The Super League season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Green Buffaloes and Nkana promises to be an interesting one.
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.
Green Buffaloes form and stats
Two Super League home games so far for Green Buffaloes, who are yet to win here at Nkoloma Stadium. Only 2 points so far. The last three games played by Buffaloes, regardless of arena, have all ended draws. Two draws in a row at home now for Buffaloes.
Buffaloes drew their last game, also a home match. Green Eagles (placed 2nd) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Before that, Buffaloes played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Indeni.
This is expected to be a close game, with Green Buffaloes perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Green Buffaloes as a small favourite), we find five games. Buffaloes has won one of these, drawn two and lost two.
There will be little rest for Buffaloes after this match as they are travelling to Nkwazi for a Super League game in only three days.
At Nkoloma Stadium, Green Buffaloes has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Nkana form and stats
Things could have gone better for Nkana in their Super League away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Nkana have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 237 minutes since they last conceded in Super League.
Two travels in a row for Nkana, whose manager could celebrate last time after the Super League win against Kabwe Warriors. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Lumwana Radiants.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nkana playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were three Nkana wins, one draw and three defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Zanaco in just four days.
1 goal so far away for Nkana, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Green Buffaloes-Nkana H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Buffaloes six wins, Nkana three wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Green Buffaloes missing players
Nkana missing players
| Green Buffaloes | Nkana | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 22 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 22 | 33 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| Green Buffaloes | Last season | Nkana | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 26 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Scored | S | 13 | 32 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 13 | 18 | ||
| 89% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 59% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 50% | ||
| 37% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 35% | ||
| 19% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 15% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 41% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 27% | ||
| 37% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 62% | ||
| 33% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 23% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 176 | 98 | Total Shots | T S | 95 | 208 | ||
| 62 | 43 | Shots on Target | S O | 29 | 70 | ||
| 29% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Rangers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Green Eagles | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Red Arrows | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Buildcon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Prison Leopards | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Zanaco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | ZESCO United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Power Dynamos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Nkana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Lusaka Dynamos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | NAPSA Stars | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Green Buffaloes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Kabwe Warriors | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Nkwazi | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | Lumwana Radiants | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | Young Green Eagles | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 | Indeni | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 18 | Kitwe United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nkana | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 50 |
| 2 | Forest Rangers | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 49 |
| 3 | Green Eagles | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 48 |
| 4 | NAPSA Stars | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 48 |
| 5 | ZESCO United | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 47 |
| 6 | Zanaco | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 46 |
| 7 | Power Dynamos | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 44 |
| 8 | Kabwe Warriors | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 41 |
| 9 | Lusaka Dynamos | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 40 |
| 10 | Red Arrows | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -2 | 40 |
| 11 | Green Buffaloes | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 38 |
| 12 | Nkwazi | 27 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 32 |
| 13 | Buildcon | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 32 |
| 14 | Lumwana Radiants | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | -1 | 31 |
| 15 | Kansanshi Dynamos | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 28 |
| 16 | Mufulira Wanderers | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -22 | 17 |
| 17 | Nakambala Leopards | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 25 | -30 | 17 |
| 18 | Kabwe YSA | 27 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 29 | -38 | 14 |