Can Green Buffaloes beat Zanaco in Nkoloma Stadium clash?

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Competition: Zambia Super League
Competition: Sun 16.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Nkoloma Stadium (1000 seats)

Nkoloma Stadium: Get ready for a football party when Green Buffaloes welcomes Zanaco. Read all about the match here!

Insights:
  • Green Buffaloes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Zanaco have the most scored goals (44) in Super League

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

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Green Buffaloes form and stats

6 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Green Buffaloes have to build on here at Nkoloma Stadium in the Super League. It’s been three wins in a row for Buffaloes here at Nkoloma Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Green Buffaloes are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Kabwe Warriors.

A decent goal production from Buffaloes in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 14 league matches. From these home matches, Buffaloes have conceded only 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Zanaco form and stats

There's been little loot from Zanaco's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 14 away games in the Super League. Zanaco, who have the most scored goals (44) in Super League, only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 5 draws.

The supporters enjoyed Zanaco's previous game versus Power Dynamos (placed 10th), a Super League 2-1 win played at home.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Kabwe Warriors.

The attacking power of Zanaco when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 14 league matches away. Zanaco have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Zanaco - Buffaloes 3-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Buffaloes won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Zanaco has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Green Buffaloes missing players

Zanaco missing players

Green Buffaloes Zanaco
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 5 14 27
9 6 1 Won W 2 3 14
11 5 2 Drew D 0 5 7
9 3 2 Lost L 3 6 6
34 22 4 Scored S 6 12 44
28 10 4 Conceded C 8 16 26
83% 86% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
66% 71% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 81%
41% 43% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 36% 52%
21% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 7% 19%
3% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
41% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 40% 50% 59%
34% 43% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 21% 26%
41% 21% 40% Failed to Score F T 40% 43% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2.1
4 2 2 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.9 9.2 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 6.5 7.7
2.7 3.1 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 2.3 3
38% 45% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 39% 49%
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Green Buffaloes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Green Buffaloes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Zanaco have the most scored goals (44) in Super League
  • Zanaco have the most scored goals in the first half (22) 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 26 17 4 5 38 19 13 9 1 3 22 11 13 8 3 2 16 8 19 55
2 Zanaco 27 14 7 6 44 26 13 11 2 0 32 10 14 3 5 6 12 16 18 49
3 Kabwe Warriors 29 12 8 9 32 28 14 7 3 4 15 10 15 5 5 5 17 18 4 44
4 Forest Rangers 30 11 10 9 34 28 15 7 5 3 19 12 15 4 5 6 15 16 6 43
5 Red Arrows 29 12 7 10 29 25 14 8 4 2 18 7 15 4 3 8 11 18 4 43
6 Buildcon 29 12 6 11 34 32 15 9 3 3 21 13 14 3 3 8 13 19 2 42
7 Lusaka Dynamos 28 10 10 8 31 27 15 8 5 2 23 12 13 2 5 6 8 15 4 40
8 Young Green Eagles 30 9 12 9 22 30 15 8 5 2 15 9 15 1 7 7 7 21 -8 39
9 Green Buffaloes 29 9 11 9 34 28 14 6 5 3 22 10 15 3 6 6 12 18 6 38
10 Power Dynamos 30 9 11 10 25 24 15 5 7 3 11 10 15 4 4 7 14 14 1 38
11 Nkwazi 30 9 11 10 23 26 15 6 4 5 10 11 15 3 7 5 13 15 -3 38
12 Indeni 29 8 13 8 32 33 15 5 5 5 16 17 14 3 8 3 16 16 -1 37
13 Green Eagles 28 8 12 8 27 26 14 6 7 1 18 10 14 2 5 7 9 16 1 36
14 Prison Leopards 28 9 8 11 30 29 14 7 4 3 17 11 14 2 4 8 13 18 1 35
15 NAPSA Stars 25 8 9 8 26 28 13 6 4 3 14 11 12 2 5 5 12 17 -2 33
16 Lumwana Radiants 29 6 12 11 20 35 15 5 7 3 14 13 14 1 5 8 6 22 -15 30
17 Nkana 26 8 4 14 27 40 13 4 4 5 19 18 13 4 0 9 8 22 -13 28
18 Kitwe United 28 1 11 16 11 35 13 1 8 4 6 12 15 0 3 12 5 23 -24 14