Premier League fixture prognosis and match guide for the BDF XI vs BR Highlanders battle

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Competition: Botswana Premier League
Competition: Wed 12.January
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Otse Stadium (2000 seats)

BDF XI are considered as favourites to win this home game versus BR Highlanders, if the league table is to be trusted. Or could we be looking at a possible?

Insights:
  • BDF XI have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • BR Highlanders have the fewest scored goals (6) in Premier 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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BDF XI form and stats

BDF XI's results here at Otse Stadium in the Premier League have been very modest with 2 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats. With BDF having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager .

Happy days for BDF XI in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Mogoditshane Fighters (placed 14th) that ended with a 3-2 victory.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Sua Flamingoes and winning 2-1.

BDF aren't scoring a lot here at Otse Stadium in the league, with only 5 goals from 6 games. BDF have conceded 8 in these home matches.

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BR Highlanders form and stats

There's been little loot from BR Highlanders's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 7 away games in the Premier League. BR Highlanders only have 0 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Highlanders, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Morupule Wanderers game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Home advantage was not enough for BR Highlanders in their previous game, as they lost their Premier League-match, hosting Orapa United, 0-2.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Police XI.

The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Highlanders are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 5 goals in these matches. BR Highlanders has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Stats for the last three meetings involving these two participants are: two wins for BDF, zero draws and one win for BR Highlanders. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.

BDF XI missing players

BR Highlanders missing players

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Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 6 1 Played P 2 7 11
8 2 1 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 2 2
4 4 0 Lost L 2 5 9
18 5 1 Scored S 0 5 6
14 8 0 Conceded C 8 18 28
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 91%
54% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 71% 64%
15% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 29% 36%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 29% 18%
54% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 57% 45%
31% 17% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
15% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 43% 55%
 
5.3 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 9 9
2.3 1 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 4
0.3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16 13 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 18 18
5.7 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 10 10
24% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 10% 10%
 
15 14 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 15 15
5.7 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 8 8
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • All of BR Highlanders's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • BDF XI have scored more than double the goals of BR Highlanders.
  • BDF XI have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • BDF XI have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • BDF XI haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • BR Highlanders have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • BR Highlanders have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • BR Highlanders have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • BR Highlanders have the fewest scored goals (6) in Premier League
  • BR Highlanders have the most conceded goals (28) in Premier League
  • BR Highlanders have the the worst goal difference (-22) in Premier League
  • BR Highlanders have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • BR Highlanders have yet to win a game.
  • BR Highlanders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gaborone United 10 9 0 1 23 3 6 6 0 0 15 0 4 3 0 1 8 3 20 27
2 BDF XI 13 8 1 4 18 14 6 2 0 4 5 8 7 6 1 0 13 6 4 25
3 Orapa United 9 7 1 1 21 6 3 1 1 1 6 3 6 6 0 0 15 3 15 22
4 Township Rollers 11 6 3 2 15 7 5 3 1 1 9 4 6 3 2 1 6 3 8 21
5 Sua Flamingoes 11 5 3 3 17 9 6 2 2 2 9 7 5 3 1 1 8 2 8 18
6 Police XI 9 5 3 1 14 7 6 3 2 1 9 4 3 2 1 0 5 3 7 18
7 Morupule Wanderers 10 5 1 4 10 10 6 3 1 2 6 5 4 2 0 2 4 5 0 16
8 Galaxy 9 4 1 4 12 8 7 4 1 2 12 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 4 13
9 Masitaoka 8 3 3 2 9 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 3 2 2 8 4 4 12
10 Security Systems 8 3 3 2 12 9 2 0 1 1 2 4 6 3 2 1 10 5 3 12
11 Extension Gunners 10 4 0 6 9 18 7 3 0 4 7 14 3 1 0 2 2 4 -9 12
12 Gilport Lions 10 2 3 5 12 12 6 0 3 3 4 7 4 2 0 2 8 5 0 9
13 Notwane 11 2 0 9 7 22 5 1 0 4 4 14 6 1 0 5 3 8 -15 6
14 Mogoditshane Fighters 9 1 2 6 8 17 6 1 1 4 5 12 3 0 1 2 3 5 -9 5
15 Prisons XI 9 1 2 6 8 26 3 1 0 2 2 5 6 0 2 4 6 21 -18 5
16 BR Highlanders 11 0 2 9 6 28 4 0 0 4 1 10 7 0 2 5 5 18 -22 2