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Fortuna Mfou 5 - 1 Tonnerre

13.04.2022 - 09:00

Stadium: Stade Annexe de la Reunification (Douala)

Finished

Corners

#TeamMPOver 7.5Over 8.5Over 9.5Over 10.5Over 11.5Over 12.5Over 13.5Average
1
OFTA Team Logo

OFTA

2259%55%45%27%14%5%0%10.14
2
Racing de Bafoussam Team Logo

Racing de Bafoussam

2458%50%46%42%21%17%8%10.05
3
Colombe Team Logo

Colombe

2458%50%42%42%25%17%4%10
4
Stade Renard Team Logo

Stade Renard

2463%54%38%38%17%13%13%9.84
5
Fauve Azur Elite Team Logo

Fauve Azur Elite

2463%50%42%33%13%4%4%9.14
6
Avion Academy Team Logo

Avion Academy

2250%27%18%18%18%9%5%9
7
Feutcheu Team Logo

Feutcheu

2442%33%25%25%8%8%8%9
8
Bamboutos Team Logo

Bamboutos

2250%36%27%27%9%5%5%8.8
9
UMS de Loum Team Logo

UMS de Loum

2264%45%27%14%5%0%0%8.76
10
New Star Team Logo

New Star

2245%32%18%18%14%0%0%8.71
11
Fortuna Mfou Team Logo

Fortuna Mfou

2446%38%33%21%8%4%4%8.67
12
Panthère Team Logo

Panthère

2552%44%24%20%20%8%8%8.57
13
PWD Team Logo

PWD

2245%27%18%14%9%5%5%8.53
14
Dragon de Yaoundé Team Logo

Dragon de Yaoundé

2236%32%23%9%9%0%0%8.5
15
Yafoot Team Logo

Yafoot

2352%43%30%26%13%0%0%8.33
16
Les Astres FC De Douala Team Logo

Les Astres FC De Douala

2642%27%19%19%12%8%4%8.19
17
Renaissance FC de Ngoumou Team Logo

Renaissance FC de Ngoumou

2241%36%27%18%9%0%0%8.07
18
APEJES Academy Team Logo

APEJES Academy

2442%33%21%21%13%4%0%7.95
19
Eding Sport Team Logo

Eding Sport

2429%25%17%8%4%4%0%7.87
20
Cotonsport Team Logo

Cotonsport

2438%29%21%17%8%4%4%7.76
21
Canon de Yaoundé Team Logo

Canon de Yaoundé

2638%35%23%12%4%4%4%7.57
22
Fovu Club Team Logo

Fovu Club

2232%18%14%9%5%5%0%7.43
23
Tonnerre Team Logo

Tonnerre

2438%25%17%8%0%0%0%7.4
24
Young Sport Academy Team Logo

Young Sport Academy

2438%29%21%17%13%0%0%7.37
25
Union Douala Team Logo

Union Douala

2433%21%21%17%4%4%0%7.37
#TeamMPOver 7.5Over 8.5Over 9.5Over 10.5Over 11.5Over 12.5Over 13.5Average
1
OFTA Team Logo

