Super League match prediction and preview for Green Buffaloes vs Lumwana Radiants clash

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Competition: Zambia Super League
Competition: Sun 09.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Nkoloma Stadium (1000 seats)

With their 6 point advantage in the league table, Green Buffaloes fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Lumwana Radiants.

Insights:
  • Lumwana Radiants have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Super League

It's no vacation for neither Buffaloes nor Lumwana Radiants 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.

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Green Buffaloes form and stats

The story so far in the Super League for Green Buffaloes at their home stadium (Nkoloma Stadium) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Nkoloma Stadium.

A strong away win for Buffaloes against Forest Rangers the last match. Ahead of that match, Green Buffaloes won a home game hosting NAPSA Stars (2-1).

The Buffaloes fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 13 matches. Buffaloes are not conceding a lot of goals here at Nkoloma Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 13 matches.

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Lumwana Radiants form and stats

There's been little loot from Lumwana Radiants's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 13 away games in the Super League. Lumwana Radiants only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 5 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Radiants have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Buildcon game.

Lumwana Radiants are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 6 goals from 13 away games. Radiants have conceded 18 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: Lumwana Radiants - Green Buffaloes 1-0. Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Green Buffaloes, two draws and three wins for Lumwana Radiants. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

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Green Buffaloes Lumwana Radiants
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 3 13 27
8 5 4 Won W 0 1 6
11 5 1 Drew D 2 5 11
8 3 0 Lost L 1 7 10
30 18 12 Scored S 1 6 19
26 10 3 Conceded C 2 18 30
81% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 69% 78%
63% 69% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 54% 52%
41% 38% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 30%
19% 15% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 15%
4% 8% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 7%
44% 54% 60% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 41%
33% 38% 40% Clean Sheets C S 33% 31% 37%
41% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 62% 44%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.2 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.5
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 9.2 8.6 Shots (avg) S ( 5 7.3 6.6
2.8 3.1 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2 1.6
38% 45% 63% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 25% 36%
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Green Buffaloes have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lumwana Radiants have scored away.
  • Lumwana Radiants have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Lumwana Radiants have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lumwana Radiants have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) 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 ZESCO United 24 16 4 4 36 17 12 9 1 2 22 10 12 7 3 2 14 7 19 52
2 Zanaco 25 12 7 6 40 24 11 9 2 0 28 8 14 3 5 6 12 16 16 43
3 Forest Rangers 28 11 8 9 31 25 14 7 4 3 17 10 14 4 4 6 14 15 6 41
4 Buildcon 27 12 5 10 34 31 14 9 2 3 21 13 13 3 3 7 13 18 3 41
5 Kabwe Warriors 27 11 8 8 29 26 13 6 3 4 13 10 14 5 5 4 16 16 3 41
6 Power Dynamos 28 9 11 8 24 20 14 5 7 2 11 8 14 4 4 6 13 12 4 38
7 Nkwazi 28 9 11 8 22 23 14 6 4 4 9 9 14 3 7 4 13 14 -1 38
8 Lusaka Dynamos 26 9 10 7 30 25 14 7 5 2 22 12 12 2 5 5 8 13 5 37
9 Red Arrows 27 10 7 10 27 25 13 7 4 2 17 7 14 3 3 8 10 18 2 37
10 Indeni 27 8 12 7 30 30 14 5 5 4 14 14 13 3 7 3 16 16 0 36
11 Green Buffaloes 27 8 11 8 30 26 13 5 5 3 18 10 14 3 6 5 12 16 4 35
12 Prison Leopards 26 9 7 10 27 25 13 7 4 2 16 9 13 2 3 8 11 16 2 34
13 Green Eagles 26 7 12 7 25 25 13 5 7 1 16 10 13 2 5 6 9 15 0 33
14 Young Green Eagles 28 7 12 9 18 28 14 7 5 2 14 9 14 0 7 7 4 19 -10 33
15 NAPSA Stars 23 7 9 7 24 26 12 6 4 2 14 10 11 1 5 5 10 16 -2 30
16 Lumwana Radiants 27 6 11 10 19 30 14 5 6 3 13 12 13 1 5 7 6 18 -11 29
17 Nkana 24 6 4 14 24 40 13 4 4 5 19 18 11 2 0 9 5 22 -16 22
18 Kitwe United 26 1 9 16 9 33 12 1 7 4 5 11 14 0 2 12 4 22 -24 12