Karonga United pay a visit to Ekwendeni Hammers and Mzuzu Stadium brimming with optimism, but the host team is no pushover. More news on the fixture here!
- Ekwendeni Hammers have the most points from losing position (5) in Super League
- Karonga United have the most clean sheets (11) in Super League
Ekwendeni Hammers and Karonga United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Ekwendeni are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Karonga United are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Ekwendeni Hammers form and stats
Ekwendeni Hammers have collected 21 points from their Super League home games so far after 6-3-4. Ekwendeni have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The spoils were shared in Ekwendeni Hammers's previous game, also at home. Visiting Moyale Barracks (placed 5th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Before that, Ekwendeni drew at home versus Chitipa United.Ekwendeni are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 13 games. Ekwendeni's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Karonga United form and stats
5-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Karonga United, who have the most clean sheets (11) in Super League, in their Super League matches away.
The Karonga goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 299 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 4-0 against Kamuzu Barracks in their previous game. As mentioned above, Karonga was the only team on the pitch versus Kamuzu Barracks in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Prior to that result Karonga won their away game at Mzuni. The scoreline was 1-0.The attacking power of Karonga United when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Karonga United as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The previous head-to-head meeting ended Karonga United - Ekwendeni Hammers 1-3, played this season.Ekwendeni Hammers missing players
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| Ekwendeni Hammers | Karonga United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 31 |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 22 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 85% | 88% |
| 60% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 38% | 58% |
| 40% | 38% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 15% | 27% |
| 20% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 23% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 40% | 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 23% | 31% |
| 32% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 54% | 54% |
| 40% | 23% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 27% |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 2.9 | 3.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.4 | 4.1 |
| 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.8 | 6.6 | 4.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7 | 6.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 45% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 35% | 46% |
- Ekwendeni Hammers have the most points from losing position (5) in Super League
- Ekwendeni Hammers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Karonga United have the most clean sheets (11) in Super League
| 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 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 30 | 55 |
| 2 | Silver Strikers | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 33 | 52 |
| 3 | Karonga United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | Be Forward Wanderers | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 42 |
| 5 | Moyale Barracks | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -3 | 41 |
| 6 | CIVO United | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 38 |
| 7 | TN Stars | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -11 | 38 |
| 8 | MAFCO | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 37 |
| 9 | Ekwendeni Hammers | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 36 |
| 10 | Kamuzu Barracks | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -2 | 35 |
| 11 | Red Lions | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 12 | -1 | 34 |
| 12 | Blue eagles Malawi | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 28 |
| 13 | Azam Tigers | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 28 |
| 14 | Chitipa United | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 25 | -20 | 26 |
| 15 | Ntopwa | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -20 | 21 |
| 16 | Mzuni | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 31 | -31 | 17 |