Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Espoir Savalou (2nd, 31 pts) and USB (9th, 11 pts). Recent form told a different story for USB: only 70th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 9th. In league terms the two rates read 0.25/1 for USB and 1.25/0.69 for Espoir Savalou (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.01.
The match was played at Stade Municipal de Parakou (capacity 7,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.


