Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: ASEC Mimosas (2nd, 59 pts) held a 33-point advantage over Lys Sassandra (15th, 26 pts). The last five rounds placed Lys Sassandra 11th in the league for form — higher than their 15th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.07 goals per team per game, Lys Sassandra ran at 0.63 scored and 1.13 conceded, ASEC Mimosas at 1.53 and 0.7.
Lys Sassandra had been beaten in four straight games. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Lys Sassandra against 9/15 for ASEC Mimosas.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Lys Sassandra, 4 by ASEC Mimosas, 0 drawn, at 1.75 goals per meeting. 75% of these meetings ended in a home win. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 0% of the meetings went over two goals.
Laurent Pokou Stadium in San Pedro staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. On the scoreboard, it was 2-2 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-2 the final score.