This is the Super Ligue opening game for these contenders, whom at last are battling for points again. Will TP Mazembe or Sanga Balende get that crucial first victory?
1-3-5 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Sanga Balende when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those nine matches are 4-12 (scored/conceded).
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sanga Balende, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
TP Mazembe form and stats
In the previous season, TP Mazembe's league results were 19 wins, 9 draws and 2 losses, leading to 2nd place in the Super Ligue. From these 30 matches they scored 52 goals and conceded 16. Appearing at home in the previous season TP Mazembe generated 11-3-1 (win-draw-lost) with 33 goals and 8 conceded.
The manager P. Mihayo Kazembe will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Saint Eloi Lupopo in only four days.
Sanga Balende form and stats
Let's have a look at how Sanga Balende performed last season in the Super Ligue: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 5 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 30 and conceded 24 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 3 and lost 7 with 13/16 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
TP Mazembe-Sanga Balende H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: TP Mazembe eight wins, Sanga Balende zero wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).TP Mazembe missing players
Sanga Balende missing players
| TP Mazembe | Sanga Balende | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TP Mazembe | Last season | Sanga Balende | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Won | W | 5 | 15 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 55 | 33 | Scored | S | 13 | 30 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Conceded | C | 16 | 24 | ||
| 83% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 87% | ||
| 63% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 50% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 23% | ||
| 23% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 10% | ||
| 13% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 10% | ||
| 33% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 23% | ||
| 63% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 47% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 53% | 43% | ||
| 1 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | ||
| 300% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Groupe Bazano | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Don Bosco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Etoile de Kivu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Kuya Sport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | JSK | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Tshinkunku | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 7 | Blessing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Dauphins Noirs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Lubumbashi Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Maniema Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Motema Pembe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Panda B5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Saint Eloi Lupopo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Sanga Balende | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Simba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | TP Mazembe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Vita Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | AC Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | Renaissance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | RCK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 35 | 74 |
| 2 | TP Mazembe | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 36 | 66 |
| 3 | Maniema Union | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 26 | 66 |
| 4 | Saint Eloi Lupopo | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 52 |
| 5 | Sanga Balende | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 50 |
| 6 | Motema Pembe | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 46 |
| 7 | Blessing | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | -2 | 39 |
| 8 | AC Rangers | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -19 | 34 |
| 9 | Don Bosco | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 33 |
| 10 | JSK | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 32 |
| 11 | Dauphins Noirs | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 22 | -6 | 32 |
| 12 | Renaissance | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -15 | 31 |
| 13 | Simba | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -16 | 31 |
| 14 | Groupe Bazano | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 29 |
| 15 | RCK | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 23 | -20 | 24 |
| 16 | Lubumbashi Sport | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 48 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 24 | -30 | 20 |