OFTA

1136%36%27%18%0%0%0%9.4
2
Racing de Bafoussam Team Logo

Racing de Bafoussam

1267%58%50%50%25%17%17%10.8
3
Colombe Team Logo

Colombe

1267%58%50%50%42%25%0%10.09
4
Stade Renard Team Logo

Stade Renard

1250%50%42%42%17%8%8%9.22
5
Fauve Azur Elite Team Logo

Fauve Azur Elite

1267%50%33%25%0%0%0%8.63
6
Avion Academy Team Logo

Avion Academy

1250%25%17%17%17%8%0%8.63
7
Feutcheu Team Logo

Feutcheu

1242%33%33%33%17%17%17%9.44
8
Bamboutos Team Logo

Bamboutos

1136%18%18%18%0%0%0%8.33
9
UMS de Loum Team Logo

UMS de Loum

1164%45%27%18%9%0%0%9.26
10
New Star Team Logo

New Star

1060%50%20%20%10%0%0%9.29
11
Fortuna Mfou Team Logo

Fortuna Mfou

1250%33%33%8%0%0%0%8.22
12
Panthère Team Logo

Panthère

1250%33%17%8%8%0%0%8
13
PWD Team Logo

PWD

1136%18%18%18%18%9%9%8.26
14
Dragon de Yaoundé Team Logo

Dragon de Yaoundé

1145%45%27%9%9%0%0%8.86
15
Yafoot Team Logo

Yafoot

1258%50%33%33%17%0%0%7.91
16
Les Astres FC De Douala Team Logo

Les Astres FC De Douala

1346%23%23%23%15%15%8%8.8
17
Renaissance FC de Ngoumou Team Logo

Renaissance FC de Ngoumou

1145%36%36%18%9%0%0%7.6
18
APEJES Academy Team Logo

APEJES Academy

1233%33%8%8%8%0%0%7.2
19
Eding Sport Team Logo

Eding Sport

1323%23%8%0%0%0%0%7.26
20
Cotonsport Team Logo

Cotonsport

1145%36%27%18%18%9%9%9.14
21
Canon de Yaoundé Team Logo

Canon de Yaoundé

1331%23%15%8%8%8%8%7.2
22
Fovu Club Team Logo

Fovu Club

1145%27%27%18%9%9%0%8.72
23
Tonnerre Team Logo

Tonnerre

1233%25%17%17%0%0%0%7.43
24
Young Sport Academy Team Logo

Young Sport Academy

1242%42%25%25%17%0%0%8
25
Union Douala Team Logo

Union Douala

1233%25%25%17%0%0%0%7.76
#TeamMPOver 7.5Over 8.5Over 9.5Over 10.5Over 11.5Over 12.5Over 13.5Average
1
OFTA Team Logo

OFTA

1182%73%64%36%27%9%0%10.55
2
Racing de Bafoussam Team Logo

Racing de Bafoussam

1250%42%42%33%17%17%0%9.22
3
Colombe Team Logo

Colombe

1250%42%33%33%8%8%8%9.88
4
Stade Renard Team Logo

Stade Renard

1275%58%33%33%17%17%17%10.4
5
Fauve Azur Elite Team Logo

Fauve Azur Elite

1258%50%50%42%25%8%8%9.64
6
Avion Academy Team Logo

Avion Academy

1050%30%20%20%20%10%10%9.43
7
Feutcheu Team Logo

Feutcheu

1242%33%17%17%0%0%0%8.5
8
Bamboutos Team Logo

Bamboutos

1164%55%36%36%18%9%9%9.12
9
UMS de Loum Team Logo

UMS de Loum

1164%45%27%9%0%0%0%8.26
10
New Star Team Logo

New Star

1233%17%17%17%17%0%0%8.14
11
Fortuna Mfou Team Logo

Fortuna Mfou

1242%42%33%33%17%8%8%9.12
12
Panthère Team Logo

Panthère

1354%54%31%31%31%15%15%9
13
PWD Team Logo

PWD

1155%36%18%9%0%0%0%8.86
14
Dragon de Yaoundé Team Logo

Dragon de Yaoundé

1127%18%18%9%9%0%0%8.14
15
Yafoot Team Logo

Yafoot

1145%36%27%18%9%0%0%9
16
Les Astres FC De Douala Team Logo

Les Astres FC De Douala

1338%31%15%15%8%0%0%7.64
17
Renaissance FC de Ngoumou Team Logo

Renaissance FC de Ngoumou

1136%36%18%18%9%0%0%8.83
18
APEJES Academy Team Logo

APEJES Academy

1250%33%33%33%17%8%0%8.78
19
Eding Sport Team Logo

Eding Sport

1136%27%27%18%9%9%0%8.57
20
Cotonsport Team Logo

Cotonsport

1331%23%15%15%0%0%0%6.8
21
Canon de Yaoundé Team Logo

Canon de Yaoundé

1346%46%31%15%0%0%0%7.91
22
Fovu Club Team Logo

Fovu Club

1118%9%0%0%0%0%0%6.14
23
Tonnerre Team Logo

Tonnerre

1242%25%17%0%0%0%0%7.38
24
Young Sport Academy Team Logo

Young Sport Academy

1233%17%17%8%8%0%0%6.51
25
Union Douala Team Logo

Union Douala

1233%17%17%17%8%8%0%7.09
#TeamMPOver 2.5Over 3.5Over 4.5Over 5.5Over 6.5Over 7.5Over 8.5Average
1
Eding Sport Team Logo

