Match Report
In the standings it was Diables Noirs 6th on 37 points, CARA Brazzaville 7th on 36 — separated by 1. Recent form told a different story for Diables Noirs: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Per game in the league, Diables Noirs were scoring 1.27 and conceding 0.92, CARA Brazzaville 0.81 and 0.69, against a competition average of 0.97 goals per team per game.
CARA Brazzaville arrived off three straight defeats. Over the last five, Diables Noirs had taken 8 of 15 points to CARA Brazzaville's 1.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Diables Noirs win, 3 for CARA Brazzaville, 0 draws, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
The match was played at Stade Alphonse Massamba-Débat in Brazzaville (capacity 33,037).