Season ticket holders at Chitowe Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Dwangwa United languishing in the 14th position so far. The guesting Karonga United will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
It's no vacation for neither Dwangwa United nor Karonga United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Dwangwa United form and stats
Dwangwa United have played 7 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).Dwangwa United's last game was hosting Karonga United and winning 2-1. Preceding that match was a defeat to Kamuzu Barracks (1-2).
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Dwangwa United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found one match with the results: Won 1 Drawn 0 Lost 0.
The Dwangwa United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. Dwangwa United have conceded 11 from these games.
Karonga United form and stats
Playing away, Karonga United have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats so far this season. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on the Karonga United manager, as the last three away games were defeats.Karonga United play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Dwangwa United. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Kamuzu Barracks wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found one similar match played by Karonga United in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Karonga United, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Karonga United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 4 games. The Karonga United manager has some worries about the defense as 8 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Dwangwa United - Karonga United 2-1 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Dwangwa United won 2 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Karonga United has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 1Dwangwa United missing players
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| Dwangwa United | Karonga United | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Played | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 10 | 1 | Scored | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 70% |
| 64% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 60% |
| 18% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 30% |
| 18% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 55% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 9% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 36% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 2.8 | 1 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 5 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 4 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 11 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| 1.3 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 3 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- All of Karonga United's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Dwangwa United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Dwangwa United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Dwangwa United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dwangwa United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Karonga United have scored away.
- Dwangwa United have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Dwangwa United have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Dwangwa United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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.
| 28-04-19 | | TN Stars | 1 - 0 | Dwangwa United |
| 05-05-19 | | Dwangwa United | 3 - 3 | Masters Security |
| 14-05-19 | | Dwangwa United | 1 - 2 | Moyale Barracks |
| 19-05-19 | | Dwangwa United | 1 - 1 | Mlatho Mponela |
| 08-06-19 | | Be Forward Wanderers | 5 - 0 | Dwangwa United |
| 09-06-19 | | Ntopwa | 3 - 0 | Dwangwa United |
| 22-06-19 | | Dwangwa United | 1 - 2 | Kamuzu Barracks |
| 07-07-19 | | Dwangwa United | 2 - 1 | Karonga United |
| 21-07-19 | | Mzuni | 12:30 | Dwangwa United |
| 17-08-19 | | Blue eagles Malawi | 12:30 | Dwangwa United |
| 20-04-19 | | Mlatho Mponela | 1 - 3 | Karonga United |
| 21-04-19 | | EPAC United | 3 - 0 | Karonga United |
| 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 |
| 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 | Kamuzu Barracks | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 | TN Stars | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 3 | Big Bullets | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 18 |
| 4 | Be Forward Wanderers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 17 |
| 5 | Blue eagles Malawi | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Azam Tigers | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Ntopwa | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Silver Strikers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Karonga United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | EPAC United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Masters Security | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | Moyale Barracks | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 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 | Dwangwa United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | -12 | 8 |
| 15 | Mlatho Mponela | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -12 | 8 |
| 16 | Mzuni | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 6 |