and stats

With 3 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Lubumbashi Sport are certainly not brimming with confidence. Two home wins in a row for Lubumbashi Sport bring valid hopes of a third.

Lubumbashi Sport's last game was hosting Sanga Balende (placed 8th) and winning 4-3. Preceding that game was the away draw at AC Rangers that finished 1-1.

Lubumbashi Sport has scored 17 goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Lubumbashi Sport have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Maniema Union form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Maniema Union won their last game, 3-0 versus Dauphins Noirs played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to AS Dragons.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games, an average of less than one per game. 11 goals have been conceded by Maniema Union in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Maniema Union - Lubumbashi Sport 1-1. As for the last one game between these two teams, there's 0 Lubumbashi Sport victories, 1 draw and 0 Maniema Union wins.

Lubumbashi Sport missing players

Maniema Union missing players

Lubumbashi Sport Maniema Union
Total Home Statistic Away Total
23 12 Played 13 23
100% 100% Over 0.5 77% 83%
78% 75% Over 1.5 62% 65%
39% 42% Over 2.5 38% 35%
22% 17% Over 3.5 8% 9%
9% 17% Over 4.5 8% 4%
48% 50% Both teams to score 15% 17%
9% 17% Clean Sheet 77% 65%
43% 33% Failed To Score 31% 35%

  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 23 20 2 1 53 12 13 12 1 0 33 5 10 8 1 1 20 7 41 62
2 TP Mazembe 23 18 2 3 54 14 11 9 1 1 29 4 12 9 1 2 25 10 40 56
3 Motema Pembe 25 13 7 5 40 25 12 8 3 1 20 6 13 5 4 4 20 19 15 46
4 Maniema Union 23 11 7 5 28 17 13 7 4 2 19 6 10 4 3 3 9 11 11 40
5 Saint Eloi Lupopo 23 8 8 7 17 16 13 6 3 4 13 12 10 2 5 3 4 4 1 32
6 Dauphins Noirs 22 8 8 6 23 26 11 7 3 1 16 9 11 1 5 5 7 17 -3 32
7 AC Rangers 23 8 7 8 23 21 11 7 2 2 16 8 12 1 5 6 7 13 2 31
8 Groupe Bazano 25 7 9 9 19 22 12 5 7 0 14 4 13 2 2 9 5 18 -3 30
9 Don Bosco 23 8 5 10 24 27 11 5 4 2 15 10 12 3 1 8 9 17 -3 29
10 Renaissance 24 7 7 10 20 31 14 5 4 5 13 16 10 2 3 5 7 15 -11 28
11 Sanga Balende 23 6 9 8 23 25 9 4 2 3 12 9 14 2 7 5 11 16 -2 27
12 Nyuki 20 5 7 8 14 20 11 3 4 4 7 11 9 2 3 4 7 9 -6 22
13 Lubumbashi Sport 23 4 6 13 23 37 12 3 3 6 17 16 11 1 3 7 6 21 -14 18
14 Mont Bleu 20 3 7 10 13 33 6 1 4 1 6 7 14 2 3 9 7 26 -20 16
15 Muungano 23 2 8 13 8 29 13 2 4 7 5 14 10 0 4 6 3 15 -21 14
16 AS Dragons 21 2 5 14 7 34 10 1 3 6 5 12 11 1 2 8 2 22 -27 11

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