APEJES Academy vs Coton Sport Preview: Standings, Head-to-head stats, Last few match stats and Predictions ahead of their 7/7/2021 clash
The Elite One finally resumes today with alot of matches kicking off as from 2PM GMT+1. APEJES Academy will host leaders of group B – Coton Sport of Garoua at Amadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde in a fierce battle as both teams seek to extend their points to the next level.
Coton Sport had earlier beaten APEJES Academy 2-0 just before their May break.
Standings
With mostly only nine games played amongst Elite One group B teams, APEJES Academy sits fifth (5th) with 12 points haven won just three of their 9 games so far.
Coton Sport has managed to win 6 while losing just once in their 9 games which keeps them first in the Elite One group B standings with 20 points.
APEJES Academy vs Coton Sport Passed Match Stats
APEJES Academy last 5 match stats
After 9 games so far this season, APEJES Academy has won three times, with three draws and three losses. However, in their last five games, they have been very poor. All their three losses recorded this season came within their last 5 fixtures.
APEJES Academy has only recorded 4 points in their last five matches. They have managed to score 5 goals while conceding a whooping 8 goals.
Tactical Analysis on APEJES Academy team structure
In terms of home ground advantage, i do not find any where to place or categorize APEJES Academy. In their last five games, APEJES Academy is confidently inconsistent whether they play home or away.
APEJES Academy having scored just 5 goals while conceding 8 goals in their last five MTN Elite One games speaks volumes.
For a team in the 5th spot in the classification table and in a league with an average goal per game of 2.13, APEJES Academy really needs to sit up.
From a tactical point of view, APEJES from defence to attack has been miserable in the last five games.
For every football team, without concrete and dynamic midfield both the defence and attack will suffer a lot. I don’t mean to say the midfield is the only issue, but looking into their stats, i can definitely conclude that their midfield has the biggest flaw.
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Coton Sport last 5 match stats
Coton Sport has lost three of their last five matches in all competitions having been participating in the CAF Confederations cup.
However Coton Sport were eliminated in the semi finals by Algerian side Kabylie having beaten them home and away in a 5-1 aggregate score-line.
With our pre-match analysis always based the championships, Coton Sport has not lost any games so far in their last five matches. They have also only drawn twice.
The cotonites have managed to score 9 goals and conceded 3 in those 5 games.
Tactical Analysis on Coton Sport team structure
Currently, Coton Sport is the team to beat whether the play home or away in the Elite One championship. They have proven themselves on international and national stages so far this season.
As mentioned earlier, Coton Sport haven scored 9 with just 3 goals conceded in the last five Elite One games cannot be left aside.
From a tactical perspective and not going out of stats from flashscore.com Coton Sport is a well structured team from defence to midfield and then to attack. Their stats don’t lie.
From their full backs and midfield keeping a high line in attack in a counter-pressing system to the threatening crosses from the flanks into the opponents ring, to Lambert Araina’s bullet headers, Coton Sport has got it all in one package.
Head-To-Head stats
In their last five clashes in the Elite One championship, APEJES Academy has failed to beat Coton Sport.
Since 2019, Coton Sport has won twice out of their last five encounters against APEJES Academy with the latest win being on the 9th of May 2021 just before the break. This means they have draw three times.
A clash between these two teams never ends goalless. You better prepare yourself for such an entertaining match.
Predictions
As much as we know Cameroon Football, APEJES Academy is not a bad team, they are just out of form. The question that remains is could they get back to form in this game an hunt the giant Cotonites?
Considering their passed matches which never ends goalless, i predict that there will be goals and this time not from one team but from both.
However, Coton Sport will take home the three points at the end of the match.
My Take: APEJES Academy 1-2 Coton Sport