Eding Sport

2454%46%21%21%13%4%4%4.67
2
Cotonsport Team Logo

Cotonsport

2454%46%38%29%25%21%0%4.94
3
UMS de Loum Team Logo

UMS de Loum

2259%45%36%32%23%14%5%4.88
4
Union Douala Team Logo

Union Douala

2450%42%25%13%8%4%0%3.53
5
Racing de Bafoussam Team Logo

Racing de Bafoussam

2467%63%54%29%17%4%4%5.05
6
Renaissance FC de Ngoumou Team Logo

Renaissance FC de Ngoumou

2241%27%18%14%0%0%0%2.94
7
Canon de Yaoundé Team Logo

Canon de Yaoundé

2665%50%35%23%12%12%8%4.57
8
Les Astres FC De Douala Team Logo

Les Astres FC De Douala

2658%42%31%12%8%8%4%3.86
9
Stade Renard Team Logo

Stade Renard

2467%42%29%17%8%8%8%4.47
10
Young Sport Academy Team Logo

Young Sport Academy

2454%29%25%8%8%4%0%3.37
11
Fovu Club Team Logo

Fovu Club

2250%45%36%27%14%9%9%4.93
12
PWD Team Logo

PWD

2264%45%41%23%23%14%9%5.2
13
APEJES Academy Team Logo

APEJES Academy

2467%50%42%21%13%13%0%4.37
14
Tonnerre Team Logo

Tonnerre

2425%21%4%0%0%0%0%2.53
15
Panthère Team Logo

Panthère

2552%32%28%24%20%8%4%3.67
16
Colombe Team Logo

Colombe

2475%75%67%42%21%21%13%6.05
17
Avion Academy Team Logo

Avion Academy

2241%32%14%9%0%0%0%3.13
18
Dragon de Yaoundé Team Logo

Dragon de Yaoundé

2245%32%18%5%5%5%0%3.5
19
Feutcheu Team Logo

Feutcheu

2454%46%33%21%13%8%4%4.35
20
Fortuna Mfou Team Logo

Fortuna Mfou

2450%33%21%13%8%4%4%3.78
21
Bamboutos Team Logo

Bamboutos

2255%45%45%36%23%14%5%5.07
22
New Star Team Logo

New Star

2241%27%18%9%9%5%5%3.57
23
Yafoot Team Logo

Yafoot

2352%43%22%17%13%9%9%3.89
24
OFTA Team Logo

OFTA

2250%41%27%9%9%5%5%4.14
25
Fauve Azur Elite Team Logo

Fauve Azur Elite

2483%75%63%54%25%8%8%5.5
#TeamMPOver 2.5Over 3.5Over 4.5Over 5.5Over 6.5Over 7.5Over 8.5Average
1
Eding Sport Team Logo

