Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Saint Eloi Lupopo (2nd, 64 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Lubumbashi Sport (9th, 37 pts). The last five rounds placed Saint Eloi Lupopo no better than 10th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Saint Eloi Lupopo were scoring 1.73 and conceding 0.7, Lubumbashi Sport 0.7 and 0.77, against a competition average of 1 goals per team per game.
6 games without a win framed Lubumbashi Sport's arrival.
Across 8 recorded meetings, Saint Eloi Lupopo have 6 wins to Lubumbashi Sport's 2, with 0 draws, at 2.63 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more.
Stade Frédéric Kibassa Maliba, capacity 35,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Saint Eloi Lupopo led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Saint Eloi Lupopo: Papy Kokeleya (45')