Match Report
In the standings it was Benin 3rd on 17 points, Zimbabwe 6th on 5 — separated by 12. Recent form told a different story for Zimbabwe: only 47th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Per game in the league, Benin were scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.1, Zimbabwe 0.5 and 1.2, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Benin had gone 6 games without a win.
The referee was Lamin Jammeh, with 9 matches in our database and 2.9 yellows per game on average. The venue was Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara (Abidjan), with room for 60,012 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Benin: Steve Mounié (77')
Key stats
Possession: Benin 50% · Zimbabwe 50% · Total shots: 5-3 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 2-5