Football match preview: Ekwendeni Hammers vs Big Bullets

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Competition: Malawi Super League
Competition: Wed 03.August
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Mzuzu Stadium (10000 seats)

The guesting Big Bullets team are probably front runners at Ekwendeni Hammers, as the guests enjoy a 31 point supremacy from their 17 league fixtures this season.

Insights:
  • Ekwendeni Hammers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Big Bullets have the most scored goals (33) in Super League

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 Ekwendeni Hammers and Big Bullets.

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Ekwendeni Hammers form and stats

2-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for Ekwendeni Hammers so far this season. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in eleven attempts.

Ekwendeni Hammers lost their last game at MAFCO (placed 4th) after a 1-5 scoreline. As you see from the result above, Ekwendeni suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Rumphi United that finished 0-0.

Ekwendeni Hammers have scored 7 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. Ekwendeni are not conceding a lot of goals here at Mzuzu Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches. When Ekwendeni Hammers hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Sable Farming, Rumphi United, Azam Tigers, Red Lions and TN Stars), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Big Bullets form and stats

Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Big Bullets so far, with 7-2-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Super League statistics. Big Bullets has been amazing away for a time now, winning six in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Karonga United.

Bullets play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Rumphi United (placed 16th).

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Kamuzu Barracks.

Big Bullets find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Big Bullets's manager Pasuwa has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 3 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The last head-to-head match ended Big Bullets - Ekwendeni 3-1, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Ekwendeni Hammers zero wins, zero draws and Big Bullets three victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Ekwendeni Hammers missing players

Big Bullets missing players

Ekwendeni Hammers Big Bullets
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 3 9 17
2 2 0 Won W 3 7 14
8 4 1 Drew D 0 2 3
7 2 1 Lost L 0 0 0
14 7 3 Scored S 7 13 33
22 6 4 Conceded C 1 3 8
76% 62% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 94%
59% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 56% 65%
35% 38% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 22% 41%
24% 12% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 11% 29%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
53% 38% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 47%
29% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 67% 53%
41% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 6%
 
4.2 4 3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.6 4.9
5.2 5.2 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 4 2.9
1.4 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.2 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 9.6 9 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 9 10.6
1.2 0.8 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.4 5
67% 100% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 54% 44% 40%
 
8.4 6.4 5 Shots against (avg) S A 6.3 7.1 6.3
2.2 1 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.3 1.8 1.8
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Big Bullets have not yet lost a game.
  • Big Bullets have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Big Bullets have scored more than double the goals of Ekwendeni Hammers.
  • Big Bullets have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Super League
  • Big Bullets have the most clean sheets (10) in Super League
  • Big Bullets have the most clean sheets (6) away in Super League
  • Big Bullets have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Super League
  • Big Bullets have the most points (23) away in Super League
  • Big Bullets have the most scored goals (33) in Super League
  • Big Bullets have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Super League
  • Big Bullets have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Super League
  • Big Bullets have the the best goal difference (+25) in Super League
  • Big Bullets is in the best form (6-0-0) in Super League
  • Ekwendeni Hammers 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 Big Bullets 17 14 3 0 33 8 8 7 1 0 20 5 9 7 2 0 13 3 25 45
2 Blue eagles Malawi 17 10 6 1 20 6 9 5 4 0 10 2 8 5 2 1 10 4 14 36
3 Be Forward Wanderers 17 9 5 3 26 12 8 5 2 1 14 6 9 4 3 2 12 6 14 32
4 MAFCO 17 8 4 5 29 16 10 5 2 3 19 9 7 3 2 2 10 7 13 28
5 Kamuzu Barracks 16 7 6 3 18 13 6 3 2 1 6 4 10 4 4 2 12 9 5 27
6 Silver Strikers 16 7 5 4 22 14 9 4 4 1 14 7 7 3 1 3 8 7 8 26
7 Dedza Dynamos 16 7 4 5 19 18 8 4 2 2 11 9 8 3 2 3 8 9 1 25
8 Moyale Barracks 17 6 2 9 22 20 8 3 0 5 9 9 9 3 2 4 13 11 2 20
9 CIVO United 16 4 8 4 14 12 7 2 4 1 7 4 9 2 4 3 7 8 2 20
10 Karonga United 16 5 5 6 11 17 9 4 2 3 7 8 7 1 3 3 4 9 -6 20
11 Red Lions 16 4 5 7 12 19 7 2 3 2 5 8 9 2 2 5 7 11 -7 17
12 Azam Tigers 17 4 4 9 9 25 7 3 1 3 6 7 10 1 3 6 3 18 -16 16
13 Ekwendeni Hammers 17 2 8 7 14 22 8 2 4 2 7 6 9 0 4 5 7 16 -8 14
14 TN Stars 16 3 3 10 14 30 8 1 2 5 7 14 8 2 1 5 7 16 -16 12
15 Sable Farming 16 2 5 9 13 23 9 2 3 4 9 11 7 0 2 5 4 12 -10 11
16 Rumphi United 17 3 1 13 10 31 11 3 1 7 8 18 6 0 0 6 2 13 -21 10