Home advantage could prove decisive in Chicken Inn - Kariba battle

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Competition: Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
Competition: Wed 18.Oct
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Luveve Stadium (8000 seats)

Chicken Inn are set for a new challenge after their 0-1 against Ngezi Platinum last time. Kariba are coming to visit!

Insights:
  • Chicken Inn have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Kariba have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier Soccer League

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Chicken Inn form and stats

5 victories, 6 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Chicken Inn have to build on here at Luveve Stadium in the Premier Soccer League. So many draws at home for Chicken, an amazing four in a row now.

No payout for Chicken Inn in their previous match, an away game at Ngezi Platinum that ended in defeat 0-1. Up until that beating this club had gone eight consecutive league meetings without a defeat.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Manica.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Chicken Inn have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 6 and lost 3.

Sports bettors who like looking for low-scoring matches might like to know that this team have played 7 league fixtures in a row with two or less goals (under 2.5).

Chicken have scored {11 league goals} here from 13 matches, not a lot. Chicken Inn are not conceding a lot of goals here at Luveve Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 13 matches.

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Kariba form and stats

There's been little loot from Kariba's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 13 away games in the Premier Soccer League. Kariba only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 3 draws. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Kariba are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Kariba go into this game after a win, the home game against Platinum that ended 2-1.

Prior to that match, the Kariba manager faced defeat when travelling to Black Rhinos and losing 3-4.

Kariba are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of 5 matches.

Look out: 9 of the latest 11 league games featuring this team have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kariba as they have only managed to score 8 times from 13 away games in the league. Kariba's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 22 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Chicken Inn and Kariba have met already this season: Kariba - Chicken Inn 0-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Chicken Inn five wins, three draws and Kariba two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Chicken Inn missing players

Kariba missing players

Chicken Inn Kariba
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 4 13 27
9 5 2 Won W 1 1 9
13 6 1 Drew D 1 3 6
5 2 0 Lost L 2 9 12
26 11 3 Scored S 3 8 20
20 8 1 Conceded C 4 22 34
81% 77% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 77% 78%
63% 54% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 54% 48%
19% 15% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 46% 44%
7% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 11%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 7%
41% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 30%
41% 46% 67% Clean Sheets C S 25% 23% 41%
37% 38% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 62% 52%
 
2.3 4.2 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0.5 0.7
1.8 3.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 1.2 0.9
0.7 0.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.1 0.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
5.9 9.8 7.3 Shots (avg) S ( 0 1.4 1.7
2 3.2 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0.6 0.7
48% 27% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 111%
 
4.5 7.5 7 Shots against (avg) S A 0 2.6 2.2
1 1.8 1.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0.9 0.7
Key stats in Premier Soccer League this season:
  • Chicken Inn have created more than twice as many corners as Kariba.
  • Chicken Inn have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Kariba have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Kariba have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Kariba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Kariba have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier Soccer League
  • Kariba have the fewest points (6) away in Premier Soccer League
  • Kariba have the the worst goal difference (-14) away in Premier Soccer League
  • Kariba have won significantly less corners away then 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 Ngezi Platinum 27 16 6 5 36 16 14 10 2 2 24 8 13 6 4 3 12 8 20 54
2 Platinum 27 13 7 7 30 22 13 8 2 3 18 10 14 5 5 4 12 12 8 46
3 Highlanders 27 12 10 5 19 16 14 7 6 1 11 5 13 5 4 4 8 11 3 46
4 Dynamos 26 11 10 5 30 11 13 5 6 2 18 5 13 6 4 3 12 6 19 43
5 Manica 26 12 7 7 33 18 13 8 2 3 19 6 13 4 5 4 14 12 15 43
6 Herentals 27 11 9 7 32 25 14 8 4 2 21 12 13 3 5 5 11 13 7 42
7 Chicken Inn 27 9 13 5 26 20 13 5 6 2 11 8 14 4 7 3 15 12 6 40
8 Simba Bhora 27 8 11 8 23 18 13 3 5 5 11 10 14 5 6 3 12 8 5 35
9 Hwange 27 9 7 11 21 23 13 5 4 4 11 9 14 4 3 7 10 14 -2 34
10 CAPS United 27 8 9 10 23 22 14 4 6 4 12 11 13 4 3 6 11 11 1 33
11 Green Fuel 27 9 6 12 19 27 13 6 3 4 12 11 14 3 3 8 7 16 -8 33
12 Kariba 27 9 6 12 20 34 14 8 3 3 12 12 13 1 3 9 8 22 -14 33
13 Bulawayo Chiefs 27 8 8 11 30 32 14 4 6 4 14 15 13 4 2 7 16 17 -2 32
14 Sheasham 27 6 12 9 14 25 13 3 8 2 7 9 14 3 4 7 7 16 -11 30
15 Yadah 27 9 3 15 23 39 13 5 0 8 11 15 14 4 3 7 12 24 -16 30
16 Triangle United 27 5 14 8 19 28 14 5 5 4 11 13 13 0 9 4 8 15 -9 29
17 Black Rhinos 27 5 9 13 19 30 14 3 6 5 13 15 13 2 3 8 6 15 -11 24
18 Cranborne Bullets 27 5 7 15 12 23 13 3 3 7 7 12 14 2 4 8 5 11 -11 22