Game week two of the Super League season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Karonga United - Big Bullets preview:
Karonga United and Big Bullets should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Karonga United form and stats
A Super League draw at home so far for Karonga United. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats from 15 matches.
The spoils were shared in Karonga's previous game, also at home. Visiting Chitipa United (placed 6th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Dwangwa United.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Karonga United at home in the league. 1 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Last season, Karonga United's league statistics were 10 wins, 7 draws and 13 losses, resulting in a 10th position in the Super League. Over these 30 matches they scored 36 goals and conceded 45. Playing at home last season Karonga United managed 7-2-6 (win-draw-lost) with 18 goals and 13 conceded.
Big Bullets form and stats
There were no winners in Big Bullets's previous match, a Super League home game that ended 0-0 vs Blue eagles Malawi (placed 12th). Before that, Bullets secured a home win against TN Stars with the score 2-0.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Big Bullets manager as the team has another away game coming up in only one day, this time against Chitipa United.
Let's have a look at how Big Bullets performed last season in the Super League: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 21 victories, 7 draws and 2 defeats. In total they scored 62 and conceded 13 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 4 and lost 2 with 21/5 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Karonga, one draw and three wins for Big Bullets. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Karonga United missing players
Big Bullets missing players
| Karonga United | Big Bullets | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Karonga United | Last season | Big Bullets | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 9 | 21 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 36 | 18 | Scored | S | 21 | 62 | ||
| 45 | 13 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 83% | ||
| 67% | 47% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 63% | ||
| 47% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | ||
| 33% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 33% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 17% | ||
| 47% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 30% | ||
| 23% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 73% | 67% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.5 | 4.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 12.1 | ||
| 3.5 | 1.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 5.3 | ||
| 31% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ntopwa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Azam Tigers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | CIVO United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Kamuzu Barracks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Be Forward Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Chitipa United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Karonga United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MAFCO | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Mzuni | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Red Lions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Big Bullets | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Blue eagles Malawi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Silver Strikers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | TN Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Ekwendeni Hammers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Moyale Barracks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Big Bullets | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 49 | 70 |
| 2 | Be Forward Wanderers | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 40 | 69 |
| 3 | Blue eagles Malawi | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 53 |
| 4 | Silver Strikers | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 53 |
| 5 | EPAC United | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 44 |
| 6 | Moyale Barracks | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 42 |
| 7 | Kamuzu Barracks | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 42 |
| 8 | TN Stars | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -9 | 41 |
| 9 | Azam Tigers | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 38 |
| 10 | Karonga United | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 32 | -9 | 37 |
| 11 | Ntopwa | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 41 | 48 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 29 | -7 | 35 |
| 12 | Mzuni | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -10 | 32 |
| 13 | Chitipa United | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -16 | 32 |
| 14 | Dwangwa United | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 32 | -21 | 30 |
| 15 | Mlatho Mponela | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 26 | -20 | 23 |
| 16 | Masters Security | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 34 | -30 | 20 |