Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Mangasport 1st with 55 points, Dikaki 14th with 6, 49 apart. Mangasport's recent output lagged their position: 9th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Dikaki ran at 0.65 scored and 2.81 conceded, Mangasport at 2 and 0.84.
Mangasport had won eight straight, having scored in 8 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Dikaki held 4 points of 15 and Mangasport 15.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 0 for Dikaki, 5 for Mangasport and 0 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Stade Jean Koumou (capacity 390). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Mangasport led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-5.
Goal scorers
Mangasport: Nelson Assayi (7'), Ben Kabinambele (24'), Hants Laudrup Mbega (53'), Maice Nguele (69'), Van Mobili (90')