Soccer betting preview: EPAC United welcomes Blue eagles Malawi in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Malawi Super League
Date: Sun 28.July
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: CIVO Stadium (25000 seats)

EPAC United will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 3 points behind Blue eagles Malawi.

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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EPAC United form and stats

EPAC United have played 7 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).

EPAC United's last game was hosting Blue eagles Malawi and winning 3-2. In the match before that, EPAC United hosted Chitipa United and drew the game 1-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with EPAC United perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with EPAC United as a small favourite), we find two games. EPAC United has won 1 of these, drawn 0 and lost 1.

The EPAC United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 matches. EPAC United are not conceding a lot of goals here at CIVO Stadium, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 7 matches.

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Blue eagles Malawi form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Blue eagles Malawi seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Two away games in a row for Blue eagles Malawi, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-3 versus EPAC United in the Super League. A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Mzuni.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Blue eagles Malawi in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Blue eagles Malawi, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

Blue eagles Malawi are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. Blue eagles Malawi have conceded 9 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

EPAC United and Blue eagles Malawi have met before this season: EPAC United - Blue eagles Malawi 3-2. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for EPAC United, 1 draw and 0 wins for Blue eagles Malawi. Over 2,5 goals: 1 time; under 2,5 goals: 2 games.

EPAC United missing players

Blue eagles Malawi missing players

EPAC United Blue eagles Malawi
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
13 7 2 Played 2 6 13
6 4 0 Won 0 2 7
2 1 0 Drew 1 1 2
5 2 2 Lost 1 3 4
18 12 0 Scored 0 10 20
15 5 2 Conceded 1 9 16
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 50% 83% 85%
69% 71% 0% Over 1.5 0% 50% 62%
54% 43% 0% Over 2.5 0% 50% 54%
15% 14% 0% Over 3.5 0% 50% 31%
15% 14% 0% Over 4.5 0% 33% 23%
31% 29% 0% BTTS 0% 50% 54%
38% 43% 0% Clean Sheets 50% 17% 23%
38% 29% 100% Failed To Score 100% 50% 38%
 
3.2 3 4.5 Corners For (avg) 5.5 4.7 4.8
3.6 3.7 3.5 Corners Against (avg) 4 4.2 5.1
0.9 1 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 1 0.8 1.3
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • EPAC United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • EPAC United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

EPAC United
09-06-19 SL Silver Strikers 2 - 1 EPAC United
23-06-19 SL EPAC United 0 - 1 TN Stars
30-06-19 SL EPAC United 0 - 1 Be Forward Wanderers
07-07-19 SL EPAC United 3 - 0 Ntopwa
13-07-19 SL Mzuni 1 - 2 EPAC United
14-07-19 SL Moyale Barracks 0 - 0 EPAC United
21-07-19 SL EPAC United 1 - 1 Chitipa United
28-07-19 SL EPAC United 3 - 2 Blue eagles Malawi
11-08-19 SL Kamuzu Barracks 12:30 EPAC United
18-08-19 SL EPAC United 12:30 Masters Security
Blue eagles Malawi
11-05-19 SL Blue eagles Malawi 0 - 2 Kamuzu Barracks
15-06-19 SL Blue eagles Malawi 2 - 1 Big Bullets
22-06-19 SL Karonga United 1 - 0 Blue eagles Malawi
23-06-19 SL Chitipa United 3 - 5 Blue eagles Malawi
08-07-19 SL TN Stars 1 - 0 Blue eagles Malawi
14-07-19 SL Blue eagles Malawi 2 - 1 Silver Strikers
20-07-19 SL Blue eagles Malawi 3 - 2 Mzuni
28-07-19 SL EPAC United 3 - 2 Blue eagles Malawi
04-08-19 SL Masters Security 12:30 Blue eagles Malawi
18-08-19 SL Blue eagles Malawi 12:30 Dwangwa 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 12 8 3 1 27 5 7 6 0 1 25 5 5 2 3 0 2 0 22 27
2 Kamuzu Barracks 12 8 3 1 13 5 6 4 2 0 7 2 6 4 1 1 6 3 8 27
3 TN Stars 13 8 2 3 14 14 6 4 1 1 5 4 7 4 1 2 9 10 0 26
4 Big Bullets 13 6 5 2 28 7 6 3 3 0 17 3 7 3 2 2 11 4 21 23
5 Blue eagles Malawi 13 7 2 4 20 16 7 5 1 1 10 7 6 2 1 3 10 9 4 23
6 EPAC United 13 6 2 5 18 15 7 4 1 2 12 5 6 2 1 3 6 10 3 20
7 Silver Strikers 11 5 4 2 12 9 7 4 2 1 8 5 4 1 2 1 4 4 3 19
8 Azam Tigers 13 3 7 3 10 11 4 1 3 0 3 2 9 2 4 3 7 9 -1 16
9 Karonga United 13 4 2 7 15 22 7 3 1 3 10 8 6 1 1 4 5 14 -7 14
10 Moyale Barracks 12 3 3 6 12 14 4 2 1 1 5 3 8 1 2 5 7 11 -2 12
11 Mzuni 11 3 3 5 11 16 6 2 2 2 5 6 5 1 1 3 6 10 -5 12
12 Chitipa United 14 2 6 6 12 21 6 1 2 3 6 12 8 1 4 3 6 9 -9 12
13 Masters Security 12 2 5 5 10 19 7 1 4 2 2 6 5 1 1 3 8 13 -9 11
14 Mlatho Mponela 12 3 2 7 10 20 6 3 0 3 8 8 6 0 2 4 2 12 -10 11
15 Ntopwa 11 3 1 7 13 17 6 2 1 3 9 7 5 1 0 4 4 10 -4 10
16 Dwangwa United 13 2 2 9 11 25 7 2 2 3 10 11 6 0 0 6 1 14 -14 8