With their 8 point advantage in the league table, Karonga United fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Dwangwa United.
Karonga United and Dwangwa United 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
Overall Super League stats at home this season for Karonga United are 6-2-6 (wins-draw-losses).
The fans are hoping that Karonga United will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Super League game against Ntopwa (placed 11th). Prior to that, an away loss at Be Forward Wanderers.
Karonga United has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Karonga United are not conceding a lot of goals here at Karonga Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 14 matches.
Dwangwa United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dwangwa United so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-10 (win-draw-lose).
Dwangwa United play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Kamuzu Barracks (placed 6th). A loss against Be Forward Wanderers was the result prior to that, in a home game.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Dwangwa United's away games in the league this season with only 6 goals from 12 matches. The Dwangwa United manager has some worries about the defense as 27 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Dwangwa United - Karonga United 2-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 1 - 0 - 2 (Karonga United wins - draws - Dwangwa United wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 had two or less.Karonga United missing players
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| Karonga United | Dwangwa United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 34 | 16 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 30 |
| 40 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 28 | 48 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 43% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 85% | 86% |
| 46% | 29% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 54% | 57% |
| 32% | 21% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 31% | 21% |
| 18% | 14% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 11% |
| 50% | 36% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 46% | 61% |
| 21% | 29% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 32% | 36% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 54% | 29% |
| 3.9 | 3 | 0.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 1.2 | 0.4 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 142 | 42 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 46 | 118 | 170 |
| 67 | 17 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 38 | 66 |
| 28% | 24% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 21% | 29% |
- Dwangwa United has the fewest clean sheets (1)
- Dwangwa United has the fewest matches under the total-line (6)
- Dwangwa United has the fewest scored goals (6) away
- Dwangwa United has the the worst goal difference (-21) away
- Dwangwa United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Dwangwa United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Dwangwa United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Karonga United have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Karonga United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 45 | 61 |
| 2 | Be Forward Wanderers | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 35 | 60 |
| 3 | Silver Strikers | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 53 |
| 4 | Blue eagles Malawi | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 50 |
| 5 | EPAC United | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 44 |
| 6 | Kamuzu Barracks | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 42 |
| 7 | TN Stars | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -6 | 41 |
| 8 | Moyale Barracks | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 39 |
| 9 | Azam Tigers | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 | Karonga United | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 27 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | Ntopwa | 29 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 38 | 48 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 29 | -10 | 32 |
| 12 | Chitipa United | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -16 | 31 |
| 13 | Mzuni | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -11 | 29 |
| 14 | Dwangwa United | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 27 | -20 | 26 |
| 15 | Mlatho Mponela | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 26 | -17 | 23 |
| 16 | Masters Security | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 28 | -24 | 20 |