Betting preview: Hwange vs Herentals - predictions and statistics

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Competition: Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
Competition: Wed 18.Oct
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Colliery Stadium (15000 seats)

Hwange will want to use their home advantage to help in closing the gap to today’s opposition. The home team are currently 8 points behind Herentals.

Insights:
  • Hwange have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Herentals have won significantly less corners away then at home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hwange and Herentals.

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Hwange form and stats

5 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Hwange have to build on here at Colliery Stadium in the Premier Soccer League.

Stress levels are on the rise for Hwange's attacking players as they have now played 237 minutes without scoring in a league game.

No payout for Hwange in their previous match, an away game at Triangle United that ended in defeat 0-2.

Before that game, the home loss against CAPS United with the scoreline 0-1.

It should be considered that a look at the 10 latest league fixtures reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

Hwange have scored {11 league goals} here from 13 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Hwange are not conceding a lot of goals here at Colliery Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 13 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Herentals form and stats

The visitors are W3-D5-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Premier Soccer League.

Herentals have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 246 minutes since they last conceded in Premier Soccer League.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 4-0 against Yadah in their previous game. As mentioned above, Herentals was the only team on the pitch versus Yadah in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Dynamos.

The attacking power of Herentals when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The participants have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Herentals - Hwange 1-2 logged in the official records. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Hwange victory, one draw and one Herentals win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.

Hwange missing players

Herentals missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hwange Herentals
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 3 13 27
9 5 1 Won W 0 3 11
7 4 1 Drew D 1 5 9
11 4 2 Lost L 2 5 7
21 11 1 Scored S 2 11 32
23 9 2 Conceded C 4 13 25
81% 77% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 89%
48% 38% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 54% 63%
30% 31% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 23% 41%
4% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 11%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
30% 23% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 38% 52%
37% 46% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 30%
52% 54% 75% Failed to Score F T 33% 46% 30%
 
1.3 1.2 0.2 Corners for (avg) C F 1.3 1 1.2
1.7 1.4 1 Corners against (avg) C A 1.3 0.8 1
0.9 0.9 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 0.3 0.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
2 1.2 0.2 Shots (avg) S ( 3.3 2.1 2
0.6 0.4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.3 0.5 0.7
131% 220% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 200% 157% 168%
 
3 1.7 2.8 Shots against (avg) S A 2 1.8 2.4
0.7 0.2 0.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0.7 0.7 0.7
Key stats in Premier Soccer League this season:
  • Herentals have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Hwange have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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

Table
  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

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