Super Ligue: Top level against subpar, at least according to the table. Maniema Union - RCK. Home win as expected or a surprise result?
- Maniema Union have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- RCK have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Maniema Union form and stats
Maniema Union have been outstanding at home so far in the Super Ligue with 10 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss.
Maniema are returning here after visiting AC Rangers in a Super Ligue game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Saint Eloi Lupopo that finished 0-0.Maniema have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Joseph Kabila Kabange with 18 goals in 12 league matches. Maniema have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals.
RCK form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for RCK so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-6 (win-draw-lose).
Home advantage was not enough for RCK in their previous game, as they lost their Super Ligue-match, hosting Dauphins Noirs, 1-3.
Before that, RCK secured a home win against Renaissance with the score 3-1.Many goals are not expected from the visiting RCK as they have only managed to score 7 times from 12 away games in the league. 17 goals have been conceded by RCK in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result RCK - Maniema Union 0-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Maniema wins - draws - RCK wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Maniema Union missing players
RCK missing players
| Maniema Union | RCK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 27 |
| 18 | 10 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 38 | 18 | 9 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | 39 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 93% |
| 56% | 50% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 63% |
| 26% | 17% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 25% | 33% |
| 19% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 7% |
| 33% | 25% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 59% | 67% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 15% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 48% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6 | 7.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 44% |
- Maniema Union have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Maniema Union have scored at least twice as many goals at home as RCK have scored away.
- Maniema Union haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- RCK have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
| 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 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 29 | 67 |
| 2 | TP Mazembe | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 50 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 37 | 63 |
| 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 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 52 |
| 5 | Sanga Balende | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 44 |
| 6 | Motema Pembe | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 43 |
| 7 | Blessing | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | -3 | 36 |
| 8 | Don Bosco | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 33 |
| 9 | Renaissance | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 31 |
| 10 | AC Rangers | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -16 | 31 |
| 11 | JSK | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 29 |
| 12 | Dauphins Noirs | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 22 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Simba | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -18 | 28 |
| 14 | RCK | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -17 | 24 |
| 15 | Groupe Bazano | 27 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 20 |
| 16 | Lubumbashi Sport | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -26 | 19 |