Super Ligue match prediction and preview for Motema Pembe vs Saint Eloi Lupopo clash

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Competition: Congo Super Ligue
Competition: Sat 29.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte (50000 seats)

Both teams are in good shape, Saint Eloi Lupopo enjoying a 9 point advantage on Motema Pembe in the tables. Let's go!

Insights:
  • Motema Pembe have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Saint Eloi Lupopo have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Super Ligue

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

These teams have little in common geographically as Saint Eloi Lupopo have to travel 2300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Motema Pembe form and stats

Motema Pembe have collected 23 points from their Super Ligue home games so far after 7-2-4.

The Motema supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Lubumbashi Sport in Super Ligue and win 2-0.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Don Bosco with a 1-0 scoreline.

Motema Pembe are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 13 games. On the other hand, Motema Pembe have conceded 13 goals.

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Saint Eloi Lupopo form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Super Ligue, on their Super Ligue travels is 6 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.

Lupopo play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Blessing (placed 7th).

That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Simba.

Saint Eloi Lupopo find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Lupopo as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Saint Eloi Lupopo - Motema Pembe 1-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Motema, two draws and two wins for Saint Eloi Lupopo. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Motema Pembe missing players

Saint Eloi Lupopo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Motema Pembe Saint Eloi Lupopo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 13 4 Played P 4 13 28
12 7 0 Won W 3 6 14
7 2 1 Drew D 1 5 10
9 4 3 Lost L 0 2 4
26 16 1 Scored S 6 14 29
20 13 6 Conceded C 0 8 12
82% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 79%
43% 62% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 69% 50%
25% 31% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 8% 18%
11% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 38% 25% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 25%
46% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 46% 64%
46% 31% 75% Failed to Score F T 25% 23% 32%
 
2.5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 1 0.5
2.5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 2 1 0.5
0.5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.5 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 5 2.5 1.2
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 1.5 0.8
17% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 67% 67%
Key stats in Super Ligue this season:
  • Motema Pembe have created more than twice as many corners as Saint Eloi Lupopo.
  • Motema Pembe have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Motema Pembe have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Motema Pembe haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Saint Eloi Lupopo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Saint Eloi Lupopo have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Super Ligue
  • Saint Eloi Lupopo have the most scored goals in the first half (3) in Super Ligue
  • Saint Eloi Lupopo 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 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

Table
  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

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