The fresh new season is about to kick off and the followers are shivering with enthusiasm. It’s all to play for as USFAS Bamako greet COB for the opening game at Stade Mamadou Konaté. Read on!
- USFAS Bamako have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- COB have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
COB play their home fixtures on grass, while this fixture will take part on artifical turf. Recent stats for COB when playing on artifical turf are 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats from five matches. They have scored 5 goals and conceded 9 times on these occasions.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
USFAS Bamako form and stats
The season before, USFAS Bamako's league results were 7 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses, results that produced 10th place in the Premiere Division. In these 21 matches they scored 18 goals and let in 19. Performing as the home team in the former season USFAS Bamako generated 4-4-3 (win-draw-lost) with 12 goals and 9 conceded.
This is expected to be a close game, with Bamako perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with USFAS Bamako as a small favourite), we find four games. USFAS Bamako has won two of these, drawn two and lost zero.
COB form and stats
Let's have a look at how COB performed last season in the Premiere Division: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 6 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 24 and conceded 14 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 2 and lost 2 with 15/8 goals scored/conceded.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with COB playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were one COB win, one draw and two defeats.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these parties get together this season, as the results database show this recent game: COB - USFAS Bamako 1-0. Head to head statistics (for the prior six meetings): Bamako won two games, zero matches ended in a draw and COB got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / twoUSFAS Bamako missing players
COB missing players
| USFAS Bamako | COB | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 14 |
| 71% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 78% | 76% |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 78% | 53% |
| 18% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 56% | 29% |
| 18% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 41% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 41% |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 41% |
| 41% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 41% |
| 3.8 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 1.3 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.3 | 7.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| 2.9 | 3.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 29% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 41% | 30% |
| 8.5 | 9 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 2 |
- COB have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- USFAS Bamako have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- USFAS Bamako have won significantly less corners at home than away.
