CAF Confederations Cup betting and spectator preview: Cotonsport and NAPSA Stars meet at Stade Omnisport Roumdé Adjia to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
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!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 4900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Cotonsport form and stats
Cotonsport participated in CAF Confederations Cup the last season, where they reached the play-offs and lost against Asante Kotoko.1 victory, 0 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Cotonsport have to build on here at Stade Omnisport Roumdé Adjia in the Elite One. 7W-0D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the CAF Confederations Cup for Cotonsport. Two home wins in a row for Cotonsport bring valid hopes of a third.
In the preceding match a 4-1 victory visiting Tonnerre.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Canon are coming to town in three days.
Early season league goal statistics from Cotonsport's 1 home game: 2 goals, 0 conceded.
NAPSA Stars form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for NAPSA Stars so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 0-5-4 (win-draw-lose). Total CAF Confederations Cup statistics for NAPSA Stars: 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved NAPSA have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Green Eagles game.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. NAPSA's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: NAPSA Stars - Cotonsport 0-1.Cotonsport missing players
NAPSA Stars missing players
| Cotonsport | NAPSA Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 28 | 10 | Scored | S | 14 | 33 | ||
| 22 | 9 | Conceded | C | 15 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 8.5 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cotonsport | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | JS Kabylie | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | RSB Berkane | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | NAPSA Stars | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Panthere | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | APEJES Academy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Les Astres | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Cotonsport | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Canon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Colombe | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 7 | Tonnerre | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 5 |
| 8 | UMS de Loum | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | New Star | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Young Sport Academy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | ZESCO United | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 43 |
| 2 | Zanaco | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 | Forest Rangers | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Power Dynamos | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Lusaka Dynamos | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | Buildcon | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 7 | Kabwe Warriors | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Prison Leopards | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 30 |
| 9 | Red Arrows | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 30 |
| 10 | Nkwazi | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 30 |
| 11 | Green Eagles | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Indeni | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 26 |
| 13 | Young Green Eagles | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -11 | 25 |
| 14 | NAPSA Stars | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 24 |
| 15 | Green Buffaloes | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| 16 | Nkana | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 21 |
| 17 | Lumwana Radiants | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -12 | 18 |
| 18 | Kitwe United | 22 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 19 | -22 | 8 |