Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Buffles (10th, 48 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Réal Sport (14th, 33 pts). Recent form told a different story for Buffles: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th.
Réal Sport had been beaten in four straight games. From the last five rounds, Buffles held 7 points of 15 and Réal Sport 1.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Buffles 1, draws 3, Réal Sport 0, at 3 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. In 100% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
Stade Municipal de Parakou staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Buffles led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Key stats
Possession: Buffles 54% · Réal Sport 46% · Total shots: 5-0 · On target: 2-0 · Corners: 6-2