Eding Sport

1346%38%15%15%0%0%0%3.88
2
Cotonsport Team Logo

Cotonsport

1155%55%45%45%45%36%0%6.43
3
UMS de Loum Team Logo

UMS de Loum

1164%45%27%27%18%9%0%4.63
4
Union Douala Team Logo

Union Douala

1242%33%25%17%8%8%0%3.63
5
Racing de Bafoussam Team Logo

Racing de Bafoussam

1267%58%58%25%17%8%8%5.2
6
Renaissance FC de Ngoumou Team Logo

Renaissance FC de Ngoumou

1145%27%27%18%0%0%0%2.7
7
Canon de Yaoundé Team Logo

Canon de Yaoundé

1354%38%31%23%15%15%8%4.6
8
Les Astres FC De Douala Team Logo

Les Astres FC De Douala

1362%54%46%15%15%15%8%4.8
9
Stade Renard Team Logo

Stade Renard

1258%33%17%8%8%8%8%4.44
10
Young Sport Academy Team Logo

Young Sport Academy

1267%33%33%8%8%0%0%3.55
11
Fovu Club Team Logo

Fovu Club

1145%45%45%45%27%18%18%5.86
12
PWD Team Logo

PWD

1173%36%27%18%18%9%9%4.88
13
APEJES Academy Team Logo

APEJES Academy

1267%50%42%17%8%8%0%4
14
Tonnerre Team Logo

Tonnerre

1233%33%8%0%0%0%0%3.14
15
Panthère Team Logo

Panthère

1242%17%17%17%8%0%0%2.89
16
Colombe Team Logo

Colombe

1283%83%75%50%25%25%17%6
17
Avion Academy Team Logo

Avion Academy

1233%25%8%0%0%0%0%2.75
18
Dragon de Yaoundé Team Logo

Dragon de Yaoundé

1155%36%27%9%9%9%0%4.29
19
Feutcheu Team Logo

Feutcheu

1258%50%42%25%8%0%0%4.22
20
Fortuna Mfou Team Logo

Fortuna Mfou

1258%50%25%8%8%0%0%4
21
Bamboutos Team Logo

Bamboutos

1136%27%27%18%9%9%9%4.33
22
New Star Team Logo

New Star

1050%30%20%10%10%0%0%3.43
23
Yafoot Team Logo

Yafoot

1258%50%33%33%25%17%17%4.18
24
OFTA Team Logo

OFTA

1127%9%9%0%0%0%0%2.4
25
Fauve Azur Elite Team Logo

Fauve Azur Elite

1275%75%67%58%17%8%8%5.27
#TeamMPOver 2.5Over 3.5Over 4.5Over 5.5Over 6.5Over 7.5Over 8.5Average
1
Eding Sport Team Logo

Eding Sport

1164%55%27%27%27%9%9%5.57
2
Cotonsport Team Logo

Cotonsport

1354%38%31%15%8%8%0%3.9
3
UMS de Loum Team Logo

UMS de Loum

1155%45%45%36%27%18%9%5.13
4
Union Douala Team Logo

Union Douala

1258%50%25%8%8%0%0%3.45
5
Racing de Bafoussam Team Logo

Racing de Bafoussam

1267%67%50%33%17%0%0%4.89
6
Renaissance FC de Ngoumou Team Logo

Renaissance FC de Ngoumou

1136%27%9%9%0%0%0%3.33
7
Canon de Yaoundé Team Logo

Canon de Yaoundé

1377%62%38%23%8%8%8%4.55
8
Les Astres FC De Douala Team Logo

Les Astres FC De Douala

1354%31%15%8%0%0%0%3
9
Stade Renard Team Logo

Stade Renard

1275%50%42%25%8%8%8%4.5
10
Young Sport Academy Team Logo

Young Sport Academy

1242%25%17%8%8%8%0%3.13
11
Fovu Club Team Logo

Fovu Club

1155%45%27%9%0%0%0%4
12
PWD Team Logo

PWD

1155%55%55%27%27%18%9%5.57
13
APEJES Academy Team Logo

APEJES Academy

1267%50%42%25%17%17%0%4.78
14
Tonnerre Team Logo

Tonnerre

1217%8%0%0%0%0%0%2
15
Panthère Team Logo

Panthère

1362%46%38%31%31%15%8%4.25
16
Colombe Team Logo

Colombe

1267%67%58%33%17%17%8%6.13
17
Avion Academy Team Logo

Avion Academy

1050%40%20%20%0%0%0%3.57
18
Dragon de Yaoundé Team Logo

Dragon de Yaoundé

1136%27%9%0%0%0%0%2.71
19
Feutcheu Team Logo

Feutcheu

1250%42%25%17%17%17%8%4.5
20
Fortuna Mfou Team Logo

Fortuna Mfou

1242%17%17%17%8%8%8%3.56
21
Bamboutos Team Logo

Bamboutos

1173%64%64%55%36%18%0%5.56
22
New Star Team Logo

New Star

1233%25%17%8%8%8%8%3.71
23
Yafoot Team Logo

Yafoot

1145%36%9%0%0%0%0%3.43
24
OFTA Team Logo

OFTA

1173%73%45%18%18%9%9%5.11
25
Fauve Azur Elite Team Logo

Fauve Azur Elite

1292%75%58%50%33%8%8%5.73
#TeamMPOver 2.5Over 3.5Over 4.5Over 5.5Over 6.5Over 7.5Over 8.5Average
1
Eding Sport Team Logo

