Red Lions vs Azam Tigers match preview

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Competition: Malawi Super League
Competition: Sun 23.May
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Mpira Stadium

15 rounds of fixtures have been played and Red Lions are 12 points ahead of Azam Tigers. What happens today?

Insights:
  • Red Lions have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Super League
  • Azam Tigers have the fewest scored goals (10) in Super League

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

0 - 2 - 3 with 2-5. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Azam Tigers when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Azam Tigers play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Red Lions form and stats

4 victories, 0 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Red Lions, who have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Super League, have to build on here at Mpira Stadium in the Super League.

Lions's previous game was a Super League match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus TN Stars (placed 10th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Be Forward Wanderers the opponent.

Lions have scored 6 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Red Lions have conceded only 5 goals.

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Azam Tigers form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Azam Tigers, who have the fewest scored goals (10) in Super League, so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-4 (win-draw-lose). Two points from the last two away games for Azam Tigers, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Tigers has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Kamuzu Barracks for a Super League game that ended a draw (1-1).

A 0-0 draw at Silver Strikers's stadium before that.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Tigers's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 7 matches. Tigers have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Azam Tigers - Lions 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Lions one win, four draws and Azam Tigers zero victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Red Lions missing players

Azam Tigers missing players

Red Lions Azam Tigers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 3 Played P 3 7 15
6 4 2 Won W 0 0 2
5 0 0 Drew D 1 3 5
4 3 1 Lost L 2 4 8
17 6 3 Scored S 0 3 10
15 5 2 Conceded C 4 9 19
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 71% 87%
53% 43% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 67%
27% 14% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 27%
13% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 7%
13% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
40% 14% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 47%
33% 43% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 29% 20%
33% 43% 33% Failed to Score F T 100% 57% 47%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 1.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.7 1.4
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
7.8 8 8 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6 6
2.9 3.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.7 3.3
38% 27% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 22%
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Azam Tigers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Azam Tigers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Azam Tigers have the fewest scored goals (10) in Super League
  • Azam Tigers have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Super League
  • Azam Tigers have yet to win a game away.
  • Red Lions have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Super League
  • Red Lions haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Silver Strikers 15 11 2 2 32 8 7 6 1 0 20 4 8 5 1 2 12 4 24 35
2 Big Bullets 15 8 5 2 29 10 8 5 3 0 23 7 7 3 2 2 6 3 19 29
3 CIVO United 15 6 7 2 20 13 8 2 5 1 8 7 7 4 2 1 12 6 7 25
4 Moyale Barracks 15 7 3 5 18 22 7 5 1 1 9 4 8 2 2 4 9 18 -4 24
5 Ekwendeni Hammers 15 7 2 6 22 16 7 3 1 3 8 6 8 4 1 3 14 10 6 23
6 Red Lions 15 6 5 4 17 15 7 4 0 3 6 5 8 2 5 1 11 10 2 23
7 Be Forward Wanderers 15 5 7 3 20 13 8 2 4 2 9 6 7 3 3 1 11 7 7 22
8 MAFCO 15 5 7 3 16 15 6 2 3 1 7 5 9 3 4 2 9 10 1 22
9 Karonga United 15 6 3 6 18 18 8 4 2 2 11 8 7 2 1 4 7 10 0 21
10 TN Stars 15 6 1 8 13 29 7 5 0 2 9 9 8 1 1 6 4 20 -16 19
11 Kamuzu Barracks 15 4 5 6 16 18 8 2 4 2 9 6 7 2 1 4 7 12 -2 17
12 Blue eagles Malawi 15 3 7 5 16 16 8 2 4 2 12 8 7 1 3 3 4 8 0 16
13 Ntopwa 15 4 2 9 21 28 8 4 0 4 14 14 7 0 2 5 7 14 -7 14
14 Mzuni 15 4 2 9 11 24 8 3 2 3 8 13 7 1 0 6 3 11 -13 14
15 Chitipa United 15 4 1 10 14 29 7 4 0 3 10 11 8 0 1 7 4 18 -15 13
16 Azam Tigers 15 2 5 8 10 19 8 2 2 4 7 10 7 0 3 4 3 9 -9 11