There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Super League table so far. Here's the Azam Tigers - Karonga United latest:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Azam Tigers form and stats
Azam Tigers have secured 5 points from their first three home games. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Azam Tigers.The points were shared in Azam Tigers's previous game, also at home. Visiting Chitipa United travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. Before that, Azam Tigers played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Masters Security.
Azam Tigers have scored 2 goals here in 3 matches, not a lot. Azam Tigers have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Karonga United form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on the Karonga United manager, as the last three away games were defeats.It might be tough going out on the road again for Karonga United, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Dwangwa United. Prior to that match, the Karonga United manager faced defeat when travelling to Kamuzu Barracks and losing 0-2.
Karonga United has another fixture away, a Super League game, against Big Bullets in just one days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Karonga United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 4 games. For Karonga United, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Azam Tigers 0 wins, 1 draw and Karonga United 1 victory. As for goals, 0 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 games had two or less.Azam Tigers missing players
Karonga United missing players
| Azam Tigers | Karonga United | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | Played | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Scored | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 70% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 42% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Failed To Score | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 3.6 | 2 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 6 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 5.1 | 8 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 2 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| 1.6 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- All of Karonga United's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Azam Tigers have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Azam Tigers have not yet lost a game at home.
- Azam Tigers have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Karonga United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Karonga United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Karonga United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 11-05-19 | | Mlatho Mponela | 2 - 0 | Azam Tigers |
| 12-05-19 | | TN Stars | 2 - 0 | Azam Tigers |
| 18-05-19 | | Azam Tigers | 1 - 0 | EPAC United |
| 08-06-19 | | Mzuni | 0 - 2 | Azam Tigers |
| 09-06-19 | | Moyale Barracks | 2 - 1 | Azam Tigers |
| 22-06-19 | | Silver Strikers | 1 - 1 | Azam Tigers |
| 23-06-19 | | Masters Security | 0 - 0 | Azam Tigers |
| 30-06-19 | | Azam Tigers | 1 - 1 | Chitipa United |
| 20-07-19 | | Azam Tigers | 12:30 | Karonga United |
| 04-08-19 | | Azam Tigers | 12:30 | Be Forward Wanderers |
| 12-05-19 | | Karonga United | 4 - 1 | Ntopwa |
| 14-05-19 | | Karonga United | 0 - 1 | Chitipa United |
| 18-05-19 | | Karonga United | 0 - 1 | Be Forward Wanderers |
| 09-06-19 | | Karonga United | 2 - 1 | Masters Security |
| 22-06-19 | | Karonga United | 1 - 0 | Blue eagles Malawi |
| 06-07-19 | | Kamuzu Barracks | 2 - 0 | Karonga United |
| 07-07-19 | | Dwangwa United | 2 - 1 | Karonga United |
| 20-07-19 | | Azam Tigers | 12:30 | Karonga United |
| 21-07-19 | | Big Bullets | 12:30 | Karonga United |
| 28-07-19 | | Mzuni | 12:30 | Karonga United |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Be Forward Wanderers | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 26 |
| 2 | Kamuzu Barracks | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | TN Stars | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 4 | Blue eagles Malawi | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Big Bullets | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 19 |
| 6 | Silver Strikers | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | EPAC United | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | Azam Tigers | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 9 | Karonga United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Moyale Barracks | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Masters Security | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
| 12 | Ntopwa | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | Chitipa United | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -10 | 8 |
| 14 | Mlatho Mponela | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -12 | 8 |
| 15 | Dwangwa United | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -13 | 8 |
| 16 | Mzuni | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 6 |