Colombe vs Stade Malien BamakoPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

This is the CAF Champions League first preliminary round, so there is no table to lean on: what counts is the recent form of the two sides. Colombe arrive on the back of five straight wins, three at home and two away: 7-0 against Jeunes Fauves, 1-0 against Aigle Royal, 2-1 at PWD Bamenda, 1-0 away to Canon and 3-1 against Unisport Bafang. Across that spell they have conceded only two goals. Stade Malien Bamako come in on a run of three consecutive victories: 2-0 away at Diarra, 2-1 against Binga and 2-0 at Bakaridjan. Before that sequence came two draws, 2-2 with USFAS Bamako and 1-1 away to Mali Coura. The common thread is that the Malian side win by narrow margins, almost always by one or two goals. There is no recorded head-to-head history between the two clubs. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.