Green Buffaloes have played well this season, proven by 2nd place in the table. Nkwazi can look both ways from the 9th position.
- Green Buffaloes have the most scored goals (30) in Super League
- Nkwazi have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Super League
This is a battle between neighbours, usually meaning added nervousness and significance.
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
Green Buffaloes have played 8 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The home team returns after being equal after 90 minutes with Lusaka Dynamos (placed 16th) on their last time out; the Super League game ended 1-1.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Power Dynamos.Green Buffaloes are traveling soon after this match as the Super League match at Zanaco awaits in four days.
Goals decide football matches and Buffaloes are scoring many of them at home; 17 on target from 8 league matches. Buffaloes's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Nkwazi form and stats
4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Nkwazi playing as the away team in the Super League this season. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on the Nkwazi manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
The manager was unhappy after their last game, a Super League match played at their home ground Edwin Imboela Stadium. Nkwazi suffered a 0-2 loss to Nkana (placed 3rd).
Before that, Nkwazi secured a home win against Kansanshi Dynamos with the score 1-0.After this away game Nkwazi return home for a Super League game against Konkola Blades. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Nkwazi have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far). It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Here's what happened when the participants faced each other previously this campaign; Nkwazi - Buffaloes 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Buffaloes six wins, two draws and Nkwazi two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Green Buffaloes missing players
Nkwazi missing players
| Green Buffaloes | Nkwazi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | 17 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 20 | 9 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 83% |
| 83% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 25% | 28% |
| 50% | 62% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 25% | 11% |
| 28% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 12% | 6% |
| 17% | 38% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 12% | 6% |
| 61% | 62% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 12% | 11% |
| 33% | 38% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 56% |
| 4.4 | 5.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 4.2 | 5 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.1 | 11.3 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 |
| 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| 45% | 48% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 24% | 21% |
| 11.5 | 9.7 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.2 | 9.2 |
| 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
- Green Buffaloes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Green Buffaloes have scored more than double the goals of Nkwazi.
- Green Buffaloes have the most scored goals (17) at home in Super League
- Green Buffaloes have the most scored goals (30) in Super League
- Green Buffaloes have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Super League
- Green Buffaloes have the the best goal difference (+10) in Super League
- Green Buffaloes have the the best goal difference (+8) at home in Super League
- Green Buffaloes have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Nkwazi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nkwazi have the fewest conceded goals (11) 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 | Red Arrows | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 |
| 2 | Green Buffaloes | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Nkana | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | ZESCO United | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Green Eagles | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Power Dynamos | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | Buildcon | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Forest Rangers | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Nkwazi | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Zanaco | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Kabwe Warriors | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
| 12 | Prison Leopards | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 13 | Kansanshi Dynamos | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 14 | Indeni | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -11 | 20 |
| 15 | Kafue Celtic | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | Lusaka Dynamos | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 16 |
| 17 | Chambishi | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 15 |
| 18 | Konkola Blades | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
