Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Motema Pembe - Vita Club!
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!
Vita Club play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Vita Club when playing on grass are 7 wins, 5 draws and 10 defeats from 22 matches. They have scored 20 goals and conceded 24 times in these games.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Motema Pembe form and stats
5-1-0 is the performance here so far in the Super Ligue, giving Motema Pembe a total of 16 from their 6 games here. Outstanding results! After failing to beat Lubumbashi Sport here, Motema Pembe has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
The Motema Pembe goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal.
Motema Pembe's last game was hosting Sanga Balende (placed 14th) and winning 3-0. Before that, Motema Pembe had a CAF Confederations Cup home game versus Gor Mahia which ended with a victory 2-1.
The Motema Pembe manager has got the team scoring with 14 from 6 home games in the league. As for guarding their own goal, Motema Pembe have only let in 2 goals at home.
Vita Club form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Super Ligue.
180 minutes! That's how long the Vita Club goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two travels in a row for Vita Club, whose manager F. Ibenge could celebrate last time after the Super Ligue win against Lubumbashi Sport. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Don Bosco that ended 0-0.
The attacking power of Vita Club when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Vita Club are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 1 Motema Pembe victory, 1 draw and 8 Vita Club wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.Motema Pembe missing players
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| Motema Pembe | Vita Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | 14 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 90% | 83% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 77% |
| 80% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 70% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 10% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 10% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 10% | 17% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Motema Pembe have not yet lost a game at home.
- Motema Pembe have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Motema Pembe have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vita Club have scored away.
- Vita Club have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | TP Mazembe | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 25 |
| 2 | Motema Pembe | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 23 |
| 3 | AC Rangers | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Vita Club | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Lubumbashi Sport | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Groupe Bazano | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | RCK | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Saint Eloi Lupopo | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | Don Bosco | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Renaissance | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Simba | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 12 | Maniema Union | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Dauphins Noirs | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -10 | 10 |
| 14 | Sanga Balende | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Nyuki | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | -22 | 8 |
| 16 | Bukavu Dawa | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | -22 | 2 |