Falcons favourites for feisty fight facing GAMTEL

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Competition: Gambia GFA League
Competition: Thu 11.May
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Box Bar Mini Stadium (2000 seats)

Falcons are hunting the top league places while GAMTEL are more worried about steering clear of relegation. Who will get the points?

Insights:
  • Falcons have the fewest conceded goals (10) in GFA League
  • Falcons have created more than twice as many corners as GAMTEL.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Falcons and GAMTEL.

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Falcons form and stats

Falcons are steadily winning GFA League games and points here at Box Bar Mini Stadium. 5 wins, 5 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 10 games. days ago.

Touray was the last player to score a league goal for Falcons and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Falcons haven't scored in 256 minutes. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 248 minutes.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Falcons, who played 0-0 against Fortune. That match was also played at this venue (Box Bar Mini Stadium).

Before that, Falcons played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Waa Banjul Football.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Falcons have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 4 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 2 and lost 0.

Trench warfare? In this club's last 16 league games, 13 have contained two goals or less.

There will be little rest for Falcons after this match as they are travelling to Hawks for a GFA League game in only four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Falcons here at Box Bar Mini Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 10 games). Falcons have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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GAMTEL form and stats

There's been little loot from GAMTEL's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 11 away games in the GFA League. GAMTEL only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws. Three has not been a lucky number for GAMTEL as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Armed Forces match.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Real de Banjul with 1-3 on the scoreboard.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Brikama United's place.

GAMTEL are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.

Few goals the story here? 10 of this side's latest 13 league matches have contained zero, one or two goals.

A quick return to home after this game, as GAMTEL are hosting Wallidan in the GFA League only four days away.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

The former H2H meeting ended GAMTEL - Falcons 1-2, played this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Falcons victory, one draw and one GAMTEL win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Falcons missing players

GAMTEL missing players

Falcons GAMTEL
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 10 3 Played P 3 11 20
10 5 2 Won W 1 2 6
8 5 1 Drew D 1 4 5
1 0 0 Lost L 1 5 9
21 8 3 Scored S 3 7 15
10 2 1 Conceded C 2 11 20
79% 70% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 82% 85%
47% 30% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 64% 60%
21% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 18% 25%
11% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 5%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
37% 20% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 36% 35%
63% 80% 67% Clean Sheets C S 67% 36% 40%
21% 30% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 45% 40%
 
6.1 6.9 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1.1 1.8
4.1 4.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2.1 3.8
1.6 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.3 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.8 8.6 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6 5.4
4.5 2.7 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.9 1.8
24% 21% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 31% 44%
 
6.9 7.1 5.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 7.1 7
2 1.7 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 2.9
Key stats in GFA League this season:
  • Falcons have created more than twice as many corners as GAMTEL.
  • Falcons have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Falcons have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Falcons have the fewest conceded goals (10) in GFA League
  • Falcons have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in GFA League
  • Falcons have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in GFA League
  • Falcons have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in GFA League
  • Falcons have the most clean sheets (10) in GFA League
  • Falcons have the most clean sheets (7) at home in GFA League
  • GAMTEL have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • GAMTEL have won significantly less corners away then 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 Falcons 19 10 8 1 21 10 10 5 5 0 8 2 9 5 3 1 13 8 11 38
2 Real de Banjul 20 9 6 5 27 16 9 4 3 2 15 9 11 5 3 3 12 7 11 33
3 Fortune 20 9 6 5 20 13 9 6 0 3 9 6 11 3 6 2 11 7 7 33
4 Wallidan 19 9 5 5 19 14 11 4 2 5 10 12 8 5 3 0 9 2 5 32
5 Marimoo 20 7 10 3 19 16 10 2 6 2 7 7 10 5 4 1 12 9 3 31
6 Samger 20 8 5 7 17 19 10 6 2 2 11 7 10 2 3 5 6 12 -2 29
7 Team Rhino 20 7 7 6 19 14 10 2 6 2 8 6 10 5 1 4 11 8 5 28
8 Armed Forces 20 7 4 9 19 22 11 4 2 5 9 12 9 3 2 4 10 10 -3 25
9 Brikama United 20 5 9 6 21 20 8 3 3 2 11 7 12 2 6 4 10 13 1 24
10 Steve Biko 20 4 11 5 17 16 11 2 8 1 10 7 9 2 3 4 7 9 1 23
11 Waa Banjul Football 20 5 8 7 14 18 10 3 5 2 7 7 10 2 3 5 7 11 -4 23
12 GAMTEL 20 6 5 9 15 20 9 4 1 4 8 9 11 2 4 5 7 11 -5 23
13 Hawks 20 5 7 8 21 26 11 3 4 4 13 16 9 2 3 4 8 10 -5 22
14 Greater Tomorrow 20 5 6 9 20 26 11 2 4 5 9 14 9 3 2 4 11 12 -6 21
15 Banjul 20 5 6 9 17 24 9 4 3 2 8 8 11 1 3 7 9 16 -7 21
16 PSV Wellingara 20 4 5 11 18 30 10 2 0 8 11 21 10 2 5 3 7 9 -12 17