Only a win will satisfy the Forest Rangers supporters in this Levy Mwanawasa Stadium clash with Green Buffaloes, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Super League table.
It's no vacation for neither Forest Rangers nor Green Buffaloes as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Forest Rangers form and stats
The story so far in the Super League for Forest Rangers at their home stadium (Levy Mwanawasa Stadium) is 7 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.
Forest Rangers faced defeat in their previous match, away at Zanaco (0-1). Ahead of that match, Forest won a home game hosting Kabwe Warriors (1-0).
Forest are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 13 games. From these home matches, Forest Rangers have conceded only 8 goals.
Green Buffaloes form and stats
Green Buffaloes have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Super League, after 2-6-5 (13 played).
Buffaloes won their last game, 2-1 versus NAPSA Stars played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Buildcon at their stadium, the result 2-0.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Buffaloes as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Green Buffaloes have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Green Buffaloes - Forest 1-1 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - three - six (Forest wins - draws - Green Buffaloes wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Forest Rangers missing players
Green Buffaloes missing players
| Forest Rangers | Green Buffaloes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 30 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 28 |
| 23 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 25 |
| 89% | 85% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 77% | 81% |
| 59% | 62% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 54% | 62% |
| 37% | 31% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 38% |
| 11% | 8% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 19% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 37% | 31% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 31% | 42% |
| 41% | 54% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 31% | 35% |
| 33% | 31% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 62% | 42% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10.2 | 11.8 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.9 | 10 |
| 2.5 | 2.9 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 44% | 40% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 25% | 37% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | ZESCO United | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 52 |
| 2 | Zanaco | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 42 |
| 3 | Forest Rangers | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 41 |
| 4 | Power Dynamos | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | Buildcon | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 38 |
| 6 | Kabwe Warriors | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 38 |
| 7 | Lusaka Dynamos | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 37 |
| 8 | Nkwazi | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 37 |
| 9 | Red Arrows | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 36 |
| 10 | Prison Leopards | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
| 11 | Green Eagles | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Indeni | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 33 |
| 13 | Green Buffaloes | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 32 |
| 14 | Young Green Eagles | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | -10 | 32 |
| 15 | Lumwana Radiants | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -11 | 28 |
| 16 | NAPSA Stars | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 27 |
| 17 | Nkana | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 22 | -16 | 21 |
| 18 | Kitwe United | 25 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 20 | -22 | 12 |