Blessing vs TP Mazembe: prediction and stats
Ligue 1Regular Season - 9Kick-off on December 27, 2026 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Stade Dominique Diur, Kolwezi
The Footlab AI model makes TP Mazembe the favourite at 56%, against 29% for a draw and 15% for Blessing. The most likely score is 0-1.
Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome in 54.6% of the 2,366 matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing. See the measured accuracy
Probabilities recomputed on Oct 14, 2026. The full match card is recomputed continuously until kick-off.
Who will win Blessing vs TP Mazembe?
TP Mazembe is a heavy favourite: 1,960 Elo points against 1,634, a 326-point gap.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Probable lineup for Blessing vs TP Mazembe
Computed by Footlab AI from our own data only: recent lineups, squads and known absences. It does not take the press or last-minute absences into account.
Blessing
Not enough data to predict the Blessing lineup.
TP Mazembe
4-3-3- 20B. Beenga
- 13Cheick Oumar Abdallah Fofana
- 27G. Mujaya
- 28Jean Louis Barthelemy Diouf
- 11M. Ngimbi
- 17B. Ngalamulume
- 5A. Zon
- 26A. Fabrice
- 38L. Ameka
- 37P. Mwamba
- 33A. Faty
Computed on October 14, 2026 at 03:59 PM (UTC).
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Blessing have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; TP Mazembe have 10, 3 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 | Saint Eloi Lupopo(away) | 0-2 | Ligue 1 |
| Apr 5, 2026 | CS Manika(away) | 1-2 | Ligue 1 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Saint-Luc(home) | 1-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Mar 22, 2026 | Tanganyika(home) | 1-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Simba(away) | 0-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | Medeama(home) | 3-1 | CAF Champions League |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Medeama(away) | 1-0 | CAF Champions League |
| Jun 20, 2026 | Céleste(home) | 2-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Don Bosco(away) | 3-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Jun 14, 2026 | Saint Eloi Lupopo(home) | 0-0 | Ligue 1 |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Blessing win, 0 draws, 5 TP Mazembe wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2026 | Blessing 1-0 TP Mazembe | Ligue 1 |
| Nov 23, 2025 | TP Mazembe 2-0 Blessing | Ligue 1 |
| Apr 8, 2025 | TP Mazembe 4-0 Blessing | Ligue 1 |
| Jan 26, 2025 | Blessing 1-3 TP Mazembe | Ligue 1 |
| Jan 13, 2024 | TP Mazembe 5-1 Blessing | Ligue 1 |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Blessing 1-3 TP Mazembe | Ligue 1 |
Last archived meeting: Blessing vs TP Mazembe on Feb 15, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Blessing score 1.5 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; TP Mazembe score 1.8 and concede 0.5. The model gives a 31% probability of over 2.5 goals and 34% for both teams to score.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing | 1.5 | 0.8 | 8 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
| TP Mazembe | 1.8 | 0.5 | 10 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Blessing sit 8th in Ligue 1 (40 points from 30 matches) and TP Mazembe sit 1st (73 points from 30 matches).
The current season has no played match yet: final standings of the 2025-26 season.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TP Mazembe | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 12 | 73 |
| 8 | Blessing | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 31 | 40 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the favourite for Blessing vs TP Mazembe?
- The Footlab AI model makes TP Mazembe the favourite at 56%, against 29% for a draw and 15% for Blessing.
- Where and when is Blessing vs TP Mazembe played?
- Blessing vs TP Mazembe is played on December 27, 2026 at 01:00 PM (UTC) at Stade Dominique Diur, in the Ligue 1.
- Will there be over 2.5 goals?
- The Footlab AI model gives a 31% probability of at least three goals in this match.
- How reliable is this prediction?
- Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome (home win, draw or away win) in 54.6% of the matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing, a level comparable with the bookmakers' favourite. The comparison with bookmakers and the breakdown by competition and Elo gap are published on the accuracy page.