Match Report
TP Mazembe, 1st on 30 points, faced a 22-point deficit to Maniema Union (1st, 52). Maniema Union ranked just 18th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Against a league average of 1 goals per team per game, Maniema Union ran at 1.3 scored and 0.33 conceded, TP Mazembe at 1.79 and 0.5.
TP Mazembe had not lost in 7 games.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 1 for Maniema Union, 7 for TP Mazembe and 1 drawn, at 1.67 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 67% of the meetings went to the host. These meetings skew tight — only 22% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Stade du TP Mazembe (capacity 18,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Maniema Union: Beni Namboka (63'), Barclet Bakadi (75') · TP Mazembe: Marc Diouf (90')