Racing d'Abidjan and SOA have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golf term. The teams both have mid-table positions in the Ligue 1.
- Racing d'Abidjan have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Ligue 1
- SOA have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Racing d'Abidjan are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For SOA most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
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.
Racing d'Abidjan form and stats
The total Ligue 1 stats at home this season for Racing d'Abidjan are 4-4-4 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager Diabaté led his Racing d'Abidjan to a defeat away at Sporting Gagnoa. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade de Yamoussoukro.
Preceding that match was a defeat to ASEC Mimosas (1-2).d'Abidjan are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 12 games. 13 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
SOA form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, SOA have produced an overall stat of 4-4-4 so far.
SOA's previous game was their home loss versus San-Pedro (0-1). That loss was their first after five consecutive league games winning points.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Abengourou with the score of 2-1.The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, SOA have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
d'Abidjan and SOA have met before this season: SOA - Racing d'Abidjan 2-1. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's two Racing d'Abidjan victories, zero draws and four SOA wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Racing d'Abidjan missing players
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| Racing d'Abidjan | SOA | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 24 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 20 |
| 24 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 21 |
| 79% | 75% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 79% |
| 62% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 54% |
| 46% | 58% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 25% |
| 8% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 12% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 46% | 58% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 42% | 38% |
| 42% | 42% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 42% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 42% | 42% |
| 5 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.8 | 11.9 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 9 | 9.2 |
| 4 | 4.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 27% | 25% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 28% | 25% |
| 8.7 | 8.8 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 7.8 | 7.5 |
| 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
- Racing d'Abidjan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Racing d'Abidjan have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Ligue 1
- Racing d'Abidjan have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Ligue 1
- SOA 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 | ASEC Mimosas | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 26 | 61 |
| 2 | Sporting Gagnoa | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 |
| 3 | San-Pedro | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 45 |
| 4 | ES Bafing | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 5 | SOA | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 34 |
| 6 | Lys Sassandra | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 32 |
| 7 | Racing d'Abidjan | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 31 |
| 8 | AFAD | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | -4 | 30 |
| 9 | SOL | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Stella | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 28 |
| 11 | Bassam | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -11 | 25 |
| 12 | Abengourou | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -15 | 23 |
| 13 | Bouake | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 22 |
| 14 | Korhogo | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -17 | 15 |
