South Sudan vs Angola: Both sides seek a first goal in November international clash

South Sudan face Angola on 17 November at 13:00 GMT, with both teams looking to make an early statement after failing to score this season.

The match presents an opportunity for South Sudan to use home advantage, while Angola will aim to build on a recent unbeaten sequence. South Sudan’s last five results read WLLLL, while Angola’s listed recent form is DW.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: (South Sudan) — 0 assists, (Angola) — 0 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: (South Sudan) — 0, Hugo Marques (Angola) — 2
• Tackles: (South Sudan) — 0, Kialonda Gaspar (Angola) — 4.
• Most encounters won: (South Sudan) — 0, Manuel Keliano (Angola) — 13.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. H. Mastouri (4, Tunisia)
2. Y. Wissa (3, Congo DR)
3. Omar Marmoush (3, Egypt)
4. R. Mofokeng (3, South Africa)
5. M. Munetsi (3, Zimbabwe)

Team statistics:

South Sudan have won one of their last five matches but have lost the other four. Angola, by contrast, have avoided defeat in their two listed recent games, recording one draw and one win. That contrast gives the visitors the stronger short-term momentum, although South Sudan’s home setting could influence the balance of the contest.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• South Sudan — WLLLL
• Angola — DW

Neither side has scored this season, making the opening goal particularly important. A breakthrough could change the entire shape of the match, especially if the contest remains level deep into the second half. South Sudan will want to start positively and avoid allowing Angola to settle into a controlled performance.

According to home statistics this season, South Sudan scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	20.00%	10.00%
16-30	40.00%	10.00%
31-45	20.00%	10.00%
46-60	20.00%	20.00%
61-75		20.00%
76-90		30.00%
91-105

Angola has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	25.00%
16-30	25.00%
31-45	25.00%
46-60	25.00%
61-75
76-90
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
South Sudan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Angola		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

South Sudan		Angola
29.7%	Winning the game	29.7%
50%	Attack potential	50%
9%	Potential in defense	9%
0%	Strength against each other	0%
0%	Goal Potential	0%

Summary: the probability of Angola winning – 45%, draw – 45%, loss – 10%. Thus South Sudan, most likely, loss (loss or draw)

Goal Forecast:South Sudan, is likely to score -1.5 goals, Angola is likely to score no more than -2.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams South Sudan and Angola will take place on November 17 at 13:00 (GMT) at the stadium Juba Stadium.