Match Report
Botswana (5th, 10 pts) visited Mozambique (3rd, 18 pts) with 8 points between them. The last five rounds placed Botswana no better than 34th for form, against 5th in the standings. Per game in the league, Mozambique were scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.7, Botswana 1.2 and 1.6, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Mozambique entered with three losses in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 4 Mozambique wins, 1 for Botswana, 2 draws, at 2.86 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 14% of the meetings went to the host. In 86% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
Mozambique led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Mozambique: Witi (6'), Faisal Abdul Bangal (71')
Key stats
Possession: Mozambique 47% · Botswana 53% · Total shots: 8-6 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 5-5