Delightful dogfight as daring Masters Security duels with determined Dwangwa United

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Competition: Malawi Super League
Date: Sun 08.September
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Dedza Stadium (6000 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 16th and the visitors in 13th place.

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 Masters Security and Dwangwa United.

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Masters Security form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Super League this season. Masters Security, who have the fewest points (8) at home in Super League, have only managed 1 win, 5 draws and 3 losses from their games here at Dedza Stadium. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 14 attempts. Masters Security are slowly digging their own grave here at Dedza Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Ntopwa match.

The Masters Security crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Dwangwa United here at Dedza Stadium in a Super League match. Prior to that, an away loss at Big Bullets.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Masters Security have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won 0 times, drawn 0 and lost 2.

Masters Security aren't scoring a lot here at Dedza Stadium in the league, with only 5 goals from 9 games. Masters Security have conceded 9 in these home matches.

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Dwangwa United form and stats

Dwangwa United, who have the most conceded goals (34) in Super League, have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Super League, after 1-1-7 (9 played).

Two travels in a row for Dwangwa United, whose manager could celebrate last time after the Super League win against Masters Security. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Mlatho Mponela that ended 1-1.

We have checked recent matches where Dwangwa United have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those two games were W1-D0-L1.

The visitors have scored 5 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Dwangwa United, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Masters Security - Dwangwa United 1-2. Masters Security-Dwangwa United H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Masters Security 3 wins, Dwangwa United 1 win, 1 draw. 3 of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Masters Security missing players

Dwangwa United missing players

Masters Security Dwangwa United
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
17 9 2 Played 3 9 18
2 1 1 Won 0 1 4
7 5 0 Drew 1 1 3
8 3 1 Lost 2 7 11
14 5 1 Scored 1 5 18
29 9 2 Conceded 5 19 34
82% 67% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
76% 56% 50% Over 1.5 67% 78% 83%
47% 22% 0% Over 2.5 33% 56% 67%
18% 11% 0% Over 3.5 0% 22% 22%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 11% 11%
41% 33% 0% BTTS 33% 44% 67%
29% 44% 50% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 6%
47% 56% 50% Failed To Score 67% 56% 28%
 
4.5 5.3 2.5 Corners For (avg) 4 3.8 2.9
3.2 2.4 1.5 Corners Against (avg) 6.5 4.6 4.4
1 0.7 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.9 1.5
1 0 0 Red Cards 1 2 2
Key stats this season:
  • Dwangwa United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Dwangwa United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Dwangwa United have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Dwangwa United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Masters Security have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Masters Security have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.

Masters Security
14-08-19 SL Kamuzu Barracks 1 - 1 Masters Security
18-08-19 SL EPAC United 3 - 0 Masters Security
24-08-19 CCC Masters Security 0 - 0 Proline
31-08-19 SL Big Bullets 3 - 0 Masters Security
08-09-19 SL Masters Security 1 - 2 Dwangwa United
15-09-19 SL TN Stars 12:30 Masters Security
22-09-19 SL Masters Security 12:30 Kamuzu Barracks
06-10-19 SL Masters Security 12:30 Karonga United
13-10-19 SL Masters Security 12:30 Mlatho Mponela
15-10-19 SL Silver Strikers 12:30 Masters Security
Dwangwa United
10-08-19 SL Blue eagles Malawi 3 - 1 Dwangwa United
17-08-19 SL Dwangwa United 1 - 3 Big Bullets
01-09-19 SL Dwangwa United 2 - 1 EPAC United
07-09-19 SL Mlatho Mponela 1 - 1 Dwangwa United
08-09-19 SL Masters Security 1 - 2 Dwangwa United
14-09-19 SL Dwangwa United 12:30 Ntopwa
27-09-19 SL Azam Tigers 12:30 Dwangwa United
28-09-19 SL Big Bullets 12:30 Dwangwa United
05-10-19 SL Dwangwa United 12:30 Blue eagles Malawi
12-10-19 SL Karonga United 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 16 11 3 2 34 9 8 6 0 2 27 8 8 5 3 0 7 1 25 36
2 Big Bullets 16 9 5 2 37 9 8 5 3 0 23 4 8 4 2 2 14 5 28 32
3 Kamuzu Barracks 18 8 7 3 14 8 10 4 5 1 8 4 8 4 2 2 6 4 6 31
4 Silver Strikers 16 8 5 3 19 15 9 5 3 1 11 7 7 3 2 2 8 8 4 29
5 Blue eagles Malawi 16 8 4 4 26 20 8 6 1 1 13 8 8 2 3 3 13 12 6 28
6 TN Stars 17 8 3 6 16 23 8 4 2 2 7 7 9 4 1 4 9 16 -7 27
7 EPAC United 18 7 4 7 24 20 8 5 1 2 15 5 10 2 3 5 9 15 4 25
8 Moyale Barracks 17 7 3 7 21 22 7 5 1 1 10 5 10 2 2 6 11 17 -1 24
9 Karonga United 17 6 4 7 20 23 9 5 1 3 14 8 8 1 3 4 6 15 -3 22
10 Azam Tigers 16 4 8 4 14 16 7 2 4 1 5 4 9 2 4 3 7 9 -2 20
11 Chitipa United 17 4 7 6 18 23 9 3 3 3 12 14 8 1 4 3 6 9 -5 19
12 Mzuni 17 4 7 6 12 18 10 3 5 2 7 7 7 1 2 4 5 11 -6 19
13 Dwangwa United 18 4 3 11 18 34 9 3 2 4 13 15 9 1 1 7 5 19 -16 15
14 Ntopwa 17 4 2 11 22 27 9 3 1 5 13 11 8 1 1 6 6 14 -5 14
15 Mlatho Mponela 17 3 4 10 13 26 7 3 1 3 9 9 10 0 3 7 4 17 -13 13
16 Masters Security 17 2 7 8 14 29 9 1 5 3 5 9 8 1 2 5 9 20 -15 13

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