Match Report
44 points for Céleste (4th), 52 for Maniema Union (1st): an 8-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Céleste: only 27th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Scoring rates set the scale: Céleste 1.54 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, Maniema Union 1.3 and 0.33, with the league averaging 1.
A win had eluded Céleste for 14 matches. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Maniema Union. The last-five ledger: Céleste 2/15, Maniema Union 13/15.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 0 for Céleste, 4 for Maniema Union and 2 drawn, at 1 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 17% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Stade Tata Raphaël, with room for 30,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Maniema Union led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Céleste: Tuti Diamvula (90') · Maniema Union: Beni Namboka (21'), Beni Namboka (38'), Beni Namboka (81')