This is a vital clash in the bottom section of the Mocambola, with both Desportivo Maputo and Ferroviário Nampula undergoing more distress than delight. This fixture is a classic "six-pointer" with the hosts at 13th and the away team in 10th place.
- Desportivo Maputo have the fewest points (11) at home in Mocambola
- Ferroviário Nampula have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Desportivo Maputo form and stats
Desportivo Maputo's struggle is real here with only 11 points collected from 12 Mocambola games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-5-5. All in all it has been a very rough period for Desportivo Maputo who hasn’t won a league-game in their last ten attempts. Their previous win was against Matchedje de Mocuba, 84 days ago.
In their previous game, led his Desportivo to a defeat in the Mocambola match away at Incomáti. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here.
Before that, Desportivo Maputo drew at home versus Ferroviario Beira.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Desportivo here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 12 games). Desportivo Maputo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ferroviário Nampula form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ferroviário Nampula so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-6 (win-draw-lose).
There were no winners in Ferroviário's previous match, a Mocambola home game that ended 0-0 vs Songo (placed 3rd).
A 2-2 draw at Ferroviario Maputo's stadium before that.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Ferroviário Nampula's away games in the league this season with only 6 goals from 12 matches. 15 goals have been conceded by Ferroviário in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have met each other previously this season, with the result Ferroviário Nampula - Desportivo 0-1 written in the official records.Desportivo Maputo missing players
Ferroviário Nampula missing players
| Desportivo Maputo | Ferroviário Nampula | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 13 | 8 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 36 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 24 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 83% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 46% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 29% | 42% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 17% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 33% | 42% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 58% | 54% |
| 2 | 2.5 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.3 | 9 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1.2 | 3.5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 14% | 14% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
- Desportivo Maputo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Desportivo Maputo have the fewest points (11) at home in Mocambola
- Desportivo Maputo have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Mocambola
- Desportivo Maputo have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Mocambola
- Desportivo Maputo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ferroviário Nampula have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Black Bulls Maputo | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 54 |
| 2 | Ferroviario Beira | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Songo | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 |
| 4 | Ferroviário de Lichinga | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 41 |
| 5 | Ferroviario Maputo | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Costa do Sol | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | ENH Vilankulo | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Ferroviário Nacala | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 31 |
| 9 | LD Maputo | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | Ferroviário Nampula | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 27 |
| 11 | Incomáti | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 21 | -7 | 26 |
| 12 | Matchedje de Mocuba | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 22 | -14 | 20 |
| 13 | Desportivo Maputo | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 22 | -23 | 16 |
| 14 | Textáfrica | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 26 | -26 | 14 |