Eding Sport

2442%25%13%8%0%0%0%3.2
2
Cotonsport Team Logo

Cotonsport

2438%17%13%8%4%0%0%2.82
3
UMS de Loum Team Logo

UMS de Loum

2255%41%27%14%14%5%0%3.88
4
Union Douala Team Logo

Union Douala

2450%38%25%17%17%8%8%3.84
5
Racing de Bafoussam Team Logo

Racing de Bafoussam

2467%63%38%29%21%17%13%5
6
Renaissance FC de Ngoumou Team Logo

Renaissance FC de Ngoumou

2259%45%41%27%18%18%18%5.13
7
Canon de Yaoundé Team Logo

Canon de Yaoundé

2642%31%19%12%4%0%0%3
8
Les Astres FC De Douala Team Logo

Les Astres FC De Douala

2665%46%35%19%12%4%4%4.33
9
Stade Renard Team Logo

Stade Renard

2467%50%50%50%21%17%4%5.37
10
Young Sport Academy Team Logo

Young Sport Academy

2463%46%33%17%8%4%4%4
11
Fovu Club Team Logo

Fovu Club

2232%14%9%5%5%0%0%2.5
12
PWD Team Logo

PWD

2245%32%14%9%5%5%0%3.33
13
APEJES Academy Team Logo

APEJES Academy

2454%38%29%13%8%4%0%3.58
14
Tonnerre Team Logo

Tonnerre

2454%42%42%29%13%8%0%4.87
15
Panthère Team Logo

Panthère

2568%64%48%20%20%12%8%4.9
16
Colombe Team Logo

Colombe

2454%50%29%17%8%4%0%3.95
17
Avion Academy Team Logo

Avion Academy

2255%55%36%36%27%23%18%5.87
18
Dragon de Yaoundé Team Logo

Dragon de Yaoundé

2264%55%32%18%14%5%5%5
19
Feutcheu Team Logo

Feutcheu

2458%50%38%21%8%8%8%4.65
20
Fortuna Mfou Team Logo

Fortuna Mfou

2458%42%42%29%13%13%8%4.89
21
Bamboutos Team Logo

Bamboutos

2245%32%23%14%5%5%0%3.73
22
New Star Team Logo

New Star

2255%50%41%27%23%9%0%5.14
23
Yafoot Team Logo

Yafoot

2361%52%39%26%17%9%4%4.44
24
OFTA Team Logo

OFTA

2259%59%45%36%27%23%5%6
25
Fauve Azur Elite Team Logo

Fauve Azur Elite

2467%46%33%8%8%4%0%3.64
#TeamMPOver 2.5Over 3.5Over 4.5Over 5.5Over 6.5Over 7.5Over 8.5Average
1
Eding Sport Team Logo

