Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — USFAS Bamako 6th with 42 points, Bougouni 14th with 16, 26 apart. Against a league average of 0.97 goals per team per game, Bougouni ran at 0.44 scored and 1.56 conceded, USFAS Bamako at 1.42 and 1.04.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Bougouni. Over the last five, Bougouni had taken 1 of 15 points to USFAS Bamako's 7.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Bougouni, 2 by USFAS Bamako, 2 drawn, at 1 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. Only 20% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Stade Omnisports de Bougouni (capacity 4,500). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.