Eding Sport

1354%23%8%0%0%0%0%3.38
2
Cotonsport Team Logo

Cotonsport

1127%18%9%9%9%0%0%2.71
3
UMS de Loum Team Logo

UMS de Loum

1164%55%36%18%18%9%0%4.63
4
Union Douala Team Logo

Union Douala

1242%33%25%17%17%8%8%4.13
5
Racing de Bafoussam Team Logo

Racing de Bafoussam

1275%75%50%42%25%17%17%5.6
6
Renaissance FC de Ngoumou Team Logo

Renaissance FC de Ngoumou

1164%64%55%36%18%18%18%4.9
7
Canon de Yaoundé Team Logo

Canon de Yaoundé

1331%31%8%0%0%0%0%2.6
8
Les Astres FC De Douala Team Logo

Les Astres FC De Douala

1354%38%23%8%8%8%8%4
9
Stade Renard Team Logo

Stade Renard

1258%42%42%42%25%17%0%4.78
10
Young Sport Academy Team Logo

Young Sport Academy

1283%67%50%25%8%0%0%4.45
11
Fovu Club Team Logo

Fovu Club

1127%18%18%9%9%0%0%2.86
12
PWD Team Logo

PWD

1164%45%9%0%0%0%0%3.38
13
APEJES Academy Team Logo

APEJES Academy

1250%33%17%8%8%8%0%3.2
14
Tonnerre Team Logo

Tonnerre

1250%33%33%25%8%0%0%4.29
15
Panthère Team Logo

Panthère

1267%58%42%25%25%17%8%5.11
16
Colombe Team Logo

Colombe

1267%67%33%17%17%8%0%4.09
17
Avion Academy Team Logo

Avion Academy

1258%58%33%33%25%17%17%5.88
18
Dragon de Yaoundé Team Logo

Dragon de Yaoundé

1164%55%27%9%9%0%0%4.57
19
Feutcheu Team Logo

Feutcheu

1267%50%42%33%17%17%17%5.22
20
Fortuna Mfou Team Logo

Fortuna Mfou

1258%33%33%33%8%8%0%4.22
21
Bamboutos Team Logo

Bamboutos

1136%36%27%9%0%0%0%4
22
New Star Team Logo

New Star

1060%60%60%40%30%20%0%5.86
23
Yafoot Team Logo

Yafoot

1267%50%42%25%8%0%0%3.73
24
OFTA Team Logo

OFTA

1145%45%36%36%27%27%9%7
25
Fauve Azur Elite Team Logo

Fauve Azur Elite

1267%33%33%8%8%0%0%3.36
#TeamMPOver 2.5Over 3.5Over 4.5Over 5.5Over 6.5Over 7.5Over 8.5Average
1
Eding Sport Team Logo

Eding Sport

1127%27%18%18%0%0%0%3
2
Cotonsport Team Logo

Cotonsport

1346%15%15%8%0%0%0%2.9
3
UMS de Loum Team Logo

UMS de Loum

1145%27%18%9%9%0%0%3.13
4
Union Douala Team Logo

Union Douala

1258%42%25%17%17%8%8%3.64
5
Racing de Bafoussam Team Logo

Racing de Bafoussam

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6
Renaissance FC de Ngoumou Team Logo

Renaissance FC de Ngoumou

1155%27%27%18%18%18%18%5.5
7
Canon de Yaoundé Team Logo

Canon de Yaoundé

1354%31%31%23%8%0%0%3.36
8
Les Astres FC De Douala Team Logo

Les Astres FC De Douala

1377%54%46%31%15%0%0%4.64
9
Stade Renard Team Logo

Stade Renard

1275%58%58%58%17%17%8%5.9
10
Young Sport Academy Team Logo

Young Sport Academy

1242%25%17%8%8%8%8%3.38
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Fovu Club Team Logo

Fovu Club

1136%9%0%0%0%0%0%2.14
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PWD Team Logo

PWD

1127%18%18%18%9%9%0%3.29
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APEJES Academy Team Logo

APEJES Academy

1258%42%42%17%8%0%0%4
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Tonnerre Team Logo

Tonnerre

1258%50%50%33%17%17%0%5.38
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Panthère Team Logo

Panthère

1369%69%54%15%15%8%8%4.75
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Colombe Team Logo

Colombe

1242%33%25%17%0%0%0%3.75
17
Avion Academy Team Logo

Avion Academy

1050%50%40%40%30%30%20%5.86
18
Dragon de Yaoundé Team Logo

Dragon de Yaoundé

1164%55%36%27%18%9%9%5.43
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Feutcheu Team Logo

Feutcheu

1250%50%33%8%0%0%0%4
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Fortuna Mfou Team Logo

Fortuna Mfou

1258%50%50%25%17%17%17%5.56
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Bamboutos Team Logo

Bamboutos

1155%27%18%18%9%9%0%3.56
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New Star Team Logo

New Star

1250%42%25%17%17%0%0%4.43
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Yafoot Team Logo

Yafoot

1155%55%36%27%27%18%9%5.57
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OFTA Team Logo

OFTA

1173%73%55%36%27%18%0%5.44
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Fauve Azur Elite Team Logo

Fauve Azur Elite

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The average number of corners for Fortuna Mfou vs Tonnerre can greatly help your analysis of the match, as it can point to the attacking tendencies of both teams over the course of the campaign.

Matches involving Fortuna Mfou have averaged 8.67 corners per match during this Elite One campaign. They have taken 3.78 corners per match, while they concede an average of 4.89 to their opponents.

As for their upcoming opponent, Tonnerre, their corner stats are the following:

  • Average number of corners in matches involving Tonnerre: 7.4
  • Average number of corners in favour: 2.53
  • Average number of corners conceded: 4.87

Corners can be a valuable statistic to look into when looking at a particular match like Fortuna Mfou vs Tonnerre. Examining the average number of corners helps measure the offensive intent of both teams since being on the opposition half of the pitch increases the chances of winning more corners.

Corners conceded stats can also shed more light on a team’s defence and how they can capably prevent their opponents from having the ball in dangerous areas on